Spy Shots
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Updated with new images. General Motors is scrambling to bring some of its small-car concepts to life as global preferences and oil price pressures drive interest in the segment to new highs. Near the top of the list is the Beat concept, currently in development by GM Daewoo in South Korea. These latest spy shots reveal the car is headed to production, though some changes are in store. As a concept, the Beat was a front-wheel-drive, three-door hatchback built to be personalized, much like Toyota's Scion brand, and powered by a 1.2L turbocharged gasoline engine mated to an automatic...
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Preview: Honda’s 600HP V10 NSX-replacementUpdated: Honda’s replacement for the NSX is still more than two years away but a number of key details about the car have been revealed by an inside source at Honda. According to the insider, the styling of the new car will be very similar to the Advanced Sports Car Concept from last...
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Mercedes releases new SLR McLaren 722 Edition videoThe partnership between Mercedes and McLaren for the SLR supercar is drawing to a close, but there is still at least one new model in the works. A speedster version of the SLR 722 Edition is expected to be released in time for the Paris Motor Show this October, but until then this video of the...
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Spy shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL faceliftThe current C216 Mercedes-Benz CL was first introduced at the end of 2006 and didn’t appear in most markets until early the next year, however, engineers are already hard at work testing prototypes for an updated version of the car. Given the lack of modifications to the exterior of this...
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Spy shots: BMW M-pack to get M3-style bonnet?Critics of BMW’s M Sport Packages often lay claim that the accessories range makes the standard models on which they are applied too similar to the actual M cars. A 3-series Convertible has now been spotted with a M Sport Package bodykit and a new M3-style vented bonnet, suggesting that the...
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Spy shots: 2010 Hyundai Portico crossoverHyundai gave us our first taste of the Portico when it rolled out the concept version of the car at the 2005 Chicago Auto Show, and now more than three years later we have the first spy shots of actual prototypes for the new model. The Portico will be bigger than the current Santa Fe and Veracruz...
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The Cadillac SRX has been officially revealed. Click here to view the story. Spy shots of Cadillac’s future midsize SUV emerged and now images of its Saab cousin, the upcoming 9-4X, have surfaced as well. Both cars are built around a heavily revised version of GM’s Theta platform although their styling will differ significantly. Comparing the images, the Saab prototype clearly has a different A-pillar to the Cadillac and the faint outline of a traditional Saab grille can be seen through the camouflage. According to the Saab prototype’s registration details, it’s a...
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Preview: 2009 Mark VI Volkswagen Golf CabrioPrevious generations of the Volkswagen Golf Cabrio have always been built by Karmann at the independent vehicle manufacturer’s Osnabruck facility in Germany, however for the next-generation, previewed in these renderings, VW is expected to build the car completely in-house at its plant in...
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2010 Chevrolet Camaro officially unveiledUpdated with new video. Since 2006, General Motors has been teasing the automotive world with the Camaro Concept, and now the production car is officially revealed to the world. Due to start production February 16th, 2009, the car is being marketed as a high-tech and efficient high-performance car...
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Report: V10 Audi R8 expected to set new 'Ring recordThe Audi R8 has managed to impress the press for some time now, but a new V10-engined R8 is set to blaze the much coveted Nurburgring production car record according to new details sourced from engineers currently working on the car. The new model is expected to be powered by a 535hp (400kW) V10...
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Update: 2010 Ford Mustang set for Los Angeles Auto Show debutUpdated: A source from Ford has confirmed that the 2010 Mustang will debut at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, with full information and details for the update scheduled to be revealed for the first time on November 19. A prototype version of the car recently made an appearance at the...
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Spy Shots: BMW X5 ActiveHybrid prototypePhotographers have managed to snap some pictures of BMW's upcoming X5 hybrid, all within days of spotting prototypes of the X6 hybrid in California’s Death Valley. The images depict an X5 with an oversized bulge located on the bonnet, likely to be containing test equipment for the new...
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Prototypes for Maserati’s next model, a new coupe-cabrio based on the same platform as the Ferrari California, were first seen testing more than a year ago but soon disappeared once engineers started focusing on completing the car with the prancing horse badge. The last we saw of the Maserati prototypes was back in February when a mysterious GranTurismo with ill-fitting body panels was spotted in Italy. Heavily disguised cars have now been spotted testing in and around the Nurburgring in Germany, confirming that the smaller Maserati model is still in the works. Both the recently...
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Spy Shots: Mystery SLK spotted in U.S.Mercedes-Benz first revealed its facelifted SLK range back in December but since then partially camouflaged cars have been spotted testing in both Europe and the U.S., suggesting that several updates are still planned for the car before the arrival of the next-generation model sometime early next...
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Spy Shots: Ford Focus spied with new grilleFord’s second-generation Focus range (international model) first went on sale in 2004 and then underwent an extensive facelift last year as part of its mid-cycle refresh. However, new prototypes of the car have been spotted testing in Germany, distinguished by their camo gear and slightly...
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Spy Shots: New Ferrari test-muleWith the covers coming off Ferrari’s all-new California GT only a month ago, a test-mule for the carmaker’s next supercar has already been spotted. The test-mule, disguised under the body of a modified 360, was spotted on the streets of Modena and was easily distinguishable by its...
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Tesla Using Dodge Magnum Bodies To Disguise Model S Test Mules?Just as General Motors has been driving Volt powertrains around Detroit in last-generation Malibu sedans, so the latest reports indicate Tesla may be testing its Model S sedan under Dodge Magnum wagon skins. While the corporate connection isn't as clear, the argument for something unusual going on...
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Spy Shots: 2010 Volkswagen Robust pickupIn its quest to overtake Toyota in the sales race, especially in the lucrative U.S. market, Volkswagen is developing a new pickup truck to expand its line-up. These latest spy shots, depicting the new pickup, shows that VW will be targeting the midsize truck market. This particular variant features...
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As outrageous as the idea of a production 1L/100km (235mpg) car sounds, more reports have emerged confirming the ultra-frugal car is in fact in development and that it could be on the market by as early as 2010. At last year's Frankfurt Motor Show senior VW exec Ferdinand Piëch claimed the car would be available by the end of the decade and a month later, CEO Martin Winterkorn backed up the claim as well as providing some of the production details. The latest reports indicate the car might not be a single-cylinder petrol design like the concept, but a two-cylinder diesel-electric mild...
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Spy Shots: Porsche Targa 4 caught before offical launchThe mid-generation refresh of its 911 line is well underway, and the most recent evidence of the changes comes by way of a few pictures of the new Targa 4 caught in public ahead of its official launch, scheduled to happen within the next month. Like the rest of the upgraded 911 range, the Targa...
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Update: 2009 Audi A6 range facelift spy shotsUpdate: A few weeks back we spy images of an undisguised prototype for the upcoming facelifted Audi A6 sedan and now we have images of the car’s Avant wagon and Allroad siblings. As the images reveal, the only major changes for the updated model is the new front end with a single frame grille...
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Production spec Camaro SS spied?Earlier in the week news broke of the Camaro SS getting a 500hp LS8 version of the supercharged 6.2L V8 engine. Now we can bring you shots of the car taken while it was being used for filming a new TV show. Denizens of the Camaro5forums captured the car on the set of an upcoming series, and though...
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Spy Shots: 2009 BMW 7-series LWBYesterday we saw images of BMW’s next-generation 7-series saloon testing at the Nurburgring and now we have the first shots of its long-wheelbase (LWB) cousin. As expected, the LWB model features an extended wheelbase and stretched rear doors to accommodate extra space for rear-seat...
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Spy Shots: 2009 BMW 7-series at the NurburgringDue for introduction later this year as a 2009 model, BMW’s next-generation 7-series saloon has been spotted in recent months undergoing testing on both sides of the Atlantic and we now have some very revealing shots of the car at the Nurburgring. As the images reveal, the styling of the next...
Ralph Hanson