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Renault Clio facelift: the spy pictures

Rated 4 out of 5

Ben Whitworth, 07 November 2008 14:30

Renault may have just unveiled its new Megane – and the Laguna Coupe is hot on its heels – but that hasn’t stopped it kicking off work on a midlife facelift for its Clio, which originally arrived in 2005. Expect the revised hatch to bow in at the 2009 Geneva motor show. So what’s beneath those bags? Does the revised ...

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Mercedes E-class (2009) spy photos - updated

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Ben Whitworth, 04 November 2008 09:00

These are the clearest pictures yet of the new Mercedes E-class saloon undergoing final testing. Inspired by the new head of Mercedes design Gordon Wagener and his Concept Fascination showcar, the E-class (known internally by its chassis code W212) will finally break from the circular headlamp motif of the current E-class in favour of a more dramatic and visually imposing ...

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Mercedes E-class Coupe (2009) scooped

Rated 3 out of 5

Ben Whitworth, 03 November 2008 14:00

Mercedes is rushing its new E-class Coupe through final testing before the car's global debut at the Geneva motor show in ealry 2009. Codenamed C206, the Coupe will replace the CLK when it arrives in the UK next June wearing a £32,000 price tag. Drawing heavily from the Concept Fascination showcar – the acclaimed work of Mercedes’ new design director ...

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Mini goes electric! Spy photos of battery-powered Mini

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Ben Whitworth, 18 September 2008 07:30

These are CAR's first spy pictures of the electric Mini – the miserly mini that will help BMW meet tough new American regulations requiring car makers selling vehicles in California also to offer zero-emission vehicles by 2012. Our scoop photographer snapped the Mini out testing on the roads around Munich. And it wasn’t difficult for our man to spot the ...

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Vauxhall Astra (2009) five-door spy photos

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Ben Whitworth, 17 September 2008 10:06

We’ve caught Vauxhall’s new Astra on its way to the Nürburgring (where else?) and despite the shroud of secrecy surrounding development of the new hatchback, we’ve picked up some more clues on Luton’s Focus and Golf rival.  The new Vauxhall Astra looks pretty sharp to me…Designed in-house under the watch of Europe’s GM design boss Mark Adams, the sleek and ...

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Jaguar XJ (2010): new spy photos

Rated 3.5 out of 5

Ben Whitworth, 16 September 2008 09:03

Jaguar is working flat out on the development of its new XJ flagship – caught here heading back from the track to the company’s test facility on the perimeter of the Nurburgring in Germany. We’ve seen quite a few XJ mules in 2008 both in the UK and in Germany, but this is the first one caught undergoing new engine ...

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Chevrolet Beat (2010): spy photos

Rated 3.5 out of 5

Ben Whitworth, 14 August 2008 12:25

Ignore the zany camouflage – beneath the canvas, swirls and dots sits Chevrolet’s new Beat supermini. It’s the car that will replace the aged Matiz – thanks goodness – and it sits on GM’s new ‘world car’ B-class platform, developed in Korea. It’s early days yet for the fresh-looking Beat though – it only arrives here in 2010. Wasn’t the fate ...

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Mercedes McLaren SLR Speedster (2009): spyshots

Rated 2.5 out of 5

Ben Whitworth, 12 August 2008 11:59

The SLR is going out with a bang – this radical stripped-out Speedster version is the swan song for the fraught McLaren Mercedes collaboration. And it’s some farewell model – based on the hardcore 722 version, the Speedster is lighter and harder, delivering white-knuckle 200mph performance. And at around £600,000 plus local taxes, it’s rather dear too, with only 75 ...

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Porsche Panamera (2009): spyshots

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Ben Whitworth, 11 August 2008 13:53

Porsche is about to give a diesel version of its upcoming Panamera four-door hatch the production green light. CAR’s sources claim that Stuttgart is readying a 3.0-litre twin-turbo diesel V6 for the Cayenne, and if sales of the diesel off-roader are strong – almost a given under the current economic conditions – then the engine will be prepped for use ...

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Kia Sorento (2009): spy photos

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Ben Whitworth, 08 August 2008 12:46

It’s all change for Kia’s Sorento off-road flagship. Snapped here undergoing initial towing and endurance tests in Arizona, the next generation Sorento is expected to debut late next year at the Frankfurt motor show, before arriving in the UK at the end of 2009. The next-generation Sorento gets new styling, a chassis overhaul and a range of punchy new turbodiesel engines. Tell me ...

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