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Spy shots: First images of the 2011 Chevy Aveo

Back in August, in the wake of General Motors emergence from bankruptcy, the company gave the media a preview of many of its upcoming products. Among those is the all-new Chevrolet Aveo which will take up the B-segment mantle to battle the new Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit and Toyota Yaris. Unlike the current Aveo that is built in South Korea by Daewoo, the new model will be built at the Orion, Michigan assembly plant north of Detroit. While there had been speculation that the ungainly looking Chevy Viva from Brazil would be the Aveo replacement, ... Read more →

Spy shots: BMW 1-series hybrid spotted in Munich Sam Abuelsamid

At the launch of the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid, officials acknowledged the automaker would be producing several additional hybrid models in the near future. Rumors have been floating around that the new ...

Spy Shots: Buick "Astra" spotted running bra-less Sam Abuelsamid

Now that General Motors has decreed that Buick will be one of its four core brands, its lineup will need to be fleshed out a bit. The Lucerne is going away momentarily and the mid-size Regal is on the ...

Spy shots: VW Polo sedan spotted, possibly coming to U.S. Sam Abuelsamid

At some point in the next couple of years it is probable that Volkswagen will introduce a new entry-level model below the Golf in the U.S. market. VW introduced an all-new version of its B-segment ...

Reader spots Chevy Volt prototype parked in a driveway Sam Abuelsamid

One of our ever-alert readers has been out walking the neighborhood armed with a camera this weekend when he spotted one of the most anticipated cars of the next few years. Sitting in a neighbor's ...

Spy shots: Audi A1 spotted wearing swirlies and not much else 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Audi probably won't be taking the wraps completely off its new small car until the Geneva Motor Show next March but the spy shooters are already out there hunting down the prototypes. The clearest image we've seen yet shows a mini-car that appears to have changed very little from the MetroProject ...

Spy shots: Possible Volkswagen BlueSport coupe mule spotted 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Volkswagen unveiled its Concept BlueSport Roadster in Detroit last January, the big question on people's mind was "When can we buy one?" If the most recent spy photos from the Nürburgring are any indication, it could be soon. A development mule based on a three-door Golf MK VI has been ...

Spy shots: Ford Fiesta sedan spotted in Mexico with plug; it's not an EV! 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

With the new North American market Ford Fiesta set to launch production in Mexico in just a few months, it's no surprise that someone spotted one running around near Mexico City. In this case, the car that was seen is the sedan version which is likely to comprise most U.S. sales. However, Automovil, ...

Spy Shots: 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid caught in the desert 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Hyundai plans to launch its first-ever hybrid in America, based on the next-generation Sonata midsize sedan, in late 2010. As we can see from this series of spy shots, testing is well underway as the Korean automaker was spotted out and about in the desert with a heavily camoflauged 2011 Sonata ...

Spy Shots: Is Bentley testing a hybrid Continental GT? 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen has repeatedly said in the past that the British luxury marque will introduce lower CO2-emitting powertrains over the next several years, starting with the flex-fuel W12 in the Continental Supersports this fall. As part of the Volkswagen Group, Bentley is likely to ...

New U.S.-built GM small car could be Aveo replacement called Viva 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

During Bob Lutz's speech to the Automotive Press Association in Detroit last week, one of his slides included some current and future product plans. Most of what was on the chart was already well known including cars like the Orlando, Cruze and Spark. Motor Trend's Todd Lassa noticed a new addition ...

Spy Shots: 2010 BMW 755iH spotted in the wild 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

BMW will be launching its first two production hybrid vehicles late this year and some spy shots of the first one have turned up in Germany. The 755iH, as the name implies, is a gas electric version of the recently launched 7-Series sedan. While the upcoming X6 uses the two-mode hybrid system, the ...

Spy shots: Bentley gets ready to run the 'Ring in the E85 Continental Supersports 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Bentley unveiled its first-ever flex-fuel car, the Continental Supersports. Not only is this car the first production Bentley that will be capable of running on either gasoline of E85 ethanol, it also happens to be the most powerful production Bentley ever, putting ...

Spy Shots: New Mazda1 spotted testing in France 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Mazda's smallest car has been spotted undergoing testing in France wearing very light camouflage. The Mazda1 is expected to slot in under the 2 and may have a powertrain like the one in last year's Kiyora concept. That model used a direct injected 1.3-liter four cylinder with a new, more efficient ...

Audi R15 TDI spotted testing for the first time in Spain 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The much-anticipated Audi R15 TDI has finally be spotted for the first time during a secret test at the Vallelunga track in Spain. Audi has been keeping a tight lid on the R15 since announcing it last November. Aside from that announcement about running the new car at Sebring and Le Mans this year, ...

Spy Shots: Ford Fiesta sedan spotted in China 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A prototype of the four-door sedan variant of the new Ford Fiesta has been spotted wearing some rear camoflage while in public in China. Production of the three and five door hatchback variants of the Fiesta started this fall in Europe. Chinese production is expected to start sometime in the first ...

Spy Shots: New Mazda3 caught with most of its covers off 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ever since Ford's U.S. operations decided to forego the second-generation Focus in favor of a freshened version of the first generation model, Americans have been complaining that we can't get the best Focus. In fact, the essential underpinnings of that C1 Focus have been available here under two ...

Spy Shots: New Opel Meriva caught in the wild 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The next-generation Opel Meriva has been caught testing on somewhere on public roads. The Meriva is a tall wagon based on GM's European B-car platform which also underpins the Corsa. The new Meriva was displayed in concept form at this year's Geneva Motor Show and the production version doesn't ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes S400 Hybrid spotted testing in Texas 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the S400 hybrid prototype for a high-res gallery An attentive Autoblog reader spotted what appears to be a prototype Mercedes S400 Hybrid in a Houston Texas parking lot the other day. The test car's badges were all taped over, but the S400 and hybrid badging on the trunk lid seems to match ...

Peugeot coming back to US market at the low end? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

On the way into the office in Livonia, MI this morning I spotted a Peugeot 107 with a manufacturer plate. I managed to snap a few photos before the driver went off in a different direction. The 107 is the new B-Class model that Peugeot is selling in Europe. The car is just over eleven feet long ...


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