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Kia is full of surprises. They just introduced the Forte in South-Korea. And now they have a Plus version of Ceed coming to compete with the upcoming Golf Plus.
To us Kia Ceed has a very nice design inside and outside. From the pictures we can tell that the Plus version will definetely continue Kia’s current line. Especially with that lime green color.
Chevrolet Beat concept was introduced at the New York Auto Show in 2007. It is believed to be a replacement for the Chevrolet Spark(Matiz).
GM said at the New York Auto Show that the Beat will have GPS, Navi, DVD and other tech features not found in other small cars once it hits the market.
Beginning of the August we brought you spy photos of the 2010 Kia Sorento from hot weather testing in Death Valley.
At that time the car had a very heavy camouflage. This time we have pictures from the tests in Germany. It still has a quit heavy camouflage on, but some parts like the front is clearer and the side mirrors have no disguise.
Chevrolet introduced the all new 2009 Camaro Coupe end of July. They have also showed us two official images of the Convertible version. Now Wheelsmag blogger in Australia has spotted left hand drive 2010 Camaro Convertible.
Convertible version of the Camaro is expected to come out as LS, LT and SS with engines from 3.6L V6 producing 300-hp to 6.2 LS3 V8 producing 422-hp. Camaro Convertible will be introduced in 2009 as a 2010 model.
Jaguar XF has been on the market since March. It is one of the most successful models Jaguar has put out in years. Now Jaguar is working on a performance version of the XF called XF-R that should compete with the likes of BMW M5, AMG E63, Audi RS6.
Main changes from the XF are hood vents, more aggressive front air dam, changed grille.
Rumor is that the XF-R will get a new supercharged 5.0-liter V8 that makes around 500 hp.
On wednesday we brought you spy photos of the new 2010 Kia Sorento. Here we have newest pictures of Kia Soul spied undisguised doing hot weather testing in Death Valley.
In Europe Soul will get the 2.0-liter diesel engine, with the gasoline 1.6-liter offered there as well.
The road-going hatch will debut at the Paris auto show this fall.
Our spy photographer in Death Valley spotted the replacement for the current KIA Sorento. Even though the car had heavy camouflage it has the similar body shape as the current Sorento.
It looks to be a little bigger though. Most likely KIA’s updated 3.6 will be available. Surely diesel will be offered. Not sure will it also be offered in the States.
Production of the new Sorento will start next year in Georgia at KIA’s first plant in US:
This here is the KIA VG prototype, spied in the Death Valley. The car shares the platform with the next Hyundai Azera. It is KIA’s first luxury sedan. Kia VG is expected to be a front wheel drive vehicle.
Power will most likely come from either a 3.8L Lambda V6 engine or a more powerful 4.6 V8 Tau engine.
New Kia sedan should go on sale second half of 2009.
First pictures of night testing Acura’s X6 fighter at the Death Valley. This Acura is never seen before and it easily shows us that its top behind the B-part goes down like at the BMW X6.
The rear camouflage looks faked to us. No information yet, what will it be called, what will power the Acura’s SAV, but we are working on the information. Stay tuned!
Rumors that Mercedes is working on bringing back the modern version of legendary Gullwing have been circulating for a while now.
Now emercedesbenz has more information and also pictures of the SLC Gullwing with doors open. This should be the first time that it has been spotted with open doors.
This here is a 2009/2010 Range Rover Sport facelift that was spotted on the Nürburgring. Range Rover Sport gets a new 5.0-liter engine that replaces current 4.2-liter engine from Jaguar.
Power output is from 350 hp in the naturally aspirated configuration and 460 hp on the supercharged version. In addition to the engine changes the car also gets a revised bumper and grille.
This Porsche Cayenne Turbo rival should go on sale summer of 2009.
Exactly a month ago our spy photographer spotted the next 5-series on the Nürburgring
Here we have current M5 spied together with the next 5-series.
When you look at the cars you ll see how big the changes really are. New front grill and headlights. New bumpers. Mirrors with turn signals. And look at the rear lights. These seem to be the biggest difference compared to the current 5-series.
We have brought you pictures of the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Speedster from the Nürburgring before.
This time the car is back on the Nürburgring with a new detail on the rear. For some reason it has a rear spoiler that it did not have on the first tests. We assume that the car before had some problems and did not have enough downforce. It looks to be a fixed-type spoiler that is not adjustable.
In additon the X6 Active Hybrid pictures we brought you beginning of this month we have the pictures and first details on the X5 hybrid as well.
Can we be sure it is the prototype of X5 Hybrid?
The car has a huge bulge on the hood and also it has a warning sticker on the rear window:: “Caution: Hybrid-Prototype (High Voltage On Board).”
This here is most likely the new Porsche 911(998) test mule. Compared to the facelifted 997 the car has bigger wheel cases.
The all new Porsche 911(998) will most likely have a 345 hp flat-six engine for the Carrera model or 385 hp flat-six in the S model. Production is set to begin end of this year.
The new 911 codenamed 998 should debut in 2010.
Future additions to the model line will include Targa version for the Carrera and Carrera 4 lines. Surely GT3 and Turbo variants will also follow after some time.
Nürburgring is not a safe track. It is not unusual for the track to be closed several times a day for cleanup, repair, and medical intervention. The track management does not publish any official figures, but regular visitors to the track have used police reports to estimate the number of fatalities at somewhere between 3-12 in a full year.
Thankfully the new XJ just had minor damage to the bonnet after a crash from a test drive on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
We are not sure yet is this the current XJ facelift in testing or perhaps a test mule for the 2010 year model.
Here we have first pictures of the upcoming Ford C-Max - these pictures show their first chassis tests in the European mountains. The chassis looks a little bit modified and wider to us.
C-Max will share this platform with the new Focus and most probably engine choises are going to be very similar with the Focus as well.
Say no to windscreen and roof. This here is the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Speedster.
To keep the weight down a plastic body will be used. It will not have power windows or air conditioning.
Speedster version is 200kg lighter than the SLR 722 Edition.
The 5.5-liter supercharged V-8 is believed to be left untouched, but will be mated to an all-new exhaust system that will allow the motor to churn out more that the stock 617 horsepower.
It is very hard for photographers to spot all the new models that are on the way. Usually they wear a very heavy camouflage and are tested somewhere in the middle of nowhere. This time the upcoming R8 V10 was spotted right in front of the Audi headquarters.
New super R8 has wider intakes, more aggressive body kit, s-style grill and larger oval exhaust pipes.
Here we have newest pictures of the production ready Opel Insignia hatchback.
The Insignia notch- and hatchback will debut July 22, 2008 at the London Motor Show and hit showrooms starting in November.
For details on the new Opel click here to see previous posts on the Insignia
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