Spy Shots

  • Spy Shots: Lamborghini Gallardo LP550 and facelift

    Click here for our updated story, which includes an official teaser from Lamborghini. Last week reports emerged claiming Lamborghini was planning to reveal a facelifted version of its Gallardo at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show and could also launch a new high-performance LP550 model. At the same time, a Gallardo test-mule wearing black tape and sporting a pair of new bumpers was spotted in Portugal testing alongside a Maserati GranTurismo and Porsche 911. Now, supposed images of the updated model, originally published in Italian magazine Quattroruote and then posted on Autopareri, reveal for...

  • Spy video: 2010 Porsche Panamera
    Spy video: 2010 Porsche Panamera

    Porsche has released full details for its 2010 Panamera sedan, which you can read about by clicking here. Porsche’s four-door Panamera is still more than a year away but officials don’t seem to be worried about concealing the car while in testing. Several Panamera prototypes have been...

  • Spy Shots: 2009 Alfa Romeo Furiosa / Junior
    Spy Shots: 2009 Alfa Romeo Furiosa / Junior

    Alfa Romeo recently ran an internet poll asking fans from around the world to vote for a possible new name for its upcoming entry-level model. The final name that was picked was the controversial ‘Furiosa’ but Alfa officials were quick to point out that the new name wouldn’t be...

  • Preview: 2009 Ford Ka
    Preview: 2009 Ford Ka

    Ford original planned to release the next-generation model of its Ka minicar one year after the launch of the Fiat 500, with which it shares the same platform, meaning we should see the next-generation model by the middle of the year. Though both cars are based on the same platform, much of the...

  • Spy shots: New Ferrari 2+2 caught in Fiorano
    Spy shots: New Ferrari 2+2 caught in Fiorano

    Although the camouflage makes the car pictured look like something of a cross between a hearse and a delivery van, it is in fact a Ferrari, quite possibly a new 2+2 in the granturismo form factor. Spied testing at the track in Fiorano and snapped by a photographer, the new car is breeding rumours...

  • Spy Shots: Maserati’s new small sports coupe
    Spy Shots: Maserati’s new small sports coupe

    Maserati’s GranTurismo has been on sale for several months now but still we see prototype versions doing the rounds near the carmaker’s headquarters in Italy. A convertible version of the stunning GT is still on its way but this latest test-mule is something very different. Last year...

  • Preview: 2009 Audi Q5

    After the successful launch of the Audi Q7, the luxury carmaker from Ingolstadt is preparing the launch of its second ‘Q’ car, which according to a leaked product schedule should arrive by the middle of this year. The new car is the Q5 soft-roader and it’s set to go head-to-head with the awkwardly styled BMW X3 as well as Mercedes’ upcoming GLK-Class. Company Chairman Dr. Martin Winterkorn described the Q5 as “an overtly sporty vehicle that will add an important product to the Audi model range,” and these latest renderings of the car certainly agree with those comments. The Q5...

  • Preview: 2011 Audi R4
    Preview: 2011 Audi R4

    Many believed talk of Audi’s future mid-engined Cayman rival was pure fantasy but then details about the carmaker’s future lineup were published by Quattro Quarterly (a publication released by the Audi Club of North America) and one of the cars on that list was in fact the long rumored...

  • Spy Shots: 2009 Honda Accord Euro / Acura TSX?
    Spy Shots: 2009 Honda Accord Euro / Acura TSX?

    Update: The 2009 Honda Accord Euro (Acura TSX) has been released. Click here for the latest story. Last month Honda released official teaser images for its next-generation Accord Euro, and now we have images of an actual sedan prototype undergoing testing in California. In the U.S. the car will be...

  • Updated: Volkswagen Scirocco brochure is fake
    Updated: Volkswagen Scirocco brochure is fake

    Updated: Sadly, these images turned out to be fake, a prankster's concoction based on a previous brochure of the VW Eos convertible and the Iroc concept car. Well keep you updated in case the real thing comes out. Original: Although prototypes of Volkswagen’s upcoming Scirocco hatch have...

  • Spy Shots: More Mercedes-Benz SLC
    Spy Shots: More Mercedes-Benz SLC

    We’ve already seen this prototype undergoing hot weather testing in California’s Death Valley. This time around the car’s performance in subzero temps is being investigated and a bunch of new photos of the test-mule have been captured. The prototype seen here is wearing mock Dodge...

  • Spy Shots: Barely disguised Aston Martin Rapide
    Spy Shots: Barely disguised Aston Martin Rapide

    More images of Aston Martin’s upcoming four-door Rapide saloon have surfaced, this time depicting the car as it undergoes some cold weather testing. Not much is known about the car apart from the fact that it will be based on Aston’s familiar VH architecture and share similar...

  • Mystery prototype turns out to be MC1 supercar

    Early last year, images of a heavily disguised prototype surfaced and led to speculation that the test-mule was in fact a future Lotus model. Most sites, including this one, concluded the car was the next-generation Esprit in testing but it appears it was actually the creation of a new joint-effort between engineering and design firms C2P Automotive and MotorCity Europe. This is an official rendering of what their new car will look like when it starts production around 2011. According to its developers, the new model will be called the MC1 and it will be powered by a mid-engined 600hp V10...

  • Preview: 2009 Renault Laguna Coupe
    Preview: 2009 Renault Laguna Coupe

    The new Laguna is a crucial model for Renault, so much so that CEO Carlos Ghosn has admitted the carmaker is staking its reputation on the success of the recently launched sedan version. Not surprisingly Renault plans to launch several variants of the car including a new two-door model set to...

  • Preview: 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLK
    Preview: 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLK

    Mercedes Benz has lost ground in the premium coupe segment against its main rival BMW and its more recent E92 3-series coupe, so it comes as little surprise that engineers are rushing to complete development of the all-new 2009 CLK. Near production-ready CLK test mules have been spotted near...

  • mercedes s 02
    Preview: 2012 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

    When Mercedes rolled out the odd-looking F700 concept at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show many speculated that it was destined to become just another pointless exercise in automotive styling. Not so according to people close to the project. Latest reports claim both the technology and design...

  • Preview: 2010 Mercedes E-Class
    Preview: 2010 Mercedes E-Class

    The E-class has been officially revealed by Mercedes-Benz. Click here for pictures and information. Mercedes is set to release its next-generation E-class sedan by 2009, with sales to start soon after the car’s debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Remaining similar in size to the current model...

  • Preview: 2010 Porsche Cayenne SUV
    Preview: 2010 Porsche Cayenne SUV

    When Porsche’s Cayenne first hit the scene, the company famous for building sports cars was criticized for selling out with the launch of an overweight SUV derived from mundane family haulers from sister-companies VW and Audi. Rumors soon emerged claiming Porsche would launch a smaller...

  • 2008 bmx concept x1 009 1

    During last month’s official future strategy presentation BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer revealed plans for several all-new models including a design study dubbed the Progressive Activity Sedan. Details were brief but we were given an obscure design brief for the new concept, which is said to highlight efficient packaging methods and intelligent functionalities. As with most BMW concepts, the Progressive Activity Sedan (PAS) will eventually spawn a production model slated for introduction around 2010. Spy shots of the car have already been spotted, which you can view by clicking here. They...

  • Spy Shots: BMW Z4 facelift
    Spy Shots: BMW Z4 facelift

    The 2010 BMW Z4 has officially been revealed. Click here for all the details and images. This new prototype seen driving around the streets of Munich was initially rumored to be a new BMW-badged rival for the Mercedes-SL as well as the next-generation Z4 Roadster. It’s now thought to be just...

  • VW’s Golf VI to get stop-start tech plus more variants
    VW’s Golf VI to get stop-start tech plus more variants

    Click here for all the official information and pictures for the 2009 Volkswagen Golf Mark VI Volkswagen has major plans for its next-generation Golf hatch, which is expected to make its world debut at the Paris Motor Show in September next year. Not only will the Golf range be expanded with...

  • Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz AMG SL Black Series
    Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz AMG SL Black Series

    A widebody next-gen SL prototype has been spotted cruising the streets around the Nürburgring and is tipped to be a new AMG Black Series version of the facelifted SL. Huge fender flares, a rear diffuser with quad exhaust pipes and a fixed roof will differentiate the new Black Series SL from the...

  • Spy Shots: Jaguar XKR-R
    Spy Shots: Jaguar XKR-R

    Jaguar is rumored to be developing an even more potent model than the XKR and, as these latest spy images reveal, the car could be on sale sooner than you think. Targeting high-end sports cars like the Aston Martin V8 Vantage and Porsche 911 Turbo, the new car will likely get a significant power...

  • 2009 volkswagen golf rabbit gti mark vi 013
    Preview: Volkswagen four-door coupe

    Engineers at VW are close to finishing up development work on a new four-door coupe model, which is expected to make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March next year. Spy shots of the car have been hard to come by but we do have a new rendering of the car composed using information from...

Follow Us on Instagram @motorauthority

News First Drives Auto Shows Photos Videos Spy Shots