Spy Shots

The ultra-luxury marques are anxious to develop more affordable vehicles in an effort to expand their portfolios and increase sales in more diverse markets. Hot on the heels of reports that Rolls-Royce is working on entry-level small car, rival luxury brand Maybach has revealed that it’s...

We reported on Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp’s Roewe brand yesterday, and wake up today to find new spy shots of this car in testing. SAIC has big plans for the brand, including possible export to the US. Apparently, this model is much larger than the outgoing Rover 75 upon which...

German magazine Autobild is reporting that BMW may be working on a shooting brake version of its best-selling 3-series range. They’re claiming BMW will release such a model in 2008 and that it will be based on the 3-series coupe. Interestingly, their chop shows a new face for the 3-series...

New images of a mysterious coupe that resembles the Lexus LF-A concept, which was displayed at the Detroit Auto Show in January last year as a concept, have been caught by spy photographers circling the Nürburgring race track. From these images it appears that the car is significantly...

They’ve done it again. This time spy photographers have caught out Volvo’s upcoming XC70 crossover. This image sourced from the Swedish magazine, Auto Motor & Sport, was taken outside the Volvo factory in Sweden. Although we don’t expect to see the car officially until the second...

Next year will see the launch of two new versions of the Audi TT coupe. Here’s an image of the first of these new vehicles caught while testing in Germany sent in by a reader of German newspaper Bild-T. Most of the engines from the coupe will carry over to the canvas topped roadster but...

A completely undisguised version of Volvo’s upcoming V70 was caught by spy photographer just outside Volvo’s factory in Sweden. The particular model caught was a white V70 T5 AWD that’s set to debut officially at the Geneva Motor Show in March next year. From the revealing images...

Jaguar is relying on its replacement for the S-type sedan to help turnaround its low sales results that the company has been experiencing. Parent company Ford will keep the ailing British marque despite Jaguar ending up as the worst performer in its Premier Auto Group. This S-type test mule was...

Here’s a short clip of BMW’s upcoming M3 coupe due for release in the second half of next year. Quality is down for this video but we do get a feel for the car’s explosive sound and acceleration. Caution: Curse words make this video not safe for work.

Recently, images of a heavily disguised Volvo test mule have been circulating around the net. That image didn’t really reveal any details, but the new car has been revealed and can be seen by clicking here. The new car will also spawn an off-road XC70 crossover version and both cars should...

Rumours about a high performance Corvette supercar in the works can now be slightly validated thanks to these spy images of a suspicious black test mule. According to its photographer, the makeshift power bulge on its hood is likely to be housing a huge supercharger whose turbine sound could be...

Audi may add another Q-car to its ranks with a possible Q6 Sport Activity Coupe. Pegged to go head-to-head with the rumoured BMW X6 and Mercedes-Benz GLK from Audi’s German competitors, this new soft-roader would create a new niche for sporty off-roaders with coupe-like styling—a cross...

The Fiat Bravo small car will be making a resurgence with an all new model due to replace the slow selling Stilo. Design sketches have emerged showing a car that will follow design cues from the stylish Punto hatch. The images were shown to a group of investors yesterday and have since been...

At a U.S. Saab owners meeting recently, Saab's local chief Jay Spenchian revealed a sketch of the upcoming 9-4X crossover. Images taken at the presentation have been displayed. Styling follows design cues taken from the Aero X concept with mechanicals based on a General Motors Company's [NYSE:GM]...

For the 2007 model year BMW has decided to spruce up the 6-series coupe with a minor facelift. This spy image of a test mule caught at Germany’s Nürburgring shows that the new version remains similar to the current model. The major change is a restyled front bumper with the integrated fog...

BMW will soon update its still new baby 1-series small hatch. Most of the changes are merely cosmetic but a slight increase in power across the four-cylinder engine range is also expected. Visual changes include revised head and tail lights and more compact bumpers as well. The big news is that the...

We have even more details on the stunning Mondeo Concept from Ford. It’s highly likely the production version will be very similar to this concept car, and will come in both sedan and wagon bodystyles. We won’t see official images until the Paris Motor Show, but until then we can enjoy even...

There have been a few reports online recently about Toyota’s plans to bring one of their European small cars to the US as a competitor to DaimlerChrysler’s Smart brand. With the recent increases in fuel, auto companies now believe that America is ready for mini cars. Now Edmunds has...

For years the sports car world has been dominated by the likes of Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini, with a lot of other manufacturers largely left out in the cold. Sure, the BMW M5 and Audi RS4 can go very fast indeed and impress us simply through sheer horsepower numbers, but it has been years...

These are the latest photos of the new Mondeo, which is due for release next year. The current model has been on sale since 2000 and is long overdue for an update to compete with other cars in its segment. The shots, taken by World Car Fans photographer Hans Lehmann, show the heavily concealed test...