Land Rover has hinted what its next Discovery range might look like with the Vision concept, unveiled at the New York motor show. But the fifth-generation new Discovery won’t be confined to a single model with optional engines as it is now, but a new family of vehicles, the off-road specialist has confirmed. Models sharing the Discovery nameplate and sitting under the … [Read more...] about Journey of Discovery for next-generation Land Rover
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New Audi R8 goes out to play
The Audi R8 created quite a stir when it appeared in 2006. Now the all-new second-generation model has broken cover, this one wrapped in camouflage and testing in Germany. It shares its platform with the Lamborghini Huracan. The R8 styling is more angular and its interior apparently borrows heavily from the new TT. No word yet on what’s under the bonnet: An the get this I is so … [Read more...] about New Audi R8 goes out to play
Slow-speed all-wheel-drive system for new Toyota Prius
The next-generation Toyota Prius will get all-wheel-drive for the first time when it breaks cover next year – but the carmaker has retained the high rear end, low front and smooth roofline styling, essential to maintain the slippery 0.25Cd drag coefficient. Toyota has gone to great lengths to disguise test mules, one pictured here by spy agency Automedia and draped in heavy … [Read more...] about Slow-speed all-wheel-drive system for new Toyota Prius
No tricks: The spy pictures BMW won’t talk about
What you see here is not a trick, unlike BMW’s attempt on April 1 to hoodwink New Zealanders into thinking it had developed a special cot for babies called the ‘ZZZ Series Cot.’ The BMW people quickly ‘fessed up about the April Fools’ Day trick, tagged the ‘ultimate sleeping machine.’ It was lined in leather and came with an illuminated BMW badge that served as a night … [Read more...] about No tricks: The spy pictures BMW won’t talk about
Jeepster plays hide and seek in the snow
We have shown you spy pictures of the so-called Jeepster testing in Scandanavia, but this is the first time the entry-level Jeep has been caught on video. Check out the square tail-lights and a glimpse of the leather-wrapped three-spoke steering wheel with built-in controls. The FiatChrysler product will have an Italian cousin in the form of the Fiat 500X. Word is one or the … [Read more...] about Jeepster plays hide and seek in the snow