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Spy Shots: Mazda CX-7 nip/tuck spotted

Please To our eyes, Mazda's CX-7 crossover still manages to look fresh despite having been on the market since mid-2006. While it has aged gracefully, the Japanese automaker is readying a facelift for 2010, and some early mules have just been caught by spy shooters roaming in wintery Michigan. While the prototypes have been quite heavily disguised, it is still possible to see that beneath their anti-spy cloaks, changes are taking shape. Significantly upsized air intakes have taken up residence up front, and tape around the rear lenses could ... Read more →

Spy Shots: Cayman with bigger wheel arches, a mule for the S Sport? Jonathon Ramsey

The Cayman has two events to get ready for: the Cayman S Sport, and a facelift. A blacked-out Cayman with larger wheel arches and bolt-on fender flares was spotted recently, and it could be a tester ...

Spy Shots: Volvo XC60 out playin' in the snow Dan Roth

Volvo is working hard to finish development on the production version of its XC60 CUV before it goes on sale later in 2008. We'll see the official unveiling in Geneva most likley, and the concept has ...

Spy Shots: Baby Rolls nabbed Dan Roth

Hours upon hours of lying prone on the frozen tundra of the Arctic Circle have paid off for KGP's hardcore spy shooters. An upright test mule has been spotted running around at BMW's facility in the ...

Spy Shot: Aston Martin Rapide Noah Joseph

With its Le Mans racing program soon to be bolstered by GT2 and LMP1 entries, and with sales of its ever-so-desirable GTs ever increasing, Aston Martin is preparing to add the four-door Rapide to its ...

Spy Shots: streamlined new Renault Megane 1 year ago on Autoblog

With the Clio and Laguna having recently undergone complete replacement, Renault is now turning its attention to its middle range, and the automotive paparazzi have caught camouflaged mules undergoing testing on the open road. Scheduled to bow at next September's Paris show, the third-generation ...

Hah! So Lotus is working on a new supercar! 2 years ago on Autoblog

It is a Lotus, it isn't a Lotus. It is a Lotus, it isn't a Lotus. Today we think it could be, despite earlier reports to the contrary. But whether that mysetrious test mule spotted with Lotus paperwork was actually a Lotus or not, the famed British sportscar company in fact does have a supercar ...

Spy Shots: Chevy Camaro mule caught Stateside 2 years ago on Autoblog

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Hello, what's this? Lambo SUV or Porsche GT Coupe? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Just like the NSX mule that's been spotted ripping around, this Porsche Cayenne is masquerading as something it's not. What the end result actually is remains a mystery, but something's using fat-ass über-SUV duds to fly incognito. Motor Authority reports that there's a Lamborghini LM002 ...

Speculazione: Is this a new Maserati or the Ferrari Dino? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Manufacturers testing development mules for upcoming models go to great lengths to camouflage their prototypes in order to hide from the public what they're working on. That never stops the motoring press, in print and in cyberspace, from speculating on what that the camouflage is disguising, ...

Spy Shots: Jaguar XF test mule in Frisco 2 years ago on Autoblog

Our El Camino-happy friends over at Jalopnik have a new batch of spy shots showing what appears to be the upcoming replacement for Jaguar's S-Type in prototype form undergoing development tests in San Francisco. The pre-production version of the car, previewed by the C-XF concept car at the ...

Spy Shots: Fiat Abarth duo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Abarth is returning to the scene with force. The historic Italian tuning house, long a part of the Fiat group, has been hard at work turning Fiat's models into hot hatches worthy of the scorpion badge's revival. At Geneva we saw the production preview of the Grande Punto Abarth, and the Abarth ...

Back in Black: Ferrari 430CS caught testing...again 2 years ago on Autoblog

We know, we know... you've already seen spy shots of the upcoming Ferrari F430 Challenge Stradale. But we can't help but get excited for what promises to be one of the most tantalizing applications of the more-power-less-weight battle cry. We've seen what an improvement the formula made to the ...

Autoblog Podcast #67 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've finally poked our respective heads out of our interweb caves and unleashed episode 67 of the Autoblog podcast upon the world. We've been pretty nutty lately with our new, improved site design and our groundbreaking car giveaway, so please forgive our delay at getting back to this. Our first ...

Spy Video: Acura NSX mule 2 years ago on Autoblog

It might look like an S2000 out there on the 'Ring, but something's not quite right. We've all ogled the spy pictures by now, but Inside Line has produced a nifty little video of what we all think is a development mule for the next Acura NSX. Just listen to that angry exhaust note – that ain't ...

Spy Shots: 2009 Ford F-150 2 years ago on Autoblog

Development of the next generation F150 is running flat out in anticipation of the pickup's 2009 debut. The program has progressed to the point of wheeling prototypes of different cab and bed configurations around Detroit Rock City. The spy shot ninjas at KGP snagged some really clear pictures of ...

REPORT: Murcielago Superleggera confirmed 2 years ago on Autoblog

Our mates across the pond at PistonHeads say they've got it on good authority that Lamborghini is indeed producing a Superleggera version of the too-hot-to-handle Murcielago. Eyebrows were raised when spy photogs snapped a Murcielago test mule running test laps around the Nurburgring's venerable ...

SPY VIDEO: Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate 2 years ago on Autoblog

With the new C-Class sedan already firing on all cylinders, Mercedes-Benz is preparing its compact wagon variant. Some intrepid paparazzi managed to catch the upcoming C-Class Estate undergoing apparent cold-weather testing with minimal camouflage, in a video that you'll find after the ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes CLS, SL and SLK 2 years ago on Autoblog

Mercedes has some hot-selling models in the SL, SLK and CLS, but the German automaker isn't about to sit around twiddling its thumbs. Instead they're working on facelifts for all three, poised to hit the market around this time next year. The changes to the three models are expected to be mostly ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG 2 years ago on Autoblog

Following the unveiling of the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class, we all knew it wouldn't be long before AMG would have their turn at the new baby Benz. Sure enough, spy photos have begun hitting the internet, showing the next C63 AMG undergoing testing at the fabled Nurburgring. Set to face off against the ...

Lutz confirms V12 in development for Cadillac flagship 2 years ago on Autoblog

Lutz unveiles the Cadillac Sixteen concept at NAIAS 2003 in Detroit It's official. It's been confirmed: Cadillac is preparing a new V12 flagship. That's straight from the mouth of our favorite man in the business, Bob Lutz. On a recent trip across the pond, GM's venerated product guru confirmed in ...

Spy Shots: updated Bentley Continentals 2 years ago on Autoblog

We just brought you news of the upcoming facelift for the Bentley Continental GT yesterday, and already spy shots have surfaced showing a couple of cold-weather test mules sitting at the pumps. (Those six-liter W12s can drink a lot of fossils.) As predicted, the updates will extend across the ...

Spy Shots: 2009 Ford F-150 2 years ago on Autoblog

The spy photogs at KGP Photography report that there are likely up to two dozen Ford F-150 development mules out on the roads around Detroit as the Blue Oval attempts to tweak its best seller to better meet the new competition from General Motors and Toyota head on. Many of the mules show little or ...

Spy Shots: 2009 Audi A8 2 years ago on Autoblog

At first glance, you'll hardly be able to tell a difference between the 2007 Audi A8 and the testing mule you're staring at here. The most obvious differences are the extra-wide fenders flares on the mule. Nevertheless, this is the next iteration of the A8, which will also sport some mechanical ...

Spy Shots: Audi A5 snapped testing in California 2 years ago on Autoblog

As if Southern California didn't have enough reasons to make the rest of the country jealous, it's also apparently stocked with test mules driving around in the warm California sun. Ryan over at Carster.com spotted a pair of lightly camo'd Audi A5 test mules out and about in SoCal. (You may ...

SPY SHOTS: Ferrari F430 Challenge Stradale 2 years ago on Autoblog

Ferrari aficionados and motorheads the world over have been eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Ferrari F430 Challenge Stradale. The previous 360 CS took the 360 Modena coupe, put it on a diet and gave it some stripes. The result was a leaner and meaner prancing horse that put the 360 Challenge ...

Spy Shot: 2007 BMW 6-Series 3 years ago on Autoblog

The 2007 BMW 6-Series will feature a minor facelift, and an undisguised mule has been snapped undergoing testing at the Nurburgring. How minor a facelift? Well, you'd probably have to put the new one next to an old one to tell the difference. Purely cosmetic changes seem limited to a revised front ...

Spy Shots: 2008 Lotus Esprit 3 years ago on Autoblog

Another mule has been caught lapping the Ring in Germany, and this time it's the forthcoming revival of the lightweight Lotus Esprit supercar. The new Esprit is expected use a BMW V8 for power, and while eight cylinders is no surprise, we have to admit that we enjoyed the old Esprit's identity as ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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