Spyshots: future cars uncovered

I spy with my little eye… Quad exhausts? That’s the standout feature on the back of this TT, and that means you’re looking at the S version of Audi’s little coupe. And it’s definitely official too. As...

Nissan GT-R: the lowdown First, a bit of industry navel-gazing. The car world in the 21st century is a molly-coddled world. Hawkish PRs usually enforce embargos on first pictures of new cars -...

So if this car is at the Nurburgring does that mean it’s going to be sporty? It’ll be sporty, but not because it’s at the ‘Ring. You see the new Scirocco is meant to signal Volkswagen’s return to a...

Porsche Panamera: the lowdown We've been spotting that old scoop favourite, the new Panamera super saloon, again. And it seems that Stuttgart's stylists are experimenting with a further evolution of...

The new Fiesta looks pretty good, especially for a Ford… Yes it does look good, but don’t knock Ford’s design. Martin Smith, who previously made Vauxhalls look nice, has transformed the Blue Oval’s...

Surely a secret OLD car! Why should we care about Rover’s Metro marvel buried for 20 years? If you reckon Rover brought about its own fate by offering poorly designed products, selling long after...

A scoop double! I guess this snapper really was hiding in the trees... Yes, this was a proper long-lens job - so please excuse the grainy image and vegetation-eclipsed view. But make no mistake: the...

Lotus Esprit? McLaren supercar? A new Noble? Help us identify this mystery sports car CAR has spotted this mystery sports car testing at a UK facility, but we can't pin down exactly what it is. And...

Hyundai. Muscle car. Not words I'd expected in the same sentence... Here in Europe at least, we've long associated Hyundais with cheap 'n' cheerful transport for the masses. But Hyundai and Kia are...

BMW: the next five years BMW today held a press conference where it outlined what chairman Dr Norbert Reithofer called ‘a fundamental strategic realignment’ of the brand. It’s not as drastic as that...

Your title says Honda Accord, but this looks like an accident between a car and a tent! Yes, but under that heavy disguise this has been confirmed as the next Honda Accord. Prototypes have started...

Bloody hell, that’s one very hot Polo… Or one very well disguised Audi A1. Unless you were really looking carefully, this prototype could easily be mistaken for a tuned Polo. Even we considered the...

Ferrari Dino: the lowdown Despite repeated denials, CAR Online can confirm that the Dino will be reborn at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show in March. Developed under the codename F149, the new Dino is...

Nissan GT-R: the hype continues The Nissan GT-R is a classic case study in the PR spin surrounding new cars these days. It's been widely scooped, and we've already published a video of it dicing with...

Now that’s a proper hot hatch… Yes it is. This is Subaru’s Impreza STi and unlike your Golf GTI or Renault Megane R26 hatchback rivals, this is four-wheel drive. And it’ll knock the Audi S3 into touch...

A facelifted Porsche 911 Turbo? Already? Oh yes. Porsche never seems to stop fettling the 911 and although it’s only been just more a year since we drove the Turbo, Porsche is already working on a...

A Fiat 500 Abarth? Seen that before… Yes you have, and we scooped it back in May. But this isn’t a 500 Abarth. This is the super-hot Super Sport version with more power and a few mods to make it a...

The Vauxhall Insignia, you say? I thought it was the new Vectra They're one and the same, we hear. Eager to spruce up its repmobile's reputation, Vauxhall and sister firm Opel are planning to drop the...

The disguise says BMW but what on earth is it? Details are still sparse but this is BMW’s next niche-filling model, codenamed V5. And while blue-and-white-propeller officials might not like you...

The genesis of CAR's major McScoop

A four-door M3? Haven’t seen one of those for a while… Not since the E36 model M3, two generations ago, have we seen an M3 saloon. Back then that car didn’t prove particularly popular. Now BMW is...

More hot stuff from Vauxhall’s VXR range. Are you sure? We are, and while other volume manufacturers have just one or two hot models in their ranges, the Luton-based company has bucked the trend and...

Ah, a 4x4 that’s not actually that big, and can’t go off road? Pretty much got it in one. This is Kia’s mini 4x4, the production version of the Soul concept that appeared at the Detroit Motor Show in...

Another Jaguar XF? It must be the most scooped car in history! It certainly has been scooped often enough. But the wait is nearly over... Jaguar will finally publish the full story on the XF - its...

Looks a bit daring for Renault! Yes it does. This teaser shot (inset) was flashed up at the launch of the Laguna coupe and CAR Online managed to get a quick shot of it. Renault isn’t releasing any...

Volkswagen to build a budget CLS? Whatever next! We first heard of Wolfsburg’s plans to do a four-door 'coupoon' two years ago, and now these spy shots from California suggest the project is further...

A 1-series convertible - that's niche marketing for you... Yes, BMW is leaving no market sector unoccupied with its 1-series. Due to be unveiled at next year's Detroit motorshow in January - BMW is...

A sporty off-roader from BMW. Now there’s a surprise… Yes, BMW’s X6, caught here virtually disguised before arriving in concept form on BMW’s stand at the Frankfurt motor show, ushers in a new...

Another big fast Audi on another fast lap of the Ring? Very good. Audi is taking fast estates to an unprecedented level with its new RS6 Avant – caught here undergoing chassis and engine development...

So, Chrysler wasn't joking when it said it might build this beauty? Yes, thirty seven years after the original became an integral part of America’s automotive psyche, Dodge’s Challenger is back. And...

AMG's supercar: the lowdown Under the distorted Viper bodyshell of this hard-working prototype lies one of the most eagerly awaited cars in Mercedes-Benz's history: it's the first sighting of the new...

Hold on, an A5 Sportback? That means it's a five-door wagon, right? Not quite. Confused? Well, it's neither an Avant nor a five-door Sportback as we know them. Rather, it's designed to be half wagon,...

Get you with your white paintjob, flares and 20-inch wheels. Very disco… Yes, believe it or not beneath this rather odd camouflage lurks a next-generation Saab 9-5 mule, riding on a version of...

Ooh, that looks quite good! Snapped hot-weather testing in the Californian desert, this is Hyundai’s new Coupe, and yes it does look good. When the current Coupe was launched back in 2003 it was...

Compact and cute: Ford pairs up with Fiat 500 for the next Ka Yes, under the Ford family clothes the next Ka is 100 percent Fiat. It has an Italian chassis, Fiat engines, even steering and brakes...

The next Volkswagen Golf: everything you need to know One car defines the success of the Volkswagen group: the Golf. It's the bedrock of the range and when the Golf sells, VW makes lots of money. In...