Rendered Speculation: Audi to resurrect Ur-Quattro with lightweight twin-turbo A5? 8 months ago on Autoblog

As far as classic Audi models go, nothing is as iconic as the legendary "Ur-Quattro". The 1985 Audi Quattro was a beast of a car in its day, even if it only had 160 horsepower. When the new Audi S5 hit the roads, the Ingolstadt fanatics over at Fourtitude stacked the two of them up against each ...

Rendered Speculation: 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 8 months ago on Autoblog

Our friends over at Jalopnik have what they claim is an official rendering of the next-generation 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. With the redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee already revealed under the brights lights of the New York Auto Show, it was only a matter of time before we received news of ...

2010 Opel Astra hatch, GTC coupe and wagon revealed 8 months ago on Autoblog

What we have here are reported to be official renderings from General Motors of the next-generation Opel Astra line, including the hatchback, high-performance GTC model and wagon, or what the Europeans call the Estate. Due out in Europe as a 2010 model, the redesigned Astra will feature many ...

Rendered Speculation: Yet another next-gen Ford Focus photoshop 8 months ago on Autoblog

Ford's design language can be largely distilled to three words: "let it ride." 2005's Iosis Concept created the template for kinetic design, and ever since then Ford has cashed in a number of winning bets on that language. Next up is the 2010 Ford Focus, based on the Iosis Max concept, and all of ...

A Wolf in Wolf's Clothing: New Corvette GT2 racer takes cues from ZR1 8 months ago on Autoblog

Victory can get boring after a while. The first couple of times Corvette Racing took the GT1 title in the American Le Mans Series, it must have been exciting. But after dominating the class every year since 2001, they're starting to look for a new fight, and the Porsches and Ferraris duking it out ...

Spy Shots: Ferrari F450 mule spotted fresh off the truck 9 months ago on Autoblog

The long lenses over at Team Lehmann have just uncovered what looks to be the Ferrari F450, successor to the Italian marque's already legendary F430. While just a prototype and not caught with full production bodywork, the mule does give us our best look yet at the coming V8 supercar, and while it ...

Rendered Speculation: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty looks beefy, more modern 9 months ago on Autoblog

Armed with the latest sets of spy photos and insider information, our friends over at PickupTrucks.com have created an illustrated rendering of what they think the 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty will look like. It's definitely bolder and more masculine, which is the direction that the Blue Oval ...

Rendered Speculation: Porsche 356 Speedster reborn 9 months ago on Autoblog

In the run-up to the Volkswagen Bluesport's unveiling, the business case for the mid-engine roadster was being hashed out in the blogosphere. In order for VAG to make a profit on a production version of the Bluesport, the chassis would need to underpin at least new two models: one from VW and ...

Rendered Speculation: New York-bound 2010 Subaru Legacy 9 months ago on Autoblog

Following up on our earlier story about the 2010 Subaru Legacy's impending rumored debut at the New York Auto Show, a handful of renderings have surfaced from a variety of sources giving us a glimpse of what we might see in the Big Apple. Many of you have voiced some (ahem) minor displeasure ...

Rendered Speculation: On-again, off-again Audi R4 9 months ago on Autoblog

Speculation that Audi will debut a new mid-engine model called the R4 has been rampant for at least the past two years. Despite the fact that Audi made it clear one year ago that the R4 was not in their product plans, the talk continues. In addition to the rumors, we now have some rendered ...

Audi Shark concept tells of a future with no wheels 9 months ago on Autoblog

There are certain terms used so often to describe automotive designs that they become cliche. Right up there on the list with "Darth Vader, your car has arrived" and "This could be the next Batmobile" is shark imagery, with every other car being equated to the deep-sea hunters. This is a shame, ...

Lamborghini Insecta concept has us buggin' out 9 months ago on Autoblog

Playing a quick game of automotive-animal word association, you'd probably link Lamborghini to a bull. Between the emblem on the hood, supercars named after famous fighting bulls and the farming roots of the company, the association is well established. Iulian Bumbu thinks otherwise. The ...

Rendered Speculation: Smart ForTwo +2 gets less tiny 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Smart franchise hasn't exactly been a blockbuster financial success for Daimler. Although the diminutive city runabouts certainly have their adherents, the entire brand is widely believed to have never turned a profit. Having but a single model to sell, the Fortwo, probably isn't helping ...

Rendered Speculation: Volkswagen Golf VII already in the cards 10 months ago on Autoblog

The current Volkswagen Golf (a.k.a. "Rabbit"), which is a 2010 model, hasn't made it through the front nine, and already the next Golf is being teed up behind it. The new model is planned for 2012, two years earlier than planned, perhaps because VW wants to recast what the Golf represents with a ...

Rendered Speculation: Corvette Stingray C7.R 10 months ago on Autoblog

While the Corvette Stingray Concept (a.k.a. Autobot Sideswipe) introduced at the Chicago Auto Show earlier this month sports heritage-inspired cues, its futuristic styling could also hint at the design of the next-generation model. GM made no comment on whether any of the concept would find make ...

Rumormill: BMW Z2 still in the works 10 months ago on Autoblog

Is the rumored little roadster from BMW on track for a 2011 debut? Auto Motor und Sport seems to think so. They even have a rendering by renowned artist Mark Stehrenberger to prove it. If we are to believe the rumors, the BMW Z2 should be closer to what the original Z3 was. That is, more of an entry ...

Rendered Speculation: Baby McLaren to take on 911 10 months ago on Autoblog

We've been hearing about McLaren's future product onslaught for almost a year, and in addition to the F430-rivaling P11 supercar, the bespoke automaker is planning a 911-fighter to slot in underneath it. AutoExpress tapped a design firm to render the new coupe and although it comes off as a botched ...

First sketch emerges of Volkswagen's New Mid-Size Sedan from Tennesee 10 months ago on Autoblog

Although the ceremonial opening of Volkswagen's new plant in Chattanooga has been delayed, locals are anticipating the arrival of what is shaping up to be the largest employer in town. Case in point: local television station WRCB has managed to get hold of a concept rendering of what Volkswagen ...

Heel and Toe: Lamborghini Gallardo stilettos rendered 10 months ago on Autoblog

**UPDATE - Image removed at request of artist** Lamborghini: sexy. High heels: also sexy. That doesn't mean they belong together. Fortunately, the heels are no closer to reality than the rendering on the right. Designed by Modo illustrator Tim Cooper as a potential product from Tonino Lamborghini, ...

Rendered Speculation: Volkswagen R20T details emerge ahead of Geneva 10 months ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen's top-flight Rabbit/Golf, the R32 has always had its fair share of diehard advocates, but the high-power hatch has largely failed to crack the stranglehold that Mitsubishi's Evo and Subaru's WRX STI have on the affordable all-wheel drive performance segment. That may be about to change. ...

What if the Dodge Viper were around in 1967? 10 months ago on Autoblog

It's always a fun exercise to think about what might have been. Who doesn't daydream about how your favorite brand may have looked if only for one simple change. Designer Rafael Reston has turned his imagination toward Chrysler of the 1960s, pondering what a Viper may have looked like in 1967. ...

Geneva Preview: Hyundai HED-6 to presage future Hyundai crossovers 10 months ago on Autoblog

Hyundai's first post-Joel Piaskowski concept will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next month. And while the HED-6 compact crossover concept was likely fully realized before the designer bolted for Mercedes-Benz, the HED-6 was actually penned in the company's European Design headquarters in ...

Rendered Speculation: Ford's next Euro Focus to spawn Scirocco-fighting coupe 10 months ago on Autoblog

Having driven the current European Focus in sporty ST trim and with the even hotter RS version rolling off the assembly line, we can tell you that our friends across the Atlantic have one fine-handling hatchback on their hands. And for the next generation, Ford is planning to give the Focus the ...

Hyundai planning Toyota iQ rival 10 months ago on Autoblog

It is codenamed "green baby," and it is Hyundai's answer to the Toyota iQ. A Hyundai Europe insider hinted that the car could be funkier and "more basic and functional" than the iQ. The iQ Concept had a pretty neat interior, but there really isn't much space between it and the backstop of basic ...

First "official" images of Aston Martin Rapide... or not 10 months ago on Autoblog

Autocar has what it says are official renderings of the new Aston Martin Rapide. If Autocar has it right, however, the Rapide's front and rear aspects are closest to the Vantage V8, not the DBS or DB9. The front air dam features just one lower intake, the trunk valance is flush with the car, ...

BMW preparing new Z10 ED green supercar for production? 11 months ago on Autoblog

The only thing better than a major automaker rolling out a supercar concept is when they actually put it into production. Usually, if the green light is given, it happens after the show car's public debut. In this case, however, early word from Autocar indicates that things are working backwards. ...

Rendered Speculation: Next Mercedes SLK to spawn gullwing hybrid variant? 11 months ago on Autoblog

The Mercedes-Benz SL range is growing. For years just a solitary model, the mainstay roadster has since spawned the smaller SLK, the fixed-roof Black Series and the McLaren SLR (in its many iterations). Slated to be replaced by the SLC supercar and supplemented by a new baby SLA, new reports ...

Rendered Pointless: the Ferrari Sport-Futility Vehicle 11 months ago on Autoblog

Sport Activity Coupe. Progressive Activity Sedan. It seems like BMW gets to come up with all the new high-minded vehicle segments, but we're going to submit one of our own: the Sport-Futility Vehicle. And this will be its purest application: the rumored Ferrari SUV. We call it a Sport-Futility ...

Rendered Speculation: SEAT to get its own BlueSport roadster? 11 months ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen has been toying with mid-engined concepts and compact roadsters for years now, but we're told that the BlueSport concept that the automaker revealed in Detroit is close to the finished product. But after years of gestation, Volkswagen isn't about to let the BlueSport go it alone. Not ...

Coloring inside the Lines: Nissan 370Z Roadster 11 months ago on Autoblog

With Nissan anticipated to launch the convertible version of its 2010 370Z in a few months' time at the New York Auto Show, a batch of outline drawings of the new roadster managed to walk out of the EU patent office last week. But revealing as those blueprints are, they still require some degree of ...

New renderings of Jag's hush-hush supercar 11 months ago on Autoblog

Will Jaguar's XJ220 supercar finally have a successor? Although Jaguar denies it, Auto Express thinks so, and we hope they're right. While rumors have suggested the return of the F-type as Tata's next project, Auto Express expects Jaguar to show an all-new mid-engine supercar concept within the next ...

VIDEO: Cobra Venom V8 tears up the animated streets 11 months ago on Autoblog

The original Shelby Cobra has spawned many imitators. Aside from the plethora of Cobra kit-cars on the market, and Shelby's own "continuation" cars, the Dodge Viper owes its origins to the Cobra, as do the Shelby Series 1 and Ford's 2004 Shelby Cobra and 2005 Shelby GR-1 show cars, to say ...

Rendered Speculation: BMW M3 Touring wagon by Jon Sibal 11 months ago on Autoblog

Some of us live in the real world, while other spend time in Fantasyville. Jon Sibal falls into the latter, and we're happy for it. The talented illustrator had given us glimpses of upcoming supercars – including the Ferrari Scuderia Spider, Mercedes SLR Speedster (later revealed as the ...

Rendered Speculation: Honda to create mini-hatch for emerging markets 11 months ago on Autoblog

Lost in the jeers following Honda's move to cancel the NSX – a car it could probably sell based solely on its ridiculously wonderful exhaust note – is news that the Big H is planning an A-segment car for markets outside of Japan. Now that the microcar segment is what's cooking, and the ...

Rendered Speculation: Fisker Karma S Sunset concept 11 months ago on Autoblog

We're all jazzed up to see what the Fisker Karma S will look like when Henrik yanks the cover off it at Cobo, and we wonder how close KorsDesign has come. To us, the speculative rendering looks an awful lot like a BMW Z8 that's been poked and prodded by a pixel jockey, but Fisker did draw that car, ...

Renault working on Twingo roadster? 11 months ago on Autoblog

Those who mourned the passing of the Smart Roadster may be interested by the reports that Renault is preparing to launch a tiny convertible of its own. The diminutive spider is tipped to be based on the existing Renault Twingo, and feature a manual targa-style deployable roof that can be stowed in ...

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Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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