Posts Tagged ‘joke’

Spy Shots: Porsche Panamera and Aston Martin Rapide ‘Ring battle

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
To the 'Ring we go, and our companions today are -- in the apt words of World Car Fans -- "beauty and the beast." That would be the Aston Martin Rapide and the Porsche Panamera. We'll let you decide which one deserves which title. Follow the link and you'll find a large gallery of both cars in basic......

Spy Shots: Porsche Panamera still ugly

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
More spy shots of the Porsche Panamera have emerged, and in addition to wearing almost no camo, it is missing one other thing: any hint of beauty, anywhere. In fact, we can now definitively say that Porsche has one of the world's greatest ever surprises up its sleeve: the company either has a titani......

Hyundai releases teaser of extra large Equus sedan

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Until now, we've had to be content with only spy shots of Hyundai's Equus replacement, usually in heavy camouflage. But now we're treated to the image you see above, though the camo has been replaced with heavy shadows and a glaring spotlight.Don't bother taking it into Photoshop to bring out more d......

Honda’s Prius-fighter coming to Paris

Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Last month we showed you spy photos of Honda's Prius-fighting hybrid testing in the desert, and now we have confirmation that the dedicated hybrid will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October. The hybrid-only model, which looks awfully Prius-like when camo'd, will carry many styling cues from......

Spy Shots: Chevy Beat finally hits the road

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Testing of the Chevy Beat is officially underway, and our friends at NextAutos have procured the first set of spy shots. The camo'd mule is still sporting the short overhangs and upright silhouette of the concept, but GM decided to equip the squat city car with another set of doors to make ingress a......

Spy Shots: 2010 Mercedes-Benz CLK

Friday, August 1st, 2008
A Quarter Pounder with cheese isn't exactly Schupfnudeln and Kölsch, but some Mercedes-Benz engineers decided to slum it while putting the new CLK through hot weather testing. That stop at the Golden Arches put Stuttgart's camouflaged efforts under the scrutiny of the Automotive Traveler's long len......

Spy Shots: 2010 Mercedes E-Class

Monday, July 28th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the new E Class from Automotive Traveler.Our friend Rich Truesdell over at Automotive Traveler just sent us some pics of the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E Class that he shot in the desert. While there's still a bit of camo on it, you can clearly see a lot of the new sh......

Spy Shots: Kia VG foretells next Azera

Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Spies have caught a sleek new sedan doing the rounds in Korea. Word is that it's codenamed VG, will be arriving in '09, and will be "closely related to" the Hyundai Azera. While there is no word on engines yet, the car is expected to be front-wheel-drive. That doesn't exactly bode well for Kia's bri......

Spy Shots: 2010 Ford Taurus leaves the studio

Thursday, July 10th, 2008
The current Ford Taurus is a safe and reliable vehicle with plenty of space for a family of five. The Taurus is also completely invisible in the large car market, due mostly to its vanilla appearance. The Blue Oval is hoping to correct this issue with the next generation Taurus, which is due in 2010......

Spy Shots: 2011 BMW X3

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Boy howdy does that camouflage make it difficult to suss out what's underneath! BMW's cooking up a new X3, expected to drop in 2011, and the changes don't look to be huge. The smallest SAV – BMW's acronym for Stupid Ass Sports Activity Vehicle – will get rhinoplasty to bring some Concept CS cues......