Spy Shots

  • 2018 Honda Civic Type R rendering - Image via CivicX

    Honda’s all-new, 10th-generation Civic is now on sale, but so far all we’ve got is the pedestrian Civic Sedan. There’s still a new Civic Coupe due out in the winter, and sometime next year we’ll see the return of a Civic Hatchback on these shores. Then it will be time for the performance-oriented Si and Type R models, the latter of which has been spotted testing in prototype form and is previewed here by a realistic computer-generated rendering. The rendering comes to us from CivicX and composed using spy shots of prototypes. It helps highlight some of the finer...

  • 2017 BMW Alpina B7 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 BMW Alpina B7 Spy Shots

    While BMW’s M division has no plans to develop its own version of the latest-generation 7-Series, the men and women at nearby Alpina are already hard at work developing a high-performance version of the new BMW flagship sedan. Shown here is a prototype for the new BMW Alpina B7, which...

  • 2016 MINI John Cooper Works Convertible spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 Mini John Cooper Works Convertible spy shots

    A new generation of the MINI Convertible is just around the corner, and once again there will be all the separate variants such as the base Cooper, sporty Cooper S and high-performance John Cooper Works. It’s the latter that’s featured in our latest round of spy shots, with the car...

  • 2017 Bentley Mulsanne long-wheelbase spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Bentley Mulsanne Long-Wheelbase Spy Shots

    It was only a day ago that we saw a prototype for an updated version of the Bentley Mulsanne, and now we have a new prototype for a long-wheelbase Mulsanne. At 219.5 inches in length, and with a wheelbase of 128.5 in, few would consider the Mulsanne as lacking in size, but there’s been strong...

  • 2016 Pagani Huayra R prototype sporting massive rear wing
    2016 Pagani Huayra R Prototype Spied With Massive Rear Wing: Video

    Pagani is working on a more extreme version of its Huayra supercar, with camouflaged prototypes spotted in the wild for the past couple of months now. The latest was spotted at the San Martino del Lago race track in Italy’s north, and it was seen sporting a massive carbon fiber rear wing for...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake facelift - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake Spy Shots

    The Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake only arrived on the scene a year ago, but the compact wagon is already set to undergo a mid-cycle update. That’s because Mercedes is updating all of its compact cars, including the CLA and CLA Shooting Brake. We now have spy shots of the latter in updated...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS (GL-Class facelift) spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Mercedes-Benz is working on some subtle updates for its GL-Class, updates the German automaker confirmed will be introduced for the 2017 model year. The current GL was all-new for 2013, so the 2017 model year roughly coincides with the full-size SUV’s mid-cycle. Prototypes for the updated version have just been spotted again. The big news is that the SUV will no longer be called a GL, but rather a GLS in line with Mercedes’ new naming strategy. The “S” in the title signifies that this large, luxurious SUV is positioned alongside the S-Class range of models. Various GLS...

  • New Mazda crossover spied - Image via Auto Sina
    Production Version Of Mazda Koeru Concept Spied

    At the recent Frankfurt Auto Show, Mazda showed off a new crossover concept called the Koeru which previews the design language pegged for the automaker’s future high-riding models, such as the next-generation CX-9. It appears, however, the concept also previewed a new entry from Mazda, one...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA Spy Shots

    The Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class only arrived on these shores in 2013, but it's already approaching the midway point in its life cycle at which point the popular compact sedan will receive a subtle facelift. The changes will mirror those made to the related A-Class hatchback earlier this year. A...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Spy Shots And Video

    Chevrolet is gearing up for the launch of its all-new, sixth-generation Camaro later this fall, with the most potent model at present being the 455-horsepower Camaro SS. However, for those buyers willing to wait on pulling the trigger, there’s an even hotter model in the works, one likely to...

  • 2017 Scion FR-S (Toyota GT 86) facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Scion FR-S Spy Shots

    These are our first spy shots of a prototype for an updated version of the Scion FR-S that we’re expecting to be launched on the market in the second half of 2016, as a 2017 model. The FR-S, along with the car’s Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT 86 cousins, was launched on the market with great...

  • 2017 Buick LaCrosse spy shots - Image via Autohome
    2017 Buick LaCrosse Spy Shots

    A redesigned Buick LaCrosse isn’t due out until next year but an undisguised version has already been spotted. The photo, and others like it posted to Chinese website Autohome (via AutoEvolution), reveals an evolutionary look for the new large sedan, albeit with influences from the latest...

  • 2016 Honda Civic  -  spotted ahead of intro, CivicX Forums

    The 2016 Honda Civic is officially going to bow next week; but Honda apparently couldn’t wait to sneak out in public with it. Thank CivicX for these first undisguised photos of the 2016 Honda Civic. We'd call them spy pics, but there was no sleuthing required; here it is, in U.S.-spec form, with no camouflage, and just a block or so from Automobile Magazine’s old stomping grounds, ironically. At first glance, this model entirely keeps the athletic stance and edgy details of the (hatchback) concept version shown at this past spring’s New York Auto Show. As pointed out with...

  • 2017 Volvo S90 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Volvo S90 Spy Shots

    Volvo’s next all-new car will be a mid-size sedan reviving the automaker’s S90 nameplate, and a prototype for it has just been spotted. The car will replace the aging S80 in Volvo’s lineup and should make its debut late this year or early next. It’s due in showrooms around...

  • 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Spy Shots And Video

    An all-new version of Volkswagen’s Tiguan compact crossover is expected to debut September 15 at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, and we have new, more revealing spy shots of a prototype plus a video. This new Tiguan will go on sale in Europe near the end of the year but isn’t expected in...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLS63 spy shots - Image via Jonas Dillinger
    2017 Mercedes-AMG GLS63 Spy Shots

    Mercedes-Benz is working on a mid-cycle update for its GL-Class that will see the full-size luxury SUV rebranded a GLS in line with the automaker’s latest naming scheme. Like the GL, the new GLS will feature a high-performance variant developed by Mercedes-AMG, a prototype for which has been...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG SL63 facelift spy shots - S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes-AMG SL63 Spy Shots

    Mercedes-Benz is working on a mid-cycle update for its SL-Class, and that means all the separate variants including the high-performance Mercedes-AMG offerings are also due to be updated. Today we have the first spy shots of the updated Mercedes-AMG SL63. The updated SL arrives next year, as a 2017...

  • 2016 Porsche 911 Carrera facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 Porsche 911 Carrera Spy Shots And Video

    The current Porsche 911, the Type 991, made its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show and hit the market shortly after as a 2012 model. This means we’re approaching the halfway point in the car’s life cycle, and right on cue prototypes for an updated version, the Type 991.2, have been...

  • 2016 Mazda CX-9 spy shots - Image via Carspotter Jeroen

    Mazda’s next-generation CX-9 is set for a debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, but an advanced prototype has been spotted and reveals many of the details we can expect on the upcoming crossover. The prototype is featured in these photos and video supplied by Carspotter Jeroen. The new CX-9, which goes on sale early next year, will look like an enlarged version of the 2016 CX-5, and that’s a good thing as Mazda’s compact crossover is one of the most handsome in its segment. We’re likely to receive a preview of the new CX-9’s styling on Mazda’s...

  • 2016 BMW M6 GT3 race car prototype - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 BMW M6 GT3 Spy Shots And Video

    BMW’s Z4 GT3 race car remains as competitive as ever, having managed to win overall during the recent Spa 24 Hours and come second overall during May’s Nürburgring 24 Hours. However, it’s on its way out, set to be replaced next season by an all-new race car based on the M6...

  • 2016 BMW M4 GTS spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 BMW M4 GTS Spy Shots And Video

    Less than a week after it was previewed in concept form in Monterey, BMW’s upcoming M4 GTS has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring and on some of the German race track’s surrounding roads. The standard M4 only went on sale last year but this new, more hardcore version is coming...

  • 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 Porsche 911 Turbo Spy Shots (With Interior)

    Porsche is working on a mid-cycle update for its 911 range and we now have new spy shots of a prototype for the updated 911 Turbo variant. Yes, despite the new generation of the 911 Turbo only going on sale in 2013, Porsche is about to bring out an updated version. We’re expecting to see the...

  • 2016 Bugatti Chiron spy shots - Image via hungry_penguin
    Bugatti Veyron Successor Spied At LAX--Photo Update

    It’s well known Bugatti is working on a successor to its Veyron. Test mules have been running around secret locations for more than a year, one of the first prototypes was spotted in Germany back in May, and just last week Bugatti released an official teaser video. Now we have what may be our...

  • 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR Convertible spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR Convertible Spy Shots

    It’s only a matter of time until Jaguar turns the wick up on the 550-horsepower supercharged V-8 fitted to its sublime F-Type R sports car, especially since the automaker already revealed a more powerful version of the engine in last year’s limited edition F-Type Project 7. And it...

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