The 2011 Jaguar XJ, though heavily clad in camo in these photos, is expected to look very different from the current car. Jaguar is well underway in the development of its next-generation XJ saloon, which despite still being in test-mule form is less than 18 months away from launch. The boss of Jaguar and Land Rover in Australia recently confirmed the car will be launched within the next 12 to 18 months and that it would be positioned more upmarket than the current model. These latest spy shots, while revealing little about the car's final shape thanks to the heavy camouflage, do indicate that design will be significantly different from the current car's. The shift up-market fits in with Jaguars strategy to sell fewer cars but at higher profits, first revealed by its CEO David Smith back in July.  read more »

Wald International is known for making aggressive looking aerodynamic kits for various cars, like the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, Bentley Continental GT, BMW M3 and much more. Now they get the hands on the BMW M5.

Without going overboard, Wald International offers an aerodynamic kit that consists of a new front apron with integrated carbon fiber wings, carbon fiber air inlets, new side skirts, a new rear bumper with carbon fiber trims and a carbon fiber deck lid spoiler. Wald also added its Portofino black alloy wheels.  read more »

Ferrari wagon-izations and hypercars bathed in magnetizing yellow are just a couple hints the Sultan of Brunei is perhaps the most Jalopnik head of state in the whole world. Like us, he seems to have a maddening obsession with odd cars. However, what sets him apart is his seemingly unending pot of money with which to manifest his wildest automotive fantasies.  read more »

The team's all here at the Javits Center and ready to go. If you've read all our coverage so far, feel free to skip right over this post. However, if you've not yet had a chance to check out our full taste of the big, red and juicy autogasmic apple -- then this post is for you. Remember, you can follow along today at the New York Auto Show tag as we continue to bring you the best coverage this side of Edward R. Murrow.  read more »

Today at my weekend job I saw...

Dodge Viper GTS (last gen)
RUF Porsche 911 (took pic with camera phone)
Bentley Continental GT (Olive Green over Saddle)
Lotus Esprit V8
NEW Porsche 911 Turbo (chick parked in the fire lane!)
BMW M6 (thought about RMcG)

And the creme de la creme...

Lotus Elise Typ

Ever since Rolls-Royce Motor Cars CEO Ian Robertson admitted to reporters that the BMW-owned British automaker was preparing a "small" model for a 2010 debut, speculation has run rampant. We haven't had a look at the car, code-named RR4, (although...


Matthew Phenix

Every year automotive journalists look forward to the Chicago Auto Show, not because it's America's largest, or its oldest (right on both counts), but because it's in Chicago. The Second City. The White City. Home of the Cubs, Buddy Guy, Al Capone, Oprah, the Sipowitz accent and deep dish pizza. And this year Chicago is going to be celebrating 100 years of auto shows with a better-than-usual roster of big reveals. When not downing a dog at the Wiener's Circle, a Honker's Ale at The Map Room or a slice at Gino's East, you can expect Jalopnik to be there in full force. The action has already started, with embargoes breaking like crazy. It gets more exciting tonight when the curtains surrounding some of the most anticipated concepts are finally drawn open. Below is our official, detailed and awesome cheat sheet to the 2008 Chicago Auto Show from Acura to Ze Germans!  read more »