The 2010 Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI was a direct answer to those looking for more from the Audi R8 supercar. Powered by a 5.2L V10 producing a total of 525-hp with a maximum torque of 391 lb-ft, the R8 5.2 V10 FSI goes from 0-60 mph in just 3.7 seconds with a top speed of 196 mph.

Wanting more from Audi and its high-performance engineers, 23-year old industrial design student Marouane Bembli has come with his own Audi R10 concept.

“I’ve designed what I believe will be Audi’s new supercar, the R10,” Bembli said. “It features a mid-mounted V10 engine and a dry weight of 1200kg. I hope you like it!”

So – do you guys like it?

Audi R10 Concept by Marouane Bembli:

- By: Kap Shah

Source: CAR (via WCF)

The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee was spotted driving around in Michigan roads looking rather nice in a matte-black paint job with black wheels. We’re guessing this is just a prototype of the next-generation Grand Cherokee making rounds at local dealerships.

Click here for more news on the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Refresher: The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee will be offered with two new powertrains including Chrysler’s new flexible fuel 280-hp Phoenix 3.6L V6 which increases fuel-economy by up to 11 percent. The range will be topped off with a 5.7L HEMI V8 making 360-hp and a maximum torque of 390 lb-ft.

Spy Shots: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee in Michigan:

- By: Omar Rana

Source: Jeep Garage (via accelerating-perspective and AutoBlog)

What you’re looking at here are the teasers of the upcoming 2010 Dodge Charger sedan that were shown today at Chrysler 5-year business plan conference. The 2010 Charger will make its debut by the end of this year. According to Dodge brand CEO Ralph Gilles, we can expect a little bit of Viper in all future Dodge vehicles.

2010 Dodge Charger Teasers:

- By: Omar Rana

Source: Fox News (via TCC)

Following the Toyota FT-86 Concept, Subaru is getting ready to unveil its version of the rear-wheel-drive sports coupe. Internally known as the 086A, the Subaru version will bigger and badder than its Toyota sibling.

According to Japan’s BestCar, the production 086A will be powered by a 2.0L turbocharged powerplant sending 250-hp to all four wheels. An 308-hp STI version of the rear-wheel-drive sports coupe is also rumored. Toyota’s production FT-86 is reported to produce 200-hp

Look out for the production Subaru 086A in 2011 with pricing to be a little north of the production Toyota FT-86, which is reported to be priced above $20,000. No confirmation on what Subaru plans on naming the production model.

Photo Rendering: Subaru 086A:

- By: Kap Shah

Source: Best Car (via 7Tune)

As BMW gets closer to unveiling the next-generation BMW 5-Series later next month, spies have been spotting prototypes driving around the German automaker’s headquarters.

In the latest spy shot by Autowereld.com, we get a nice view of the front fascia of the 2010 BMW 5-Series.

Stay tuned for the official details and the high-res photos coming very soon.

- By: Omar Rana

Source: Autowereld (via BimmerFile)

After seeing this spy shot taken by a reader of IndianAutosBlog.com, we can confirm that GM is indeed working on the rumored Chevrolet Cruze Wagon and the development is well underway.

The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze sedan will arrive on the stateside in spring 2010. It is already available in Europe and parts of Asia. No word on when the Chevrolet Cruze wagon will make its debut.

Update: WorldCarFans just emailed saying that the picture you see above is indeed a fake. Sorry to get you guys all excited about a station wagon. Here’s the original picture.

- By: Omar Rana

Source: IndianAutosBlog (via WCF)

Yes, the Buick Regal will be arriving in the United States next year as a 2011 model year. If you want to see how the Buick Regal will look when it is officially unveiled you can just take a look at the Buick Regal in China (click here), the Opel Insignia in Europe (click here) or this shot taken by an amateur during a photo shoot for the US-spec Regal in Michigan that just popped up on Facebook.

Early reports say that the 2011 Buick Regal will be available with a 180-hp direct-injected 2.4L 4-cylinder ECOTEC or a 220-hp 2.0L ECOTEC direct-injected, turbocharged 4-cylinder ECOTEC. A 280-hp 3.0L V6 Buick Regal GS is also rumored.

The 2011 Buick Regal will go into production in the summer of 2010.

For those of you still thinking whether or not Buick will be able to get away from the “that’s what old people drive” point-of-view, check out some of these comments some youngsters have posted on Facebook.

- By: Omar Rana

Source: Facebook

When McLaren Automotive revealed its MP4-12C last month, it said that it is already working on a second and third car for the brand. The MP4-12C would sit between the second and third model, leaving space below and above for McLaren Automotive engineers to explore.

While we have to wait to hear or see anything official from McLaren, Matt Williams, a Conventry University graduate, is already hard at work coming up with a design study on how a successor to the McLaren F1 could look – and honestly, we like it.

Williams said that under the hood of William’s McLaren is something that rekindles the BMW/McLaren relationship with a V10 from the BMW M5/M6. Output has been upgraded through 700-hp with some modifications. While that’s not a bad choice, whatever McLaren Automotive makes will be produced in-house – including the powerplant.

Click here for more news on the McLaren MP4-12C.

Click through for more pictures.

McLaren LM5 Rendering by Matt Williams:

- By: Omar Rana

Source: diseno-art.com (via WCF)

Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot about a future BMW supercar known as the ‘Z10.’ The car has been confirmed for production by many BMW executives, most importantly by the automaker’s head of design, Adrian van Hooydonk.

It is reported that the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept, which debuted at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, is virtually a study of a production Z10.

Sources say that the production Z10 could be powered by a 3.0L twin-turbo straight-6 making  450-hp and a peak torque of 350 lb-ft. Other rumors suggest a twin-turbo V6. The BMW Vision EfficientDynmaics Concept is powered by 163-hp 1.5L 3-cylinder turbo-diesel engine and two electric motors making a total output 356-hp with a maximum torque of 590 lb-ft.

Whatever the case is, BMWBlog posted these renderings of a future BMW Sportscar Concept Study. The renderings are the work of none other than Emil Baddal, who also gave us the Porsche-branded Supercar Concept earlier this morning.

Click here for more news on the BMW Z10.

BMW Sportscar Concept Study:

- By: Kap Shah

Source: BMWBlog

Latest spy shots from the Nurburgring in Germany show a very mysterious BMW M3 circling the Nordschleife track, hinting that BMW may be working on a new CSL-badged M3. The spy shots show a lower front spoiler, wider tracks, new wheels and tires plus a huge rear spoiler.

Sources suggest that the new high-performance model could shed over 100kg over the standard BMW M3 with thinner glass and a carbon fiber bonnet. Power will come from a 4.0L V8 wit new valves, a carbon fiber airbox, larger intakes that will take output up to 470-hp.

BMW has previously denied working on a new M3 CSL; however, the Munich automaker is unlikely to let the Audi RS5 hit the market without a true competitor.

- By: Kap Shah

Source: AutoExpress

Just last week we brought you updated details on the 2011 Volvo S60. Volvo announced today that it was recently testing its new Collision Warning system with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Detection in a disguised S60 prototype in Copenhagen. The technology will be introduced with the 2011 Volvo S60 next year.

“Factors like traffic behavior, road conditions and climate must be taken into account in the design of the final system,” says Thomas Broberg, Senior Safety Advisor at Volvo Cars. “All told we have collected more than 500,000 kilometers of real-life data. We can also use the information from these traffic tests to conduct advanced computer simulations.”

Check out a video of the Volvo S60 prototype in action after the jump.

Spy Shots: 2011 Volvo S60 Prototype:

Press Release:

Volvo Cars tests new, unique safety technology in Copenhagen – in a disguised S60 prototype

Recently, sharp-eyed citizens in Copenhagen have had the opportunity to get a sneak preview of the upcoming, sporty Volvo S60 – which won’t be introduced to the world until next year.

The new technology – Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Detection – will be introduced together with the all-new Volvo S60 in 2010. Volvo Cars’ safety experts have been working with Pedestrian Detection technology for ten years and test cars have been rolling all over the world – most recently in the busy streets of Copenhagen.

“Factors like traffic behaviour, road conditions and climate must be taken into account in the design of the final system. All told we have collected more than 500,000 kilometres of real-life data. We can also use the information from these traffic tests to conduct advanced computer simulations,” says Thomas Broberg, Senior Safety Advisor at Volvo Cars.

The next step – protecting the unprotected

The new safety functions in Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Detection represent the next stage in Volvo Cars’ continuous development of technology to detect risky situations and help the driver mitigate or avoid accidents by providing support in the decision-making process.

“The previous stages were developed to help the driver avoid collisions with other vehicles.

Now we are taking a giant step forward with a function that also boosts safety for unprotected road-users. What is more, we are advancing from fifty percent to full automatic braking power. To the best of our knowledge, none of our competitors have made such progress in this area,” explains Thomas Broberg. He adds:

“This technology helps us take an important step towards our long-term vision of designing cars that do not crash. Our aim for 2020 is that no-one should be killed or seriously injured in a Volvo.”

First a warning, then automatic braking

Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Safety consists of a new dual-mode radar unit integrated into the car’s grille, a camera behind the inside rear-view mirror and a central control unit. The radar and camera continuously monitor the road in front of the car. The radar’s task is to detect objects and measure the distance to them. The camera determines what type of objects they are.

In an emergency situation, the driver is first alerted by an audible warning together with a flashing light in the windscreen’s head-up display. In order to prompt an immediate, intuitive reaction, the visual warning is designed to look like a brake light coming on. If the driver does not respond to the warning and the system assesses that a collision is imminent, the car’s brakes are applied with full braking power.

“Active brake deployment requires that the object is confirmed by both the radar and the camera. Thanks to state-of-the-art sensor technology, it is now possible to engage full braking power,” explains Thomas Broberg.

Accidents with pedestrians common in urban traffic

In the EU countries’ capital cities, 1,560 people died in road accidents in 2007. Of these, 43 percent were pedestrians. The speed of the car is of considerable significance to the outcome of an accident and the risk of a pedestrian being killed in an accident at 50 kilometres per hour is 85 percent higher compared to if the speed is 25 kilometres per hour.

“Our aim is that this new technology should help the driver avoid collisions with pedestrians at speeds below 25 km/h. If the car is travelling faster, the aim is to reduce the impact speed as much as possible. In most cases, we can reduce the collision force by about 75 percent. Considering the large number of pedestrian fatalities that occur, if we manage to lower the fatality risk by 20 percent this new function will make a big difference. In specific situations the fatality reduction can be up to 85 percent,” says Thomas Broberg.

- By: Kap Shah

This past weekend I stopped by a local Dunkin Donuts for a late coffee break near my house in New Jersey. While pulling in, I noticed a brand-new 2010 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo parked right in front of me. I got out and started taking a look around the car and the black stickers that were covering the BMW badges. As a car enthusiast, I was pretty excited to see a new BMW model on U.S. soil that wouldn’t hit our dealerships until spring 2010.

The owner, a BMW engineer, eventually came out and started talking to me (of course he probably thought I was going to touch the car and wanted to keep it safe). After exchanging a couple of words about our respective occupations, the engineer gave me a little tour around the car. To say the least I became pretty envious of his job after he told me he was pushing a 4.4L V8 twin-turbo engine under the hood. Either way, I managed to take this one picture of the 5-Series Gran Turismo before he pulled away.

To be completely honest – pictures don’t do this car justice. It looks much better in person.

2010 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo:

- By: Omar Rana

Photo Copyright © 2009 Omar Rana – egmCarTech.

The 2009 Volkswagen Golf just came out and Volkswagen is already working on the next-generation model. How do we know? Well, because Volkswagen’s promotional video for the L1 Concept has a clay model of the next-generation Golf in the background.

German magazine Auto Motor und Sport discovered the clay model in a very long promo video for the L1. An hour and a half into the video, Auto Motor und Sport found what they claim to be the 2012 Volkswagen Golf Mk VII being worked on in the background.

Check out the screen shot above and tell us what you think.

- By: Kap Shah

Source: Auto Motor und Sport (via WOT)

The folks at ExoticsOnRoad.com have posted a picture of the four-door Lamborghini Estoque Concept traveling the roads of Germany. We’re taking a guess that this picture was taken by someone who just happened to pass by the Estoque during a photo shoot.

It was reported in March that Lamborghini had decided to put a stop to the development of the Estoque saying that “the timing and market conditions are just not right for an additional model line.”

However, a Lamborghini spokesman later clarified the report saying that the project is not dead but “no decision has been made to produce the Estoque.”

The Aston Martin Rapide competitor was originally planned to enter production in 2011. The Italian automaker was considering sharing the platform of the Porsche Panamera or the upcoming Audi A7. Power would come from either a 5.2L V10 from the Gallardo LP560-4, a V8 diesel or a V8 gasoline mated to a hybrid system.

Lamborghini Estoque Concept:

- By: Omar Rana

Source: ExoticsOnRoad (via TeamSpeed via WCF)

As reported earlier this week, Mercedes-Benz is working on a convertible version of the SLS AMG due out mid-2011. The folks at Auto Motor und Sport managed to catch a prototype testing near their headquarters. Check out the video after the jump.

Refresher: Power comes from a 6.2L V8 making 563-hp with a maximum torque of 479 lb-ft of torque. Mated to an E-SELECT system that controls the AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports transmission, the SLS AMG can go from 0 to 62 mph in just 3.7 seconds (with the Race Start launch control system) with a top speed of 196 mph.

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG:

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG:

- By: Kap Shah

Spy photographers have caught a prototype of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Cabriolet testing at the Nurburgring.

While the convertible version of the SLS AMG will get rid of the “Gullwing” doors, its will keep the same 563-hp 6.2L V8 as its coupe sibling. It will also keep the AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports transmission. We’re guessing that the weight of the drop-top SLS AMG should be kept relatively low, allowing the supercar to keep its 0 to 62 mph time of 3.7 seconds.

Head over to WorldCarFans for full shots.

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG:

- By: Omar Rana

Pictures of the 2011 Infiniti QX have popped up on the Internet via VWVortex forums.

This is the first major redesign of the QX since the model was introduced in 2004. The model will be built in Japan and will be based on the 7th generation JDM Nissan Safari. It is also known as the Nissan Patrol in other markets.

We’re guessing the model will make its world debut at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Power is expected to come from the same 5.6L V8; however, output is expected to be increased form 315-hp. Expect more towing power as well.

2011 Infiniti QX (Leaked):

- By: Kap Shah

Source: VWVortex

At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show later this month, Mercedes-Benz will show the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate. However, that’s not as exciting as the next-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class Convertible, which was spotted totally uncovered on the set of the Sex and the City sequel.

If there is one reason you’ll be getting dragged to see the sequel with your significant other, we hope it’s only to check out the new E-Class Convertible in action.

Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz E-Class Convertible Sex and the City Sequel:

- By: Kap Shah

Source: Flickr (via autoblog.it)