
The RR4 -- the Rolls-Royce that asks that you "don't call me 'baby'" -- is slowly undressing, striptease-like, before its final reveal at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Previous spy shots hinted at rear suicide doors, or coach doors as Rolls-Royce refers to them, and now it is official: the hinges on the rear door are on the rear of the door. The car has plenty of Phatom-esque cues, and although it doesn't look anything like the initial sketch, it looks like it could be a very attractive proposition when it shows up for the big dance. Still no word on engines, but we have no doubt its output will be something along the lines of prodigious.
Spy shots: RR4 wearing even less camouflage
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 3:44 AM Posted under Tags : baby roller, baby rolls, baby rolls royce, BabyRoller, BabyRolls, BabyRollsRoyce, rolls-royce, rolls-royce rr4, Rolls-royceRr4, rr4, sedan, sedans, spy shot, spy shots, SpyShot, SpyShots
Spy Shots: See inside Kia's Soul
Friday, August 29, 2008 at 1:39 PM Posted under Tags : kia, kia soul, kia soul interior, KiaSoul, KiaSoulInterior, soul interior, SoulInterior, spy shot, spy shots, SpyShot, SpyShots

A glimpse inside the Kia Soul has revealed a lot of black tape and some shiny knobs, but nothing that's any cause for alarm. In fact, if lit properly -- that is, lit cool enough to please the demographic the car is aiming at -- it should be pretty swish inside. The center pod looks to keep things quite simple, but we would like to know what the button-like appendage above the radio screen opens; just a cubby, or navigation? The tape on the top of the dash is hiding quite a few lumps -- we would expect the semicircle up top to be interesting, while the bands over the passenger area are anyone's guess. Also of note: the Soul appears to have an enormous key fob for just two buttons...
Spy Shots: 2011 Chevy Tacuma minivan
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 1:03 PM Posted under Tags : chevrolet, chevrolet tacuma, ChevroletTacuma, chevy, cuv, cuvs, minivan, minivans, spy shot, spy shots, SpyShot, SpyShots, tacuma

Jalopnik has caught spy shots of a fleet -- well, two -- of the new Chevy Tacuma minivans bound for Europe. If they are indeed replacing this Chevy Tacuma as well as that aardvark masquerading as a minivan, the Uplander, then it looks like things are about to get a lot more spacious over yonder pond. Supposed to be about the size of a Mazda5, the Tacuma appears to have front-hinged rear doors, which might make it more CUV than minivan. Also, the Tacuma is also supposed to be built at GM's Hamtramck plant in Michigan. If so, that would make it bedmates with the Chevy Volt, and, as Jalopnik speculates, perhaps another good home for a hybrid drivetrain...