Spy Shots
Volvo XC40 spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 09 Jul 2012
...by one-third in 2013.
The newcomer is the XC40, which will go into action against the Audi Q3 and BMW X1 in little more than a year. Carparazzi has caught the XC40 in testing, with the newcomer identified by an increased ride height over the regular V40 wagon, but with more to come including more bodywork tweaking and a choice of engines and drivelines. Here in 2013, priced against BMW X1.
Toyota 86 spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 06 Jul 2012
But track work at the Nurburgring points to extra tweaking of the Japanese hero car. Toyota is already considering motorsport plans for the Bathurst 12-Hour race and Targa Tasmania in Australia.
Range Rover spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 04 Jul 2012
But there is almost nothing to hide in this shot of a production car running close to the company's headquarters in Britain. Australian deliveries will begin in the first half of next year.
Lexus LF-A Final edition spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 02 Jul 2012
...which will be built with the track-focussed body and mechanical package caught by Carparazzi during testing at the Nurburgring. The bright new blue body is a giveaway, but there is plenty of fresh stuff - from a different exhaust to an extra air intake in the bonnet - to hint that the car will get a speed tweak before production reaches the 500-car cut-off.
Citroen C4 Picasso spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 27 Jun 2012
...actually wind back its adventurous looks. The new Picasso is coming at the Paris Motor Show in September but this Carparazzi picture points to a more conventional big-box design, although it has trendy turbine-design alloys and retains the small window behind the A-pillar that's a signature of the current C4.
Volkswagen Golf Cabrio R spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 26 Jun 2012
...all the way with an R-type tweak of its open air compact. A concept for the Golf R Cabriolet was shown at the Worthersee gathering of the VW faithful last year and now testing is underway ahead of production - with visual changes including sports suspension, 19-inch alloys, a central exhaust outlet, Napal leather trim and the promise of a 0-100km/h sprint in less than six seconds thanks to a tweaked 2-litre turbo engine.
Jaguar XK-RS spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 25 Jun 2012
...the cat car company from continuing development of its heavyweight XK. The R became the R-S and now there is a track-focussed XK-Rs rival to the Porsche 911 GT3 and Audi R8 GT, spotted during testing at the Nurburgring. The big rear wing and 'flick's on the nose point to racing potential and the test car caught by Carparazzi also has a full rollcage and an engine tweaked for around 450 kiloWatts.
Kia Sorento spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 21 Jun 2012
A mild tweak of the family-focussed Korean SUV brings new lamps, a tweaked grille and bumpers. The car is only three years into production but the cabin is also expected to get a lift in quality.
Audi S3 spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 20 Jun 2012
...caught here at the Nurburgring by Carparazzi. The giveaway is 18-inch alloys but the car also gets bolder lamps similar to the new A6, as well as quad exhaust tips, while the bonnet likely hides a 2-litre turbocharged four.
Maserati Quattroporte spy shot
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By Paul Gover · 19 Jun 2012
...as the four-seat luxury car runs up to its reveal at the Paris Motor Show in September. It's still expected to have a V8 engine from the Ferrari family and perhaps also the all-wheel drive system fitted to the Ferrari FF.
