After ending its partnership with Mercedes Benz on the SLR project, it looks like McLaren are back to work on their new project, a successor of the famous McLaren F1, photographed by one of Auto Express readers, while testing. Codenamed P11, not much is known about the car, except that it’s scheduled to go on sale in 2010 and, priced somewhere between £150,000 and £300,000 (around $263,000-$527,000), the car will be smaller than the F1 and it will compete supercars like the Ferrari F430 and the Lamborghini Gallardo. Under the hood, the car will be powered by a 500 hp 6.2 liter V8 AMG engine, from Mercedes, which should be able to take the car from 0 to 60 mph in around four seconds and up to a top speed of 200 mph.

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It seems like Audi has managed to keep the secret around the development of this car, the Audi A4 Allroad, because here are the first spy shots and the car looks almost ready to go. The car is completely undisguised and, besides the increased ride height, we can see the ‘Allroad’ elements, like the specific wheels arch extensions. We don’t have any official information, but, judging by the way it looks, we’ll probably get to see the car at next month’s Paris Motor Show. Probably we’ll also get to see a wagon model, but guess, we’ll have to wait for October to get more details from Ingolstadt.

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On Friday we showed you the first photo and video of what everyone thought to be the production ready Chevrolet Volt. However, questioned by Inside Line, GM spokesman Rob Peterson said: “It’s obviously different from the original (2007 Chevrolet Volt concept), but this is not the final version at this stage. I’ve never seen that vehicle and I’ve never seen that color. You can tell it caught me off guard. I didn’t even realize it (the Volt) was out of the state of Michigan.”

The prototype we saw in the video matches the teaser photos released some time ago, so we can assume that Peterson was really caught off guard and didn’t know exactly what to say. On the other hand, Inside Line suggests that the Volt (which was on the set for a day or two and it’s not going to be a Transformer) is actually a Chevy Cobalt or Malibu in a Volt body shell and the real thing won’t be like this. So, if you thought that the Volt starts shaping up, actually things got even more complicated. Is that the real Volt, is that only a concept car, is Peterson BSitting us? What do you think? Drop a comment here.

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According to Auto Motor und Sport, the Audi RS6 Sedan will debut this fall, at the Paris Motor Show, in October. A prototype of the car was caught by German photographers and we can tell that, except the modified tail-lights, the car is pretty much the same with the RS6 Avant. Under the hood, the car will be powered by the same 580 hp V10 twin-turbo FSI direct-injection engine as the Avant (of course, not if MTM ‘messes’ with it).

More details will probably be available after the debut at the French show and you can check out one more photo after the jump.

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The Mercedes Benz SLR being discontinued next year and this will also mark the end of the cooperation between Mercedes and McLaren. The German company’s replacement for the SLR will be the Mercedes Benz SLC gullwing, which will be developed by Mercedes and AMG. Scheduled to debut at next year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, the Mercedes SLC was recently caught testing. Though heavily camouflaged, we do have some clues on the SLC’s final appearance, with the long hood, truncated rear cabin and short rear deck highlighting the design. An adjustable rear spoiler is also present, although the final design will almost certainly change before production.

Latest rumors say that SLC won’t be in the same class as the SLR, but closer to the SL63 AMG and the final price will be somewhere around €150,000 ($234,000). The sports car will be powered by AMG’s 6.2 liter V8 engine which is expected to develop around 580 hp (433 kW) and which is mounted up front but behind the front axle, for better weight distribution. The SLC will weight around 1,650kg and the expected performances are: 0 to 100km/h (62 mph) sprint in 3.8 seconds and a top speed of 315 km/h (195 mph).

After the Frankfurt debut next year, the first deliveries will start in mid 2010 and Mercedes expects to sell between 3,000 and 5,000 units per year.
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We all know the Toyota Prius, it’s the most popular hybrid car out there, having conquered almost everyone with it’s eco-friendly nature, being the car to have if you want to help the planet. One thing though has received mixed oppinions, the design, people saying very different things about the exterior of the car.

Recently some spy shots appeared of a presumed facelift to the Prius, but it would now seem that it wasn’t just a facelift, Toyota planning a totaly new body for their top notch hybrid. Although there have been talks about the new generation of the Prius, even a launch date of January 2009 at the Detroit MotorShow being fronted, new rumours state that this new model will be available around 2010.

This new model will be wider and longer, leaving more space for the passengers in the back and for the trunk. This new space would ultimately be used to develop more vehicles based on this new Prius, and according to Jim Lentz, Toyota USA President, we might see body versions from 2-door coupe to wagon or commuter car. But the design hasn’t been the only thing that Toyota engineers have taken care of, the fuel economy is expected to improve, so is the top speed. Also the NiMh batteries which now power the Prius will be replaced by lighter and smaller Li-ion ones in the effort to increase storage space.

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These days it seems that there is no need to advertise a car. Just mask it up, tip a few paparazzi and then see all the publicity unfold in car magazines. Seems that VW is going down this road, having its future truck model spied once again, this time getting even interior shots. This time they were testing brakes and cooling in the Alps.

Even though the test were happening in Europe, I’m sorry for all fans but you won’t see the Robust pick-up truck in Europe at all. It will be sold only in North America, plus Argentina, Brazil & South Africa. So Europeans will have to do with the Japanese trucks for now. Volkswagen Robust will be made in Argentina and will hit the American showrooms in 2009.

Source: World Car Fans

The Aston Martin DBS is definitely on of the coolest cars ever produced. And we’re very happy to see the cabrio version, the Aston Martin DBS Volante, which was recently spotted exiting Aston’s workshop in Nurburgring. So far we know that the car will be powered by the same 510 hp 6.0 liter V12 engine, but there’s no exact date when the DBS Volante will debut. However, Aston Martin officials said something about at least 18 month left in the development of the car, but we can expect to see it in the second part of 2009, after Aston’s upcoming flagship, the four-doors Rapide, will make its debut. To see more spy photos of the Aston Martin DBS Volante, head over to Inside Line.

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A couple of days ago we’ve shown you the first photos of the new Challenger’s interior and now we’ve came across the first photos of the new Chevrolet Camaro’s interior. So, we now can compare the new legendary American muscle cars on the inside too. Funny how there interior spy photos showed up about the same time.

The first impression of the Challenger was that the interior is a little dull, but things are a little different on the Camaro. Though the pics are really blurry, we can get an idea. I really like that simple interior, especially the center dashboard. I don’t really dig that instrument panel, kinda UFO-ish, but still, overall, a great looking interior. So, what do you think? Which one do you like best? You can drop a comment here.

UPDATE: We’ve added more photos of the Camaro’s interior.
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This photo was posted on the Camaro5.com forums and shows a Chevrolet Camaro prototype barely disguised. Even though the photo’s quality is not great, we can get a pretty good idea and see that the prototype is actually pretty similar to the concept. Judging by what we see, especially that B-pillar that wasn’t on the concept, those sleek side mirrors and nice wheels, I guess it’s safe to say that what we have here is the production ready Camaro. Really nice!

After the jump, you can see a photo gallery of the Camaro Concept.

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Here is a new set of spy photos of the next generation Mercedes Benz CLK. Basically, these photos reveal about the same as the previous photos we’ve shown you last month (check out our previous article). According to WCF, the next-gen CLK will be powered by a 380+ horsepower V8, a 270+ horsepower V6 and probably a 500+ horsepower for the CLK 63 AMG. Rumors also say that the new CLK will be based on a RWD platform and 4Matic will be available as an option.

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Codenamed W197, the Mercedes SLC is the successor of the legendary 300 SL ‘Gullwing’ and it will probably be one of the coolest cars around when it will be presented, probably in 2010. We can’t say much about the car, as it’s heavy camouflaged and the prototype is using the body of a Dodge Viper.

What we know about the car is that it will be developed by Mercedes and its tuning division, AMG (so expect some nice performances) and, every year, between 3,000 and 5,000 units will be built in Sindelfingen plant in Germany. Still speculation, but we expect the stylish coupe to be powered by Mercedes’ 620 hp V8 engine and price will probably be in the 150,000-200,000 Euro range.

Above we have a rendering created by Lehmann Photo-Syndication and after the jump you can see more spy photographs of the prototype.

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For some time now, rumors say that BMW is preparing a new generation for its X3 crossover. Personally, I always found the BMW X3 to be a very strange car and couldn’t find the logic behind this model, except maybe a small SUV for women, but still, pretty expensive, with the top versions costing more than an X5, which is way cooler.

Anyway, the prototype was spotted in Munich, Germany and is under heavy camouflage, so we can’t really tell much, but the guys who took these photos said that there’s more of a “sportwagon” look for the new X3. No official info so far, but it seems that the next generation X3 will be based on a widened and lengthened 3-series platform. See more photos after the jump.
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We have what it looks like the first photo of a production-ready Ford Kuga. Revealed as a production preview at this autumn’s Frankfurt Motor Show, the Kuga crossover is based on the Iosis X Concept and it keeps a lot of the preview’s features, which is a good thing. Scheduled to be produced at Ford’s plant in Saarlouis, Germany starting early next year, the first Kugas will hit European showrooms in 2008’s first half. Unfortunately, bad news for the US, no Kuga here.

So what do you say, why does Ford keep all these cool cars only for Europe? Drop a comment here.
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We’ve showed you spy photos of the next generation Mercedes C Class SportCoupe (check out our previous post, here) and now WorldCarFans presents the latest spy photographs of the car, which will have a new name, Mercedes Benz CLC. We’re not sure about the exact release date of this model, but the word on the street is that it will hit showrooms sometime in 2008. The CLC will be based on the current C Class’ platform and it’s front part is also almost similar to the C sedan. Though its competitors are the BMW 1 Series and the Audi A3, I never saw the Sport Coupe as a direct competitor to these, but more in a class of its own, luxurious and stylish hatchbacks, or something like this. I don’t know if that’s good or bad, one thing’s for sure, I never knew if I like this car or not. What do you think? You can post a comment about this, here.

View more spy photos after the jump.
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