Our man at the Nurburgring caught the next-generation Audi RS6 testing in the Green Hell. There's no hiding those oval exhausts, the puffed-up bodykit or swollen arches encircling 20-inch wheels. Sadly, not much can be heard of the RS6's 542bhp, twin-turbo, direct-injection 4.0 V8 (say that ten times fast) but the car certainly looks speedy and composed. The new engine features cylinder deactivation, turning off half the cylinders to mimic a four-pot ...
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- 10 May 2012
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Georg Kacher and Pembroke Tenneson (artist's impression by Christian Schulte),
10 May 2012 09:41
BMW is working on the next 1-series convertible - but it will arrive in 2014 badged as a 2-series. Given the number and variety of separate models coming from BMW, it comes as no surprise that some name-shuffling is necessary. Like Mercedes, Munich is having to rejig its range to accommodate the flurry of new metal, so the next 1-series coupe and convertible ...
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Georg Kacher and Pembroke Tenneson (artist's impressions by Christian Schulte),
09 May 2012 11:29
Audi is preparing a new baby SUV, dubbed Q2, for launch in late 2013. Revealed here in our artist's impression taken from the May 2012 issue of CAR Magazine, the Audi Q2 would be the smallest 4x4 yet from a premium car maker. Preparations are underway in Ingolstadt to produce a full range of Q models, expanding the current three ...
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Jesse Crosse (Artist's impression by Christian Schulte),
03 May 2012 04:57
The next VW Golf may not be your first choice for 2013's biggest launch, but as the cornerstone of VW's range and Europe's most popular family car it is most certainly a significant event. VW's new MQB (Modular Transverse Matrix) architecture has made its production debut in the 2012 Audi A3, but it's the next Golf that will be the ...
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Georg Kacher (artist's impression by Christian Schulte),
01 May 2012 06:02
That Mercedes were planning a niche-filling compact crossover to compliment the latest A/B-class small cars has never been in doubt. But as we get closer to seeing the vehicle in dealer showrooms, the car that started out as the BLK and then got tagged GLC is now labelled GLA. Thank the Swabian product planners, and the new nomenclature for the ...
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Tim Pollard (artist's impression by Christian Schulte),
30 April 2012 17:29
Porsche is already working on its new 991-generation 911 GT3 and this artist's impression gives a flavour for what's in store for the fastest, most focused 911 yet. The new 991 GT3 is expected to be shown in 2013. Porsche 911 GT3: what do we know about the 991-spec GT3? Many of the deals are sketchy, but we're beginning to ...
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Mark Hamilton,
30 April 2012 09:11
Following the Audi A3 hatchback's launch at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, CAR's covert photographer has caught the upcoming S3 hot-hatch out on the test circuit. Audi S3 (2013): the lowdown Dispensing with earlier Audi S3 prototypes' disruptive camouflage wrap, this proto-S3 is clad in hyperbole-defeating white paint on an A3 bodyshell. Larger alloy wheels and quad exhausts are tell-tale ...
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Tim Pollard (artist's impressions by Christian Schulte),
26 April 2012 11:11
Jaguar's new F-type is shaping up to be quite a sports car - with news of the full engine line-up, including supercharged V6s and V8 power, now confirmed by Jaguar. CAR's artists have stripped away the disguise of the official 'spyshots' issued by Jaguar upon confirmation that the F-type project had been approved. The top three photos above give us ...
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Tim Pollard,
20 April 2012 09:00
Aston Martin will replace the DBS supercar late in 2012, CAR can reveal. What you're looking at here could feature as a future James Bond car... These new spy photos capture a late-stage DBS prototype on test in Germany, near the Nurburgring. It's a revealing set of spy photos - with lots of angles of the sports car and a ...
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Tim Pollard (artist's impression by Christian Schulte),
16 April 2012 13:09
BMW will launch a range-topping M3 to cap the new F30 3-series family in late 2014. The new May 2012 issue of CAR on sale this week spills the beans on the new 2014 BMW M3. Click here for a digital preview of the magazine. BMW M3 (2014): the lowdown This is the fifth generation of M3 and Munich is ...
