Spy Shots

  • 2010 Jaguar XF-R spy shot

    The XF-R has been revealed. Click here for all the details. If Jaguar is serious about pitting its XF saloon against the BMW 5-series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class, it will have to expand its lineup beyond the current handful of models. Jaguar currently has two gaping holes in its XF range, an entry-level model to rival the 2.0L diesel BMW 5-series and Audi A6 in Europe, and a performance flagship to compete with the likes of the RS6, E63 and M5. Officials are yet to green-light the launch of a new base model but we do know there’s a range-topping XF-R in the works. The new model was caught...

  • Nissan GT-R FIA-GT1 race car prototype spy shot
    Spy shots: FIA-GT1 Nissan GT-R race car prototype

    Just when you think there’s nothing more to see or read about Nissan’s GT-R supercar, images of a mysterious prototype start to crop up on the internet. The latest shot depicts a car with several features you would normally find on a GT style race car, leading to speculation that Nissan...

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    Video: Cadillac previews new SRX cavorting in the snow

    The Cadillac SRX has been officially revealed. Click here to view the story. Cadillac's new SRX crossover isn't due to hit the streets until mid-2009, but the company released a preview of the car as it will look in production guise at this year's Pebble Beach Auto Show, and now a video of the car...

  • 2011 BMW X6 Active Hybrid spy shot
    Report: BMW X6 ActiveHybrid on sale by mid-2009

    BMW first revealed that its X6 SUV would be available as a hybrid model when it rolled out the X6 ActiveHybrid concept vehicle at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The car has since been spotted testing in prototype form on both sides of the Atlantic and the latest spy images reveal a...

  • 2010 Nissan Patrol SUV
    2010 Nissan Patrol Spy Shots

    Nissan's earlier production phase out of the Infiniti QX56 and the Nissan Armada SUVs at its Mississippi plant was claimed to have been done to free up production for the Nissan NV2500 commercial vehicle, but many commentators suspected that Nissan could be dropping these two under-performing...

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    Kia releases teaser for new Soul concept

    Kia has released a teaser image for an all new concept based on its Soul hatchback, despite details for the production version, due next year, already being released. Kia has announced that it will be showing the all new Soul concept to compliment the trio of concepts seen earlier this year at the...

  • BMW CS 8-Series spy shots

    Spy shots of what appears to be a heavily disguised BMW test mule have ignited rumors that the German company could still be developing a production version of its four-door BMW CS concept car. Citing the difficult economic climate, BMW last month stated that it would be focusing on smaller cars and that the production CS, likely to be called the 8-Series, was definitely off the table. BMW's chief executive officer Norbert Reithofer stated that the business case for the car was not convincing enough for the company to build a range-topping super-sedan and that BMW did not need "that kind of...

  • Ferrari small car test mule
    Spy shots: Test-mule for future small Ferrari

    A mysterious Ferrari 599 Fiorano GTB has been spotted testing around Germany but a closer look reveals that this is no ordinary 599. A number of ill-fitting panels, a visibly shorter wheelbase, and makeshift exhaust pipes suggest that Ferrari is out testing a new test-mule – but for what car?...

  • 2011 mercedes benz cls shooting brake rendering 001
    Preview: Mercedes Benz Shooting Brake based on next-gen CLS

    The Mercedes Benz CLS ignited the four-door coupe market when it was introduced back in 2004, and since then we’ve seen several other luxury rivals attempt to emulate the design with cars like the Porsche Panamera, Audi A7 and Aston Martin Rapide all under development. For the...

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    Volkswagen Golf Plus Mark VI revealed at Bologna Motor Show

    While everyone is gearing up for the sales launch of the all new sixth-generation Golf hatchback later this year, the new Golf Plus, which will share the same face as the Mark VI Golf, is also due to the hit streets next year. The car was spotted testing in Germany back in May and earlier this...

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    Preview: Audi R8 ‘Spider’ convertible

    The convertible version of Audi’s R8 supercar has been spotted testing in Germany without a hint of camouflage material. These images of a prototype, plus a new computer generated preview, reveal that the convertible will gain a conventional fabric roof but misses out on the R8’s...

  • 2010 Nissan GT-R Spec-V spy shots
    Rumored full specs for Nissan GT-R Spec-V

    Nissan execs have confirmed the existence of a Spec-V GT-R, a lighter and more powerful version of the already extreme Japanese supercar, and we now have what is rumored to be final specs for the car based on information revealed at this weekend’s 12th annual Nismo Festival in Japan. The...

  • 2009 BMW 7-Series Security spy shots

    BMW will soon be adding another model to its armored ‘Security’ division with the sighting of this 2009 7-Series prototype in Germany suggesting that development of an armored version of the latest saloon is well underway. The latest model comes just months after the reveal of the existing 5-Series and X5 Security models. Clear giveaways that this is in fact an armored model are the wide fail-safe tires and ministerial flag holders on the front fenders. Like the current Security models, the new 7-Series version will likely be rated at VR4 ballistic protection level. This means...

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    Report: Volkswagen to replace Golf R32 with new Scirocco R20T

    Volkswagen first hinted at a new high-performance version of the Scirocco coupe when it revealed the GT24 race concept back at the Austrian Wörthersee Tour tuning show in May, but in what form the car will finally come to production is still up in the air. The most likely scenario will see it come...

  • 2010 Mazda3 Hatchback spy shots
    Spy shots: 2010 Mazda five-door hatchback

    The 2010 Mazda3 Hatchback has been revealed. Click here for all the details and images. Mazda took the covers off the sedan version of the 2010 Mazda3 at this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, and now it has released some official 'spy shots' of the upcoming five-door hatchback model. Despite...

  • Seat Minicar based on up! concept
    Preview: Seat, Skoda And Audi Minicars

    Even as fuel prices slide back down to pre-crunch levels, the automotive industry knows it's only a temporary respite and continues its gear-up for a new layer of high-quality small cars. On the German front, BMW is thought to be working on a sub-1-series minicar, Daimler already has its Smart, and...

  • 2011 Fiat Panda test-mule spy shots
    Spy shots: 2011 Fiat Panda test-mule

    The European minicar segment has seen a number of new additions in the past 12 months, with cars like the second-generation Ford Ka and new Renault Twingo recently making their appearance. Competition is set to be rife with Toyota joining the ranks with its new iQ minicar and Volkswagen’s...

  • 2010 BMW Z4 leaked shot
    BMW unveils Z4 ahead of 2009 Detroit Auto Show

    The 2010 BMW Z4 has officially been revealed. Click here for all the details and images. BMW’s next-generation Z4 Roadster is due for its first public outing at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, but the new spy shots have revealed the car about a month ahead of the show. As hinted at by the spy...

  • 2010 Mercedes Benz E-Class E63 AMG Estate

    The next-generation Mercedes Benz E-class has again been spotted in testing but this time the prototype is for the high-performance AMG ‘Estate’ wagon. The images were taken as the test vehicle was completing laps of Germany’s Nurburgring circuit and reveal the final shape of the car, with only the finer details being masked by the black camouflage material. A giveaway that this is the AMG version is the exposed rear bumper with quad tailpipes. Other details include perforated brake discs with oversized calipers. Mercedes and its AMG engineers have been testing the...

  • 2009 BMW 335d spotted on U.S. soil
    Official U.S. prices announced for BMW 335d and X5 xDrive35d

    BMW’s first U.S. diesel was spotted testing earlier this year in California’s Death Valley in the form of a slightly disguised 3-series sedan packing a twin-turbo 3.0L straight-six oil-burner. The new diesel is the 2009 335d sedan, which is set to arrive at the end of the year as part...

  • 2010 Mercedes Benz E-Class Coupe rendering
    Mercedes Benz confirms mid-2009 launch for E-Class Coupe

    The Mercedes -Benz E-class Coupe has been officially unveiled. Click here for more images and information. The current Mercedes Benz CLK is something of an enigma - built around the C-Class platform, styled like the E-Class, and priced in between the two, the car sits in its own unique segment and...

  • Roewe SUV spy shots
    Spy shots: Roewe SUV based on the SsangYong Kyron

    We haven’t heard much about Chinese carmaker Roewe since the launch of the 750 sedan back in 2006. Roewe is a subsidiary of fellow Chinese carmaker Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), and initially started selling vehicles built from old Rover designs – the 75 sedan and 25...

  • 2010 Bentley Continental GTC Speed spy shots
    Spy shots: 2010 Bentley Continental GTC Speed

    Bentley’s sporty GT Speed coupe has been on sale since August of last year and back in June of this year we saw the introduction of the Flying Spur Speed saloon. However, there’s one more derivative of the Bentley Continental family that is yet to receive the Speed treatment and that is...

  • 2010 Seat Tribu SUV rendering
    Early look at Seat’s upcoming Tribu SUV

    The once cash-strapped Seat brand is on the verge of developing a range of new models, with no less than four different vehicles planned for production within the next three to four years. The launch of the Ibiza hatch in April was just the tip of the iceberg as the Spanish carmaker is now working...

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