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Mercedes-AMG Project One sports artistic camo during track testing

Production is expected to begin in 2019.

Production is expected to begin in 2019.

Rolls-Royce confirms new luxury SUV name

Transcript: Rolls-Royce confirms name of new luxury SUV. Rolls-Royce officially acknowledges Cullinan as the name of its new “high-bodied vehicle.” The automaker is steering around the SUV moniker. The name Cullinan comes from the largest flawless diamond ever found. The Cullinan will share a platform with the Phantom. Meaning it will likely get a 6.75-liter twin-turbo V12 engine with an 8-speed automatic transmission. With a possible output of 563 horsepower and 664 pound feet of torque. The C

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Spy photos: Mercedes-Benz CLS in light camouflage

The shape is there for all to see.

The shooting brake version is likely to have been dropped.

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Mini Countryman PHEV caught at electric watering hole

Yep, it's definitely a plug-in. Look for it on the road in 2019.

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How and why automakers work hard to camouflage their cars

Carmakers assign engineers to be in charge of developing bespoke camouflage for each new model.

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This is how GM is hiding new Chevy Volt in public

General Motors is letting the public know that, well, it's not about to let the public know anything else about the next-generation Chevrolet Volt. But the automaker is willing to talk about its camouflaging process for upcoming versions of the extended-range plug-in. So it's a half-hearted secret, at best.

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Ford car-camo artist works his craft on Australia's new Falcon XR8

Ford is among the kings of concealment when it comes to test cars. On one recent Mustang SVT mule, the automaker went to the extreme of putting baffles over the exhausts to hide how many there were. Sounds like a lot of work, right? In a new video, the Blue Oval has decided to take fans behind the scenes to show them what it takes to camouflage a prototype. In thi

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Audi building 50 camouflaged Jon Olsson Edition A4 Avant wagons [w/video]

Swedish Autoblog readers, have you been driving your Audi A4 Avant wagons and thought, 'You know, I really wish my car looked more like a camouflaged World War II battleship?' Well, great news for you, as skier and Audi enthusiast Jon Olsson has teamed up with the German brand's Swedish outfit to offer this new limited-edition A4 Avant.

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How Ford hid the 2015 Mustang from spy photographers

Now that we've finally seen the 2015 Ford Mustang, it's fun to go back and look at the spy shots we spent months pouring over, trying to dissect what was under all the camouflage. For the most part, Ford did a good job of concealing the car from spy photographers, and it released a video showing how much work went into doing so.

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McLaren dealership creates special MP4-12C Greenwich Edition

Could this be a first? Normally we wait in anticipation of the camouflage to be taken off prototype cars, but Greenwich Patch is reporting that Miller Motorcars in Greenwich, CT has taken a production car back to its prototype days. The McLaren MP4-12C above was painted gray, but you'd never know it because the sheetmetal has been

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Fiat heir Lapo Elkann takes Wallpaper magazine into his garage

There's a part of us that wishes the automotive industry were packed with more eccentric characters like Lapo Elkann. The rakish heir to the Fiat empire (and possible future president of Ferrari) is anything but dull, Noah Joseph

Swedish skier specs out his Lamborghini for the slopes

We saw lots of intriguing mod jobs at SEMA this year. But among them we didn't see one Lamborghini with a ski rack. Not one! Leave it to the Swedish, then, to show us the way.

BREAKING: BMW X3 prototype reportedly causes bomb scare outside NY museum

2011 BMW X3 prototype – Click above for high-res image gallery

Spanish Fly: Tramontana spotted strafing Swiss airport in full jet fighter regalia

Tramontana F1 in full jet fighter regalia - Click above for high-res image gallery

Spyshots: Chevy Beat spotted on the wild!

Click above for image gallery of the Chevy Beat prototype

SEMA Sideshow: Camo and military themes abound

Click for high-res gallery of camo and military-themed cars from SEMA