Spyshots: future cars uncovered

These spy photos capture the new 2009 Mercedes E-class long-wheelbase version – it's the first time Merc has built a stretched E-class, and it's had a good few inches slotted between the axles, as our...

This is Kia’s mini-MPV – think of it as a Korean Honda Jazz or Toyota Verso. Caught testing for the first time, the new MPV will be based on the Kia Soul and go on sale at the very end of 2009. Is...

The new, smaller Rolls-Royce RR4 will definitely retain the suicide doors seen on the Phantom range, CAR has learned. The latest prototypes, caught in our new spy photos above, have less disguise...

Honda will launch what it believes to be the world’s most affordable hybrid in spring 2009 – and CAR has obtained more details of the car before the concept is unveiled later this month. The new...

This is the Arash AF-10, Britain’s newest supercar, from the man who originally created the Farbio (nee Farboud) GTS. That man was Arash Farboud (hence the names) and CAR’s exclusive renderings reveal...

The tide may be turning against SUVs, but Audi is piling in to the 4x4 market with another new soft-roader: the Q3. The new model is a 4x4 lite – think family hatchback that's been to Audi’s country...

Audi is readying this stunning new R3 sports car, a mid-engined little brother to the R8 supercar. Developed in conjunction with parent firm Volkswagen, the Audi R3 could arrive in five years' time,...

These are spyshots of Suzuki’s new Mondeo rival, the Kizashi. Snapped hot-weather testing in the USA, the Kizashi is the company’s first foray into the declining D-segment. But with smart looks...

Ever-expanding Audi seems to have missed the boat with its new A7. A four-door coupe is now the must-have car to have in your model line-up, yet Mercedes, VW and, arguably, Jaguar have stolen a march...

Audi's new A6, an engineering mule of which is revealed in our new spy photos, will sport a new multi-material spaceframe to narrow the gap with its arch rivals, the BMW 5-series and Mercedes E-class...

Audi is filling every niche and come April 2009 we’ll see the new A5 Sportback. This coupe-cum-hatchback will be stunning, sitting on the A4 Avant’s wheelbase but as low and as wide as an A5 coupe.

CAR Magazine has the full lowdown on the new Audi RS5 – including spy photos and computer illustrations that strip away the disguise on this eagerly awaited challenger to the BMW M3. And this could be...

Audi has unofficially said it will sell an electric version of the VW Up (pictured, right) as soon as it becomes available, with the earliest estimate being late 2010.  But so far, it is not even...

We’re finally getting our first look inside Porsche’s Panamera super-saloon. This exclusive spy photo glimpses us the 475-litre boot of Stuttgart’s big barge and proof that those rear seats will fold.

To mark our scoop on the new RS5 in the October 2008 issue of CAR Magazine, we’re publishing a dossier on all the secret new Audis in the pipeline. Today we're concentrating on the bigger Audis on the...

Could the Audi A2 badge be revived? Sources at Ingolstadt say that the electric package for the A1 could be reserved for a reborn A2; it is considering a lightweight aluminum spaceframe (ASF) city car...

The new A3 won’t arrive until 2011 – making today’s A3 a veritable pensioner by the time the new one arrives. So Audi is throwing the kitchen sink at the next A3, with new models like a four-door...

Audi will launch its long-awaited Mini challenger in 2010. The A1, logically enough, sits at the bottom of the Audi family tree – and we’ve got the photos and sketches that reveal how the finished A1...

BMW has shelved plans to produce a lighter and sharper CSL version of the E92 M3. CAR’s artist’s impression reveals how the rawest M3 of all was scheduled to look – with an arrival date of summer...

VW’s new Golf GTI is on the way. Caught hot-weather testing in the USA, these are the first scoop shots of the Mk6 Golf GTI. Power will come from an all-new, Audi-sourced 2.0-litre turbocharged...

Here’s the best evidence yet of the forthcoming Vauxhall Insignia VXR. The disguise around the snout of this prototype covers a GTC concept style nose that will front the red-hot Insignia VXR when we...

Is Porsche developing yet more Boxster spin-offs? Our spies have caught this Boxster on test in Germany as it leaves the grounds of a component supplier, suggesting more tweaks are in the...

Mercedes' Gullwing SLC is fast becoming the automotive equivalent of Paris Hilton or Kate Moss: photographed at every street corner by the world's paparazzi. Our latest scoop photos of the Merc...

Ignore the zany camouflage – beneath the canvas, swirls and dots sits Chevrolet’s new Beat supermini. It’s the car that will replace the aged Matiz – thanks goodness – and it sits on GM’s new ‘world...

Cadillac’s new small SUV is just days away from being unveiled and our spy photographers have just caught it testing Stateside, almost undisguised. It's clear from our pictures that the production car...

Saab is pushing ahead with its 9-4X SUV, despite recent reports that it’s sent its 9-1 hatch back to the drawing board. Caught testing at the Nurburgring, it’s the first time we’ve snapped the 9-4X in...

This is the stunning new Audi R8 Spider with a fully convertible fabric roof. Snapped by CAR Online’s spies undergoing development work at the Nurburgring, this is the first time the Audi R8 Spider...

The SLR is going out with a bang – this radical stripped-out Speedster version is the swan song for the fraught McLaren Mercedes collaboration. And it’s some farewell model – based on the hardcore 722...

Porsche is about to give a diesel version of its upcoming Panamera four-door hatch the production green light. CAR’s sources claim that Stuttgart is readying a 3.0-litre twin-turbo diesel V6 for the...

It’s all change for Kia’s Sorento off-road flagship. Snapped here undergoing initial towing and endurance tests in Arizona, the next generation Sorento is expected to debut late next year at the...

Rolls-Royce is preparing to show its new 'baby' model, codenamed RR4, at the 2009 Geneva motor show. CAR understands the smaller Rolls will be displayed in concept guise, similar to the 100EX and...

Mercedes is readying a revised version of its giant R-class, its strange MPV/estate/4x4 hybrid. Don’t expect anything too radical though – like the long list of Mercs that have been refreshed...

Honda is testing a new full-sized crossover rival to the BMW X6 and its ilk. CAR's spies in America have captured this Honda prototype testing in the Californian desert by cover of night – but it...

Here's a follow-up to last week's round of Mercedes Gullwing/SLC spy shots – even more scoop photos of Merc's new supercar, baring both its gullwing doors for the first time. Our man with the long...

Nissan has the GT-R, Honda is preparing an NSX replacement but what about Toyota? With no new Supra on the horizon it's been left to Lexus to produce a supercar, and it's come up with the 5.0-litre...

The Corvette ZR-1 recently robbed the Nissan GT-R of its production car lap record at the Nurburgring. Not to be outdone, or to disappoint hundreds of hardcore Godzilla fans, Nissan is preparing a...