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Hyundai's chief for research and development Albert Biermann gives us clues on the automaker's halo car of the future.
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First drive review: Hyundai RM19 Prototype teases a bright future for N brand
The Hyundai RM 19 Prototype is fun-to-drive preview of a future mid-engine halo car.
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World’s Only Privately Owned Ferrari Enzo Prototype For Sale
This, friends, is the only Ferrari Enzo prototype ever sold into the hands of a private buyer, and it’s for sale. You can own this piece of history. If you already own a whole lot of cash, that is. ALSO SEE: First Lamborghini Huracán Crash Results In Nothing But Ashes The price...
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For Sale: Four-Wheel-Drive, 1965... Mustang?
A prototype 1965 Mustang is for sale at a dealership in the UK. One of three built, the car has racked up just 73,000 miles since new/
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Spy Shots
UPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class has been revealed. Click here for all the info and photos. We're already a good portion of the way through a whole new batch of Mercedes-Benz models to be launched, including the SLK-Class and C-Class Coupe, B-Class, and next-generation M-Class. Soon, the...
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Aerodynamic Changes Coming To Make Le Mans Prototype Cars Safer
Fender holes will be required on all LMP cars as of April 1, 2012; the move is meant to reduce the likelihood of a high-speed flip caused by aerodynamics.
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Porsche is soon to launch its next-generation 911 and as can be seen by these latest spy shots, prototypes for the car appear to be almost complete. Shown in the least camouflage and from the closest distance yet, the new 911 looks to be just as its predecessors have been: a variation on the classic theme, with some modern tweaks. But just as the continuity of looks in previous cars have masked major mechanical changes, so to will the next-gen 911. These latest shots show the car again almost completely undisguised, and for the first time in colors other than black: yellow and blue. Earlier...
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2012 MINI Coupe Spy Shots
Earlier this week we brought you some of the first spy shots of the 2012 MINI Coupe JCW, and now we have the model it's based on: the standard Coupe. Even the Coupe spied here bears the inlet on the hood marking a turbocharged engine, however, potentially leaving the door open that this is the...
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Video: BMW Takes Us Inside Top Secret Plant Zero
Where is every BMW born? In a secret place the company has barely admitted exists--until now, called Plant Zero. The plant is staffed by the best of BMW's technicians, where prototype cars are built almost entirely by hand. The techs use their own methods to program the eventual robotic assembly...
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Spy Shots: 2012 BMW 6-Series Coupe
The reveal of the new 2012 BMW 6-Series Coupe is just around the corner, with recent reports suggesting that a debut at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show in late April is looking more and more likely. It’s safe to say that we already know pretty much what the new luxury two-door will look like...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK
The current generation of the SLK roadster has served Mercedes-Benz well over its life since introduction in 2004, and like all cars its once-cutting-edge design has become somewhat tired despite a mid-cycle facelift. An all-new SLK is in the works, however, spotted on numerous occasions testing in...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS
The 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS will be launched late next year.
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Volkswagen's next-generation Passat is expected to up the stakes against Germany’s luxury automakers, with the car’s designers hoping it will be mentioned in the same breath as the BMW 3-Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi A4. Previous spy shots have revealed that a longer wheelbase will be present, and although the new car will be larger than the outgoing one, the use of lightweight materials in its construction should ensure a lighter kerb weight and improved mileage. These latest spy images show the wagon version or “Variant,” which is due approximately one year after the...
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One-Off 1990 BMW M8 Prototype Reappears In Germany
To this day BMW has never launched an M8 but the automaker did come close to doing so at one point, though the project was canned at the last minute. Back in 1990 BMW built a one-off prototype version of its then new 8-Series sports coupe and labeled it the M8. The prototype featured a 6.0-liter...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Chevrolet Orlando Caught Testing, U.S. Sales Still Canceled
Chevrolet stated early last year that it would bring a production version of 2008’s Orlando concept vehicle to North American markets sometime in 2011, however, just weeks after revealing the updated Volt MPV5 concept, itself a new iteration of the Orlando design, the automaker has reversed...
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Spy Shots: Hyundai HED-5-Based MPV
Hyundai is working on a new mid-sized MPV to take on the likes of the Volkswagen Touran and recently revealed Opel Meriva, and today we have new spy shots of a prototype. Hyundai announced the HED-5 Concept-based car will be coming to the U.S. back at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, and it's now...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Opel Astra Sport Coupe
The current generation Opel Astra made its debut in Europe back in May of 2009 and ever since its release there have been hopes that the car could eventually make its way to the U.S. as a Saturn or even a Buick. While the Saturn route is no longer possible, the new Astra will be arriving on local...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
Sales of the new 2010 Volkswagen Golf (MkVI) is picking up pace all around the country and considering the car’s solid feel, classy styling and German engineering, it’s easy to understand why. Oh, did we mention that it’s also available with a dual clutch transmission and a frugal turbodiesel...
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With the new 2011 Hyundai Sonata already hitting the streets, and the next-generation Elantra just around the corner, attention now turns to Hyundai’s entry-level Accent, spied here in prototype form while testing in Germany. The all-new 2012 Hyundai Accent is due to arrive by the middle of next year and will once again be offered in both hatch and sedan bodystyles. As clearly revealed by these latest spy shots, the new Accent will feature the same fluid design as seen on the Sonata and upcoming Elantra as well as a swoopy grille and tapered back headlights. Internally codenamed RB, the new...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Porsche 911 GT2 Facelift
The Porsche 911 GT2 is the last variant of the 997-series 911 to receive its mid-cycle update and in typical GT2 style the last update comes just before the current generation of Porsche’s iconic supercar reaches the end of its product cycle. The all-new ‘991’ Porsche 911 is just over a year...
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Spy Shots: 2010 Saab 9-5 SportCombi Wagon
With Saab now in the relatively safe hands of Spyker work can continue unabated on the development of new models. We’ve already seen the new 2010 Saab 9-5 and following its launch we will eventually see its SportCombi wagon variant make its debut. These latest spy shots show that development...
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Rendered: 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class Facelift
Sales figures for the R-Class haven’t managed to live up to the expectations of the Mercedes-Benz but the automaker is determined not to completely write-off its ‘Grand Sport Tourer’ just yet. The R-Class received a mild facelift in 2007 to help turn around flagging sales, but a second and...
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First Look At Turkey’s Onuk Sazan Supercar Prototype
Engineers of the Onuk Sazan are hoping for a top speed around the 186 mph mark.
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Spy Shots: Replacement For Lotus Elise/Exige Or New Esprit?
The extended wheel arches seen on the test vehicle suggest that whatever new model Lotus is working on, it will feature a significantly larger footprint than the current Elise/Exige line of cars.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran