Update: 2007 Fiat Stilo

As far as we know, the next Fiat Stilo will be sharing the same platform as the next Lancia Delta.

This seems to be the clearest picture yet of what the Ford Focus competitor could look like. Compared to the current car it seems more sleek, stylish, sexy and modern.

Sources have also told us that the 2008 Fiat Multipla will be sharing the same platform as these two cars. Front radiator grille has clearly been taken of the Fiat Grande Punto as the Grande Punto is exceeding sale limits.

2007 Bentley CrossContinental (SUV) Caught

According to insider information the famous Volkswagen-owned British car maker Bentley is about to go off road. Dubbed “Cross Continental” the new model is set to rival the Porsche Cayenne, VW Touareg, Cadillac Escalade and Lincoln Navigator.
Hardly known, but the first steps into the SUV market were already made by Bentley years ago when they built just one Range Rover-based 4x4 named Dominator for some very rich and famous celebrity – back then.

Now that the luxury SUV market does not show any signs of slowing down but rather keeps going, Bentley is about to develop a genuine production 4x4 SUV, this time based on the next generation VW Touareg-Porsche Cayenne platform. Development of this platform is currently being tested by using various existing Cayenne mules. The Bentley 4x4 SUV is expected to be powered by a 6.0 litre Twin Turbo W12 engine from the Bentley Continental GT delivering 560 HP.

Its estimated price tag is 120.000 British Pounds. Speculations suggest that at least a concept car for the new model could debut at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.

Peugeot 4007 & Citroen C-Crosser feels the heat

At the 2005 motorshow in Tokyo, Mitsubishi launched the new Outlander while the French car maker PSA was developing a new and first 4x4 model based on this new Outlander platform. It is expected to be launched under the Peugeot and Citroën badges and dubbed 4007 and C-Crosser respectively. For this project, PSA has searched and found in Mitsubishi an experienced partner particularly for off road models.

Recently, a group of engineers from Japan and France were sighted testing the two new models side by side in the roaring heat of Southern Spain. The Peugeot 4007 and Citroën C-Crosser are scheduled for launch in 2007. They will be manufactured by Mitsubishi and engines will be supplied by both PSA and Mitsubishi. Talk is of a Mitsubishi based engine (2.4 litre 170bhp) and a PSA diesel engine (2.0 litre HDI 136bhp). The Mitsubishi Outlander is already available in Japan and is arriving in the United States in late 2006.

Plans for the Peugeot 4007 and Citroën C-Crosser are to produce 30,000 units with Peugeot setting a modest 2,000 units per year for the UK. The cars are expected to cost between €20,000 and €30,000.

2007 Audi TT RS Coupe?

Well it could be or it might be a sporty looking Audi TT. Well, we car nuts don't actually know what this car is but my guess is that it is an actual TT RS testing mule. Compare the test car to the impression (below) the cars look pretty similar.

On the front, you will notice Audi's soprty grille below the raditator grille and you will also notice large air vents behind the front fog lamps.

As for the rear, there is a foruth brake light on the sporty moulding of the bumper below the license plate and one thing that clearly visiable is the alloy wheels

2007 Mitsubishi Shogun

At the heart of the revamp is a stylish grille and headlights, but new tail-lamps are also promised, plus larger windows.While the design is described as evolutionary, insiders say the car not only sits on an all-new platform, but gets a reworked 4WD system, too. Flagship models will offer a 250bhp 3.8-litre V6 engine from launch early next year.

2007 Honda CR-V Undisguised!

For the first time Honda has undisguised its 2007 CR-V. Numerous pre-production demo cars have been sighted in Vancouver and California. These photos show a production model left unattended while enginners were staying at a hotel. The 2007 CR-V will be sold in all 50 states.

The demo cars that were sighted in Vancouver had Califonian lincense plates but the CR-V will be built in Ohio, Maryville.

One thing that can be seen compared to the current model is the vehicle has shrunken in length.

2007 Nissan Almera Hatchback & Sedan

This is the replacement for the Nissan Almera, spied testing in Southern Spain. The car has already been released in Japan and the United States, but Nissan has yet to confirm when it will be coming to Europe. However, these images also show a saloon version of the car, which has yet to be released anywhere. In the USA, the Almera (known as Versa) uses a 1.8-litre 16-valve engine, producing 122bhp and 127lb ft of torque at 4800rpm. It comes with either a six-speed manual transmission or a four-speed automatic.Lotus has been linked to the European-spec model ever since one was spied at Hethel recently. But the tiny market for small saloons in Europe means that the booted version is likely to be US- and Japan-only.

Earlier prototype were testing in England and Germany with very minimal disguise so why heavly disguise it now?