The sixth-generation Volkswagen Golf was caught testing in California over the weekend wearing light disguise in the front and rear. With the surfacing of those spy shots of the next Volkswagen Golf, we bring you these photo renderings based on that prototype.

As seen in these photo renderings, the six-generation Volkswagen Golf will get a new front grille and EOS style headlights. In the back, the next Golf will carry over the roofline and glasshouse to save money.

When it goes on sale in late 2008 or early 2009, the Golf will carry over some current engine specs. A new 1.4 liter TSI turbocharger that produces 150 horsepower will join the lineup. The 200 horsepower GTI and 250 horsepower R32 will be carried over, although that will be replaced by a 300 horsepower R36 by the end of the decade.

Photo Rendering: Sixth-Generation VW Golf Gallery:

   

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9ff engineers are putting the finishing touches on the Porsche 9ff GT9, a 910+ horsepower Porsche 911 Turbo that is aimed at beating the Bugatti Veyron’s top speed record. According to WorldCarFans, the Porsche 9ff GT9 is set to make its official debut some time after the Frankfurt Auto Show.

H&R, who is known for their sport suspension and chassis components has jumped on board helping out 9ff engineers take on the Veyron. The 9ff GT9 will take hit the track at Nardo later this year to begin testing for the top speed record.

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For the next-generation Ford Ka, Ford will be teaming up with Italian auto maker Fiat. Actually, Ford will be taking almost everything from the new Fiat 500.

According to CarMagazine, next Ford Ka II will get the Fiat 500 engines, steering and brakes. The car will even be built by Fiat in its Poland plant, alongside the new 500.

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GM today announced that it earned $891 million in the second quarter. That is the third consecutive quarterly profit for the nation’s largest auto maker which reported a $3.4 billion loss during the same period last year.

While GM is continues to sturggle in the North American market, the latest results were due to increasing sales in international markets. The company reported a net loss of $39 million in North America for the second-quarter, which is a great improvement over last year’s $3.95 billion loss domestically.

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While at first glance, this prototype may look like the regular Lexus RX350, but after a closer look you’ll start noticing some differences. Since Lexus will be introducing an all new LX570 for the 2008 model year, the new RX350 won’t be scheduled until 2009.

The first thing you’ll notice from these latest spy shots is that the RX350 will be getting slightly longer and wider with hardly any radical changes to the overall design. The Lexus RX350 is expected to keep its 5-passenger seating since buyers can opt for bigger Lexus SUVs if they need the space. The SUV is expected to carry over the current engine specs as well as the hybrid variants.

Head over to WorldCarFans for all the spy shots.

The 2008 MINI Clubman, which broke cover last week, will go on sale in the UK on Saturday November 10, 2007. The MINI Clubman will launch in three engine variants including the Cooper, Cooper S and Cooper D.

Pricing for the 2008 MINI Cooper Clubman will start at £14,235 ($28,970). The MINI Cooper D Clubman will begin at £15,400 ($31,341) while the Cooper S Clubman will start at £17,210 ($35,017).

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Japan’s number 4 auto maker reported a 62 percent drop in profit for the second quarter. However Mazda is not changing their forecast for what the company believes will be a record profit for 2007.

Mazda, which is probably the only thing Ford has going for itself right now said that the drop resulted mainly from foreign-exchange related accounting expenses and greater research investment.

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The folks over at ROADandTRACK brought together the world’s speed kings including the Lamborghini Murciélago, Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, Porsche Ruf Rt 12, Lingenfelter Corvette, Bugatti Veyron 16.4 and the Hennessey Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper.

Well we’re just going to shutup and let you watch the Hennessey Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper beat the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 in a 0-200mph race. The Viper does 0-200mph in 20.3 seconds while the Veyron hits 200mph in 24.2 seconds.

Hmm, we wonder how the Ultimate Aero is doing in their attempt to beat the Veyron’s top speed.

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Last week our friends at CarMagazine received a couple of official sketches of some of the upcoming Audi models. Leaked straight out of Audi’s Ingolstadt design headquarters, we saw sketches of the upcoming Audi A1, Audi R8 Spider and the Audi A7. Today we bring you a new sketch of the upcoming Audi TT Speedster.

According to AutoBild, Audi has given the green light to the Audi TT Speedster, which will be closely based on the Audi TT Clubsport Quattro concept.

An A1 Speedster is also in the works. The A1 speedster will take significant elements of the Volkswagen Polo.

Official Sketch: Audi TT Speedster Gallery:

   

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It’s always nice to see the beautiful Audi R8 in action. In this new promotional video, called “Born of Powerful Ideas” we get to see two Audi R8s speed side by side, as well as catch a quick glimpse of the car in black and baby blue color. We also catch a glimpse of the rear-wing coming out at high-speeds.

For the US, the Audi R8 with a six-speed R tronic automatic gearbox will have an MSRP of $118,000 while the six-speed manual transmission will start at $109,000.

The Audi R8 is powered by a 4.2 liter FSI V8 engine that produces 420 horsepower, giving it the ability to do 0-62 mph time of 4.4 seconds and a top speed of 187 mph.

Click through to watch the Audi R8 in action.

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Toyota yesterday announced the pricing for eight of its 2008 models. The 2008 Toyota Prius, Avalon, Yaris, RAV4, FJ Cruiser, 4Runner, Tacoma and Sienna all arrive in dealerships in late July and throughout August.

Our favorite green car Prius saw a new lower price due to a new standard model. The 2008 Toyota Prius hybrid now starts at $1,225 less than the outgoing model. Prices for 2008 start $20,950 for the newly introduced standard model and $23,220 for the Touring model.

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We promised to announced the winner yesterday, but we got a little backed up. So here it is now. The lucky winner, chosen at random, of the TomTom One navigation system is catsmeow.

If you didn’t win, don’t worry. eGMCarTech will be running their last summer giveaway in August and believe us, it’ll be better than all the last giveaways. So make sure to keep checking back for the latest news and updates for your chances to win.

Here is a video of the 2008 MINI Clubman and all of its angles. The 2008 MINI Clubman is powered by two different engine options including a 1.6 liter 4-cylinder turbocharged engine and one regular 1.6 liter 4-cylinder engine.

The turbocharged engine will give the MINI Clubman S the ability to produce 175 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque. The regular 1.6 will have the ability to produce 120 hp and 118 lb-ft of torque.

The 2008 MINI Clubman will be offered as a six-speed manual with a six-speed automatic as an option.

Click through for the video and images of the 2008 MINI Clubman.

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