It's clear from the pictures that the new car looks very similar to the existing model, especially around the nose where Land Rover trademarks such as the grille and clamshell bonnet are obvious
The current MINI will get a successor, but it won't be much different from today's car, and many of the modifications are because of safety regs. The MINI Mk2 will go on sale in early 2007.
It has always been one of Europe's best-sellers - now here are the best pictures yet of the model Opel hopes will be as much a success as their new Astra. This is the replacement for the Corsa, and the images show how close it is to production.
Ferrari's pretty adept at disguising its models during testing, and not just with black masking: it's quite conceivable that this test model of the 575 Maranello replacement, codenamed F139, is actually running under lightly modified 612 Sc
Seen here testing somewhere in the Californian desert with massive cladding is the new 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Expect official unveiling at Geneva 2007 with sales starting shortly after.
The Z4 Coupe, which was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, may have been officially billed as a concept, but here's proof that BMW is going to put the car into production.
With the Ford SAV going into production and the release of the Ford Galaxy at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Ford Focus C-Max' facelift falls right in line with the Ford four-year model cycle
Porsche might have reverted to its time-honoured, rounded head lamps and eschewed the 'omelette' lights on the new Boxster and 911 sportsters, but it appears the company is doing the opposite for its Cayenne off-roader
Here are the latest shots of the Q7 - Audi's answer to the BMW X5, Range Rover Sport and so on - out on final chassis testing before its launch in early 2006.
Our spy photos of this disguised new XK Cabrio show that the car is very similar to Jaguar's striking Advanced Lightweight Concept (ALC) which was unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show in January
The second-generation BMW X5 moves up in size, performance, comfort, versatility and standing, though the new South Carolina-built sport/utility vehicle (codenamed E70) isn't due on dealer lots until the end of 2006 as an '07 model.
Gotcha! Underneath this extraordinary disguise hides Mercedes' best-kept secret, the successor of their top-seller: the all-new C-Class, due for launch at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.
It's too big to be the new Mondeo, but underneath the disguise there are some very large clues about the look of the next-generation Ford family favourite - not least, the new company nose.
Mitsubishi's Lancer Evo IX will go on sale early next year, with styling modifications to make it more closely resemble the 2004 World Rally Championships contender and to smooth out some of its less aerodynamic edges.
Aston Martin unveiled the AM V8 "concept car" at the Detroit Motor Show - and now here's the real thing, snapped out testing round Germany's Nurburgring circuit.
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