Spyshots: future cars uncovered

The Ferrari F430 replacement is known in Maranello as the F142 – and CAR has been piecing together the jigsaw on Ferrari's next V8 supercar. Unlike the current F430, which is an evolution of the 360...

This is VW’s latest Golf Plus, with a Scirocco-inspired nose and high-quality interior. And while the exterior changes might not look much, Volkswagen will tweak the Golf Plus just enough to designate...

Bentley will soon launch a high-performance Speed version of its Continental GTC convertible. We saw this prototype lapping the Nurburgring late yesterday afternoon – and it looks suspiciously ready...

Next year is shaping up to be a golden year for hot hatch lovers. We've just scooped the new Mazda 3 MPS on test in Germany – and it'll face stiff competition from the likes of the new Ford Focus RS,...

Will Honda bring this crossover to Europe? Our spies have snared Acura’s new 4x4 on test in Germany as they develop the new BMW X6 rival ahead of launch. However, it seems certain that Honda won’t...

CAR has obtained – virtually undisguised – spy photos and video of the new Noble M600 supercar. It’s the first time the UK supercar has been seen without disguise and we can now see the mid-engined...

Eagle-eyed CAR Online reader Gus Turney has snapped the new McLaren P11 supercar on test on UK roads. He was lucky enough to see a pair of Maccas on test in Wiltshire and grabbed his camera to record...

Watch CAR Online's new spy video of the Nissan 370Z in action, as Nissan engineers benchmark it against a Porsche Cayman and a BMW Z4 coupe. We'll finally see the new Z car in the metal at the Los...

Have you seen these official-but-leaked photographs of the new Toyota Prius hybrid car? They've been doing the rounds on the internet for a few days, but now they've been confirmed as genuine pictures...

Mercedes-Benz will set the cat among the pigeons with its new CLK replacement – badged the E-class Coupe and in a showroom near you by June 2009. CAR's artist's impressions reveal that the mid-sized...

Our latest round of spy photos of the new BMW Z4 finally confirm what we said back in our July 2008 scoop – that the new Z4 will gain a Meccano-style folding metal roof. Now the disguise is firmly off...

CAR today publishes undisguised photographs of the 200mph McLaren P11 – Woking’s new junior supercar that will resurrect the spirit of the fabled F1 but in a new, smaller, cheaper package to tackle...

CAR has landed a major scoop that we're continuing to investigate. Come back to CAR Online at lunchtime today for our full story – and amazing undisguised photographs of one of the hottest cars of the...

Volkswagen is readying a top-secret mid-engined sports car in the mould of the Lotus Elise – a true people’s sports car in keeping with the brand’s populist roots and wearing a tempting price tag...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO! Has nobody told Audi about the credit crunch? It’s working flat-out to ready its new TT RS for launch in 2009 – and we’ve scooped the high-performance roadster and coupe. The RS...

Yesterday we brought you spy photos of the new Nissan 370Z – today we can bring you the first scoop shots inside the new sports coupe. Our man in Germany caught the finished production test car...

Like Hollywood actors and It Girls, most modern cars require a facelift and injection of Botox halfway through their lives – and it's no different for Seat's Leon hatch. Our spies have snapped the...

Here’s the new Nissan 370Z coupe looking more than ever like a junior GT-R, caught on a rain-splashed shakedown as engineers hone the set-up ahead of launch at next month’s Los Angeles motor show.

Renault is readying a high-performance version of the new Megane and we’ve caught the hot hatch testing just days after the regular hatchback and coupe’s debut at last week’s Paris motor show. The new...

CAR's spy photographers have stolen another glimpse of the gullwing doors in action on the new Mercedes V8 supercar. Our latest scoop picture was taken in America and reveals the roof-hinged door...

The Mercedes CLS has been a success so Stuttgart is pushing ahead with a replacement, due in late 2010. We’ve snapped the first engineering mule, testing with Brembo engineers, but the big news will...

Porsche is preparing to piggyback VW and Audi’s roadster project and build a baby Boxster, a car that could be a true successor to the 356. But this new model won’t tread on the toes of any existing...

Honda will show off its Insight concept at the Paris motor show, but CAR has caught the production version hot-weather testing in the States. An unveiling is scheduled for the LA Auto Show in...

Porsche will (eventually) unleash its Panamera on the world in 2009, but CAR has caught the super-saloon virtually undisguised while it tests at the Nurburgring. Featuring (of course) a 911-inspired...

Mercedes is nearing completion of its next-gen W212 E-class and CAR's spies have caught the range-topping E63 AMG version testing on and around the Nurburgring. On sound alone this 6.2-litre V8 should...

Honda aims to reassert itself as a manufacturer of genuine supercars with the next-generation NSX. It's been a long time coming; the original NSX went on sale in 1990 and continued little altered...

These are the best pictures yet of Volkswagen’s iconic Golf GTI – we've caught the sixth-generation performance hotshoe undertaking final hot weather testing before its public debut at the 2008 Paris...

These are CAR's first spy pictures of the electric Mini – the miserly mini that will help BMW meet tough new American regulations requiring car makers selling vehicles in California also to offer...

We’ve caught Vauxhall’s new Astra on its way to the Nürburgring (where else?) and despite the shroud of secrecy surrounding development of the new hatchback, we’ve picked up some more clues on Luton’s...

Jaguar is working flat out on the development of its new XJ flagship – caught here heading back from the track to the company’s test facility on the perimeter of the Nurburgring in Germany. We’ve seen...

CAR Online today publishes a secret dossier on the new VW Up – revealing everything we know about the diminutive new city car from Wolfsburg. We've already revealed how the Up will switch from rear-...

Had you heard that the BMW M3 CSL is being canned – in favour of faster 4x4s? BMW’s M Division is lending a hand to develop high-performance X5 and X6 models and our spies have snapped the go-faster...

Fiat is readying a 500 cabrio and CAR has caught the first prototypes on test around the Nurburg area of Germany. Our new spy photos capture the 500 convertible on public roads – and we can reveal...

These are the first pictures of the 2012 Porsche Cayman prototype, an all-new model set to take the fight to Audi’s proposed R3, the next-gen BMW Z4 and the surprisingly good Artega GT. We’ve also...

For Porsche fans fed up with Carrera 4 cabriolets and Targa-top posing pouches, this brace of GT3s is a sight for sore eyes. Snapped in Spain, these four cars – including the new GT3 and an old-shape...

BMW knows how to court controversy – and this top-secret X2 is likely to offend purists as much as a long-wheelbase, limo-spec M3. The X2 revealed today in our artist's impression is BMW's riposte to...