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  • 2011 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster facelift spy shots

    Aston Martin is on a roll of late, the latest creation its four-door masterpiece, the Rapide. While that car has its quirks, it's certainly one of the most attractive four-door sports cars in existence. Last year, the company shoe-horned a brawny V-12 engine into the Vantage, taking the car's performance to a new level. Now Aston Martin is preparing a facelift of its Vantage series, captured in roadster form in these latest spy shots. The car spied is something of a mule, wearing the minimally-vented hood and smooth side skirts of the V8 Vantage, but otherwise wearing the aggressive carbon...

  • 2013 BMW 3-Series rendereing
    Rendered: 2013 BMW 3-Series

    UPDATE: The new F30 3-Series has just been revealed as a 2012 model. Click here for all the official details and photos. The current E90 BMW 3-Series has been on the market since 2005, so it's only fitting that details about the next-gen model are beginning to circulate. Most agree that the next...

  • 2012 Porsche 911 GT2 facelift spy shots
    Spy Shots: 2012 Porsche 911 GT2 Facelift

    The Porsche 911 GT2 is the last variant of the 997-series 911 to receive its mid-cycle update and in typical GT2 style the last update comes just before the current generation of Porsche’s iconic supercar reaches the end of its product cycle. The all-new ‘991’ Porsche 911 is just over a year...

  • Aston Martin Rapide race car spy shots
    Spy Shots: Aston Martin Rapide Race Car Caught Testing

    The Aston Martin Rapide race car will contest the Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race.

  • 2011 Dodge Charger spy shots
    Spy Shots: 2011 Dodge Charger

    The next-gen Dodge Charger is out and about, and these spy shots give us an idea of what it will look like.

  • 2011 Suzuki Swift spy shots
    Spy Shots: 2011 Suzuki Swift

    The 2011 Suzuki Swift was caught in winter testing in these grainy spy shots.

  • BMW 1-Series MINI hydrogen Hybrid Prototype

    The car is running under a 1-Series mule platform, but is believed to be going to MINI.

  • 2012 Audi A6 rendering
    Rendered: 2012 Audi A6

    Though the new Audi A6 is still almost a year away from its production debut, details about its construction and platform technology are already leaking onto the web. Building on technologies first developed in the TT platform, the next-generation 2012 Audi A6 is expected to use the lightweight ASF...

  • 2011 BMW X3 spy shots
    Spy Shots: 2011 BMW X3

    New spy shots of the latest 2011 BMW X3 prototype testing in Germany indicate the automaker may be moving the crossover's development forward to match the competition. Previous reports had indicated that the current BMW X3 would have to soldier on for a few more years until an all-new model could...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Aveo Hatchback spy shots
    Spy Shots: 2011 Chevrolet Aveo Hatchback

    With the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo, General Motors is taking its small car destiny in its own hands, bringing its Honda Fit fighter home to America--at least in terms of design and production. Unlike the first-generation model, which was designed largely in South Korea, the new Aveo will be mostly...

  • 2011 Pagani C9 supercar spy shots
    2011 Pagani C9 Spy Shots

    Unadulterated, bombastic carbon-fiber insanity--the current Pagani Zonda and its several variants are the embodiment of what it is to be a supercar. And its replacement, the C9, looks set to have even more more, and it'll be headed to the U.S., as well. Sadly, these latest spy shots show the car in...

  • 2011 BMW Alpina B5 spy shots
    2011 BMW Alpina B5 spy shots

    Alpina's range of souped-up, custom BMWs is the stuff of legend. Since the late 1970s the custom house has taken on the best of the BMW lineup, including the 3-Series, 6-Series, 7-Series, 8-Series and the Z1, Z4 and Z8 roadsters, as well as the 5-Series, the latest version of which, the 2011 Alpina...

  • Spy Shots: 2011 Ford Explorer

    The 2011 Ford Explorer gets a new, more Flex-like face, and EcoBoost under the hood.

  • 2011 Honda Fit Hybrid spy shots
    Spy Shots: 2012 Honda Fit Hybrid

    The new Honda Fit is expected to get a hybrid version later this year.

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz C Class rendering
    Rendered: 2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class

    This may be looking a little far into the future but these are the first images previewing the next-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan and Estate wagon. Showing obvious styling influences from the recently revealed F800 Style concept car, which Mercedes-Benz confirmed would influence the design...

  • Lexus LFA Nurburgring 24 Hours race car
    Spy Shots: Lexus LFA Nurburgring 24 Hours Race Car

    Lexus has already shown off its new LFA race car that it plans to field in this year’s Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race, which takes place on May 13, but now we have live shots of the car taken while it was undergoing testing at the famous circuit. Lexus claims the car is essentially a...

  • 2012 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti successor test mule spy shots
    Spy Shots: 2012 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Successor Test-Mule

    The 612 Scaglietti is the oldest model in Ferrari’s lineup but a replacement is due in late 2011.

  • SAAB 9-1 preview rendering
    Rendered: SAAB 9-1 Hatchback

    With Lexus unveiling the new CT 200h and Infiniti bosses confirming plans for an all-electric compact car of their own, Saab is wary of becoming one of the only premium automakers without a model to compete in what’s quickly becoming a new frontier for the luxury marques: the premium compact...

  • BMW 1-Series M Car spy shots

    The all-new 2012 BMW 1-Series is set for launch next year and in the lead up to its reveal prototypes for the car have been spotted testing all around Europe. So far the only model seen testing has been the five-door 1-Series Hatchback, which due to its bigger proportions, could be sold in the U.S. for the first time. Now, for the first time, one of the prototypes has been spotted with a dual exhaust tailpipe arrangement, suggesting the car is for the long rumored 1-Series M car. The oversized brake discs, which almost fill the prototype's alloy wheels, also suggest that this is a...

  • Porsche Panamera Convertible preview rendering
    Rendered: 2011 Porsche Panamera Cabrio

    Carmakers love to build as many models as possible from a single platform as this helps them spread initial investment costs, as well as risk, that can often run up into the billions of dollars. This is especially true for smaller carmakers with limited budgets and low production volumes. Case in...

  • Theta-based plug-in hybrid crossover prototype spy shots
    Spy Shots: GM Testing Theta-Based Plug-In Hybrid Crossover Prototype

    When General Motors shut down Saturn late last year, it lost more than a quarter of its sales of hybrid vehicles. Saturn, with no V-8 models, full-size SUVs or pickups, was GM’s most fuel-efficient brand and was second only to Chevrolet for overall hybrid sales with its Vue and Aura...

  • 2012 Jaguar XJ Coupe rendering
    Rendered: 2012 Jaguar XJ Coupe

    Mercedes-Benz has the soon-to-be renamed CL Coupe and BMW has the 6-Series, two high-end coupes or 'grand tourers' that compete in a relatively exclusive segment--even Audi has the upcoming A7 four-door coupe--so it wouldn’t be too surprising to see Jaguar launch a new two-door version of its...

  • 2011 Mercedes-Benz S-Class spy shots
    Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe

    The facelifted Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe is due next year.

  • 2011 BMW 5-Series LWB
    Spy Shots: 2011 BMW 5-Series Long Wheelbase Sedan

    The 2011 5-Series and 5-Series Gran Turismo are already out, but two more bodystyles are on the way.

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