Spyshots: future cars uncovered

The chap leaning out the back of this car is Cadillac’s official photographer, and we’re photographing him because we've caught the Daddy Caddy – Cadillac’s new CTS-V – being photographed for its...

While taking the first holiday in years we came across this waiting to hit I5 in southern California, it looks to me like a 1 series rag-top, its in its environment!!!! Looks like a fabric roof, nice...

Click here to see the NEW McLaren P11 supercar spy photos McLaren has taken dozens of orders for its new P11 supercar, CAR has learned. A special department at the F1 team and road cars’ Woking...

There is life after the McMerc SLR. We’ve caught Mercedes’ next supercar – the SLC – on test in the icy snows of Scandinavia. Under the bodged Dodge Viper bodywork of this test mule lie the innards of...

Little and large, heh? Yes, quite. We’ve caught Mini’s upcoming SAV – that’s Sports Activity Vehicle for those of you on the lookout for pointless automotive acronyms – undergoing tests well before...

BMW 7-series: the long and the short of it It's hard to believe it's six years since BMW first put the cat among the pigeons with its radically styled 7-series. Just think about the effect that Chris...

This hearse looks vaguely familiar…   This is BMW’s new 7-series, and yes, we snapped it first in late 2006 when it broke cover in Germany. The car’s hefty disguise may not have changed much - but...

Yet another new Mercedes? Yes, this time it’s the new CLK – codenamed C206 – out in 2009, that we’ve caught on test in the first snows of the German winter. The financial importance of the CLK cannot...

Let me guess – the new Mercedes E-class estate?   Very good. Yes, Mercedes is working flat out to ready its new E-class range – known internally by its W212 chassis number – for its debut at the 2009...

That’s a mighty fine looking truck, pardner... Er yes, thank you. It may not be familiar to those of you outside North America, but Ford’s F150 has been America’s best-selling full-size pickup for 30...

I thought you said ‘new’ Land Rovers? We did. It’s what under the bonnet that’s new. This development hack may look like a standard Vogue, but take a look at the exhaust arrangement. Instead of the...

Jaguar XF R: the scoop Only weeks after the regular XF was unveiled at this autumn's Frankfurt Motor Show, CAR Online has caught the first pictures of the R version. Forget the scoop images of the...

A swifter TT to give the 350Z and Cayman a fright? Right in one. Audi is busy prepping a brisk S version of its new TT, ready to make its debut at the Geneva motor show next March. We've already spied...

Didn't try and disguise it much, did they? Yes, we’ve caught BMW’s upcoming M3 Cabriolet barely undisguised and months ahead of its official debut. Caught by eagle-eyed CAR reader Paul Newton in the...

And this is what, exactly...? It may not look like anything special, but this is the first public sighting of BMW’s new X1 off-roader. Beneath that black bin-liner camouflage sits BMW’s smallest SUV,...

"I was at Silverstone on 5 November. As always, the car park was offering up some rare and exotic examples (especially within the BRDC members area), including this Aston Martin DBS! It was a left...

"New Maser coupe. Very nice" Spotted:  3.31 km from Alessandria, Italy

"I was on route 120 (above Yosemite, close to Tioga Pass) when these 3 pulled in to take photographs. However as soon as they saw me take more interest in them than the scenery they left in a hurry. 2...

"A Rolls Royce Phantom SUV!! I don't think there will be many of these in the world. But if you cant find it anywhere, you'll always find it in New York. Dont know whats wrong with the...

"Saw this prototype in America, not sure what it is though. Somebody told me it was hybrid..." Spoted: 4.34 km from Valley View Trailer Park, United States

"New M3 saloon at the Ring. I'm intrigued that the saloon will adopt some of the coupe look!" Location  0.67 km from Nurburgring, Germany

Here's a sneak glimpse of Audi's BMW X3 rival, the Q5. We caught an Audi engineering crew offloading the baby Q7 for testing. It may be disguised, but the door and swooping roofline are there for all...

"Is this the new X5 or the X6? You will notice that the grille over the front and the indentations around the number plate differ from today's X5... Also causing suspicion was the absence of markings...

CAR Online has caught the new Impreza WRX STi almost completely undisguised. Our video has the car hot lapping at the Nurburgring before it's officially unveiled to the world on 10 October. Due on...

A Cadillac CTS-V... haven't we seen one of these before? Last week, CAR Online brought you our first drive of the regular CTS. That car has been launched in America, but won't land at European dealers...

That looks quite smart for a Mercedes C-class Sports Coupe… Indeed it does, and even through the disguise we can see the latest addition to the burgeoning C-class family is better to look at than...

BMW X1: the lowdown BMW knows a good thing when it sees it, and booming sales of its 4x4s have convinced the board to grow the X-rated SUV family. This is one of the first sightings of the X1, that...

Pretty impressive… Indeed, though the nature of this particular straight at the Nurburgring means just about everything can get airborne here. This is the next Megane, rather than any sort of...

A Mini off-roader, you say? This looks like a Clubman on tip-toes! This prototype is based on the Clubman, but if you look closely you'll spot a few telltale signs that this is the four-wheel drive...

Kronreif, Trunkenpolz, Mattighofen! Yes, or KTM for short. This is the X-Bow: it’s Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM’s first road car, and one of four planned four-wheeled vehicles by 2015. It's...

Lexus LF-A: the lowdown Earlier in the year we predicted Lexus would unveil its supercar, the LF-A, in production guise at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. It didn't, preferring to show its silver concept...

A new Nissan Murano? This one looks exactly the old one! That's because it is. We don't have photos of the new Murano yet, but CAR Online was among the first to see the replacement in the metal today...

A mystery supercar? What's all this about? A few weeks ago, CAR Online's spies spotted this phantom prototype testing at a Leicestershire test facility in the UK - and we were left baffled. It wasn't...

"Just thought I'd send these pictures I took with my phone, is there a new Ford Focus C-MAX coming out, am sure the normal C-MAX's don't ride so high and the wheel arches are huge! Maybe a mule for...

"Saw this Panamera prototype on test in Death Valley. I could just take one shot before it sped off!" Location 6.48 km from Death Valley Junction, United States

An X5 that's been to BMW's hallowed M-sport division? Surely not! We've long assumed that BMW wouldn't dare send its off-roaders to the M division toyshop, but we're hearing the first rumours that...