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  • Cadillac CTS estate (2010)

    28 April 2008 by Tim Pollard

    Cadillac is rapidly expanding its CTS range - first of all we scooped the coupe version, and now our spies have snapped the estate on test in the United States.The company is expected to show the...

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  • AMG’s secret war chest (2009)

    25 April 2008 by Georg Kacher

    Expect to see Mercedes with even more crazed power outputs some time soon - but AMG is also preparing a new range of super saloons that juggle clout with cleanliness. CAR Online has been given...

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  • Lotus Eagle (2008): the full story

    23 April 2008 by Tim Pollard

    CAR has snapped the new Lotus Eagle - and, with 11 weeks to go before its public debut at the 2008 London motor show, the disguise is slowly but surely coming off the new mid-engined 2+2 from Norfolk.

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  • Lexus LF-A (2010) testing gathers pace

    22 April 2008 by Tim Pollard

    Lexus will enter a race-spec LF-A in the May 2008 Nurburgring 24-hour race. The bewinged supercar, caught here by CAR's spy photographers, is being entered by the R&D team at Lexus and Toyota in the...

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  • Seat Ibiza SportCoupe (2008)

    17 April 2008 by Tim Pollard

    Everyone's at it these days: passing off different bodystyles as new models in their own right. Seat is the latest to jump on the bandwagon - it will market the three-door Ibiza as the SportCoupe,...

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  • Opel Insignia (2008) pics leaked

    17 April 2008 by Tim Pollard

    Photographs of the new Vauxhall/Opel Insignia have leaked all over the internet - days before the official embargo. These pictures of the Vectra replacement reveal a sleek family car clearly inspired...

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  • Jaguar XKR-S (2008)

    15 April 2008 by Tim Pollard

    A ducktail spoiler, 20-inch wheels and more air ducts and scoops than an air-conditioned Monaco apartment... Is this the new Jaguar XKR-R? Our spies caught this prototype being piloted around the...

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  • Audi Q5 scooped (2009)

    11 April 2008 by Ben Pulman (artist's impression by Radovan Varicak)

    This is Audi’s new Q5 SUV. We’ll see the car officially on 20 April 2008 at the Beijing Motor Show but our artist’s impressions show you - a week early - what to expect. It’s a compact 4x4 designed to...

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  • Rolls-Royce RR4 scooped (2010)

    11 April 2008 by Tim Pollard

    It might be called the 'baby Rolls-Royce' but our latest spyshots prove that there's very little that's small about BMW's new luxury car. The new Roller, codenamed RR4, is said to be longer than a...

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  • Chevrolet Camaro SS (2009)

    11 April 2008 by Ben Pulman

    Chevrolet is now testing its Camaro in Europe. CAR Online snapped this prototype, thought to be the SS version, testing at the Nurburgring and on the switchback roads in the Eiffel Mountain...

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  • Alfa Romeo 149 (2010)

    10 April 2008 by Stephen Dobie

    Alfa Romeo 149 front three-quarter

    The new Alfa Romeo 149 has been spied on test, looking remarkably similar to the Fiat Bravo. That’s because this Alfa, like the new Mito hatch, will be based on Fiat parts. Scooped at the Nurburgring...

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  • Vauxhall Astra spy shots (2010)

    09 April 2008 by Ben Pulman

    We've caught Vauxhall’s new Astra pounding around the Nurburgring and testing on the surrounding streets. The new Astra will feature downsized and turbocharged engines, Insignia-inspired styling both...

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  • Nissan GT-R V-Spec (2010)

    08 April 2008 by Tim Pollard

    Nissan GT-R not fast enough? The company is preparing a harder performance version badged V-Spec - reawakening the 'Victory spec' designation that has long denoted the ultimate GT-R models since the...

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  • Mini SUV (2010): the proof

    08 April 2008 by Stephen Dobie

    Think the Mini 4x4 will be a Clubman in high heels? Think again. Here’s concrete evidence of the four-wheel drive system in the shape of rear driveshafts and a rear diff, caught on a prototype...

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  • Ford Focus RS (2008) scooped

    07 April 2008 by Stephen Dobie

    One of the year’s most anticipated hot hatches – the Ford Focus RS – has been spied testing at the Nurburgring. Bodywork changes are fairly limited on this prototype but underneath lie the Quaife diff...

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  • Porsche 911 (2008): the spy photos

    04 April 2008 by Ben Pulman

    Porsche will upgrade the 911 this summer, in the latest of a long line of improvements to the 40-year-old sports car. It will be on sale in UK showrooms in autumn 2008 and those...

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  • BMW 7-series interior scooped (2008)

    03 April 2008 by Ben Pulman

    BMW’s big 7-series has been scooped by CAR Online, and we’ve got the first pictures of the interior. Our photographer has also taken the best shots yet of the exterior as the 7-series’ disguise is...

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  • Alfa Romeo Mito at the Ring (2008)

    02 April 2008 by Mike Elwin

    We might have already seen the official shots of Alfa's gorgeous new Mito, but the Italians continue to test their new Mini rival and we've caught it near the Nurburgring in Germany. This is Alfa’s...

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  • Cadillac CTS Coupe scooped again (2010)

    01 April 2008 by Mike Elwin

    Hardly a week goes by when we're not scooping the Cadillac CTS Coupe. Our latest shots show how closely it will resemble the concept version first seen at the Detroit motor show. We last caught the...

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  • Aston Martin Rapide at the Ring (2009)

    01 April 2008 by Tim Pollard

    CAR Online has snapped the best photos yet of the Aston Martin Rapide, revealing the final shape of the new sporting limo and unusual details such as the panoramic glass roof. This will be the most...

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  • Toyota Avensis saloon (2008)

    31 March 2008 by Tim Pollard

    Toyota isn't deserting the family car heartland just yet - these spyshots of the new Avensis  prove that the Japanese are going down the tried-and-tested route with the new saloon.Our spies caught it...

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  • Down under exotica

    29 March 2008 by J Sorensen

    i found the Ferrari Superamerica in a supermarket carpark in NZ, the lady owner then belted it all the way up the street to the redline when she left. and the CLK DTM was Parked outside the Wellington...

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  • Audi R8 Spider revealed

    28 March 2008 by Tim Pollard and artist's impression Radovan Varicak

    Audi will next year launch this open-top version of its R8 supercar. The Spider is one of a growing choice of R8s – buyers bored of the default 911 will soon be able to pick between two petrols and a...

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  • Porsche Panamera (2009) out in the cold

    21 March 2008 by Ben Pulman

    Porsche’s Panamera might just be the most scooped car ever. It’s been 18 months seen we first snapped the super-saloon from Stuttgart testing at the Nurburgring. With each round of spy shots more of...

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  • Vauxhall Insignia (2008)

    19 March 2008 by Ben Pulman

    These are the first spy photos of the new Vauxhall Insignia with undisguised production-spec front and rear lights. CAR Online also has exclusive shots under the bonnet of the Insignia, and the best...

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  • Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS (2009)

    19 March 2008 by Ben Pulman

    This Aston Martin is thought to be a mule for the new V12 Vantage RS. Earlier this week Aston confirmed that the stunning concept – which CAR has just driven – will go into production in the first...

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  • Cadillac CTS Coupe (2010)

    14 March 2008 by Ben Pulman

    The Cadillac CTS Coupe was the surprise of the 2008 Detroit Motor Show. And less than three months after GM whipped the covers off the concept, CAR’s spies have caught the production car testing. CAR...

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  • Mercedes E-class spied (2008)

    14 March 2008 by Ben Pulman

    These are the best shots yet of the new Mercedes E-class. Spotted testing on the streets of Germany this exec limo is shorn of most of its disguise. Only black tape covers the nose and tail. CAR has...

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  • Alfa Romeo Junior (2009)

    11 March 2008 by Ben Pulman

    These are the first pictures of the Alfa Romeo Junior, a car the Italian firm hopes will bring them the same success that BMW has enjoyed with the Mini. Based on Fiat Grande Punto underpinnings, the...

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  • Lotus Eagle spied (2008)

    26 February 2008 by Ben Pulman and Daniel Harrison

    The new Lotus Eagle is set to use a 3.5-litre V6 from an American-spec Toyota, CAR has learned. Our spies have spotted the 2+2 coupe cold-weather testing ahead of its debut at the London Motor Show in...

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  • Toyota Avensis (2008)

    26 February 2008 by Ben Whitworth

    Toyota is making the final cold-weather tweaks to its replacement Avensis, that’s tipped to make its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October. The new Avensis will continue to be built at Burnaston in...

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  • Aston Martin’s new V8 Vantage CAR spy shots

    22 February 2008 by Tim Pollard

    Aston Martin is readying a revised, more powerful V8 Vantage for summer 2008, CAR has learned. Its smallest car was launched in 2005 and is in line for a mid-life spruce-up, with a body polish here...

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  • Mercedes CLK (2010) scooped

    22 February 2008 by Mark Nichol and Georg Kacher

    Mercedes CLK front three-quarter

    This is the new Mercedes CLK, taking a breather after some undercover ice-dancing with an Audi A5. Perhaps it’s practicing for the main event – a showdown with the 3-series Coupe when the...

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  • BMW X1 spied (2009)

    22 February 2008 by Ben Pulman and Georg Kacher

    BMW’s new X1 is the real green 4x4 from Bavaria. Forget about X5s with solar panels on the roof because this baby SUV will have an eight-speed auto and Efficient Dynamics technology. It’ll also spawn...

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  • Peugeot 308 CC (2009) spied

    20 February 2008 by Tim Pollard

    Peugeot makes more folding hard-top convertibles than any other brand - so it should come as no surprise that the French are developing a 308 CC complete with balletic, disappearing roof. CAR's spies...

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