Spy Shots
Skoda Octavia RS spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 13 Jun 2013
...but not the RS car being tweaked now at the Nurburgring for local deliveries next year.
It will be packed with more than 160 kiloWatts of turbo power and the usual go-faster dress-up gear including a rear spoiler and four fat exhaust pipes. It's for Golf GTi fans who want something a bit bigger with a boot. Here early in 2014 for less than $40,000.
MINI Cooper spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 12 Jun 2013
The camouflage is almost gone and the car is revealed as slightly longer and wider, although the big changes are in the cabin where the centre-mounted speedo is gone.
Hyundai i10 spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 07 Jun 2013
...but development is picking up pace in Europe. The next i10 for 2014 is even hot lapping at the Nurburgring in Germany, where Hyundai has just opened an all-new test facility.This reporter is on Twitter: @paulwardgover
BMW CAT spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 06 Jun 2013
...is part of the Germany company's next drive. It's codenamed the CAT - for Compact Activity Tourer - and is coming as BMW twins a new range of super-small cars with the next Mini lineup. The CAT should be ready for the road in 2014 to face-off against Benz's baby A-Class range. Here late 2014 but no indication yet of price.This reporter is on Twitter: @paulwardgover
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Audi Q7 spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 05 Jun 2013
The biggest change in the switch to a new VW Group platform - that will also be the base of everything from the Volkswagen Touareg to the Lamborghini Urus - is a body change that means the next Q7 will be about 400 kilograms lighter.This reporter is on Twitter: @paulwardgover
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Land Rover Freelander spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 04 Jun 2013
It should be previewed early next year and on the road in 2015.
Land Rover's next bedrock car will be bigger and more luxurious but still in the affordable mid-sized SUV class.
This reporter is on Twitter: @paulwardgover
Mercedes-Benz C 55 AMG spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 31 May 2013
It's still wrapped in camouflage, and based on the current C-Class body, but packs the 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8 already fitted to a range of AMG models including the SL63.This reporter is on Twitter: @paulwardgover
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Volkswagen Polo spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 30 May 2013
The only obvious changes are around the nose, with a modified air intake, but the Polo is likely to get a value boost before it follows Golf 7 into a total overhaul late in 2014.This reporter is on Twitter: @paulwardgover
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Mercedes S-Class Coupe spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 29 May 2013
It comes as the replacement for the CL but with more style and driving enjoyment, as the S-Class - which Carsguide drives in July - is stretched up to fill the space previously occupied by the unloved Maybach.This reporter is on Twitter: @paulwardgover
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Opel Corsa spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 28 May 2013
The biggest change, according to Carparazzi, is a total rework of the old-fashioned and low-quality interior.
The Corsa also gets a new face taken from the baby Adam and there could also be more power when the car arrives here towards the end of the year. Here late this year with little change from current pricing.
This reporter is on Twitter: @paulwardgover
