Thursday, February 26, 2009

AutoSpies.com Newsletter: Latest Spy News 02/26/2009

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Is BMW’s latest incarnation of the 7-Series destined for greatness? If you look at the number of comments on the latest string of 7-Series threads you might be inclined to think so. In our first post, agent001 whet your appetite by suggesting the 7-Series is more than capable to take on the challenge from the LS, S-Class, and the A8. But just how does it stack up side by side you asked? 001 first brought out the outgoing model and compared it side by side and let you tell us how it stacked up. Then came the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, to many the leader of the pack to go one on one against the 750. Now those of you who are Lexus fans would never have forgiven us if we hadn’t brought out the LS for a comparison, and 001 didn’t let you down bring yet another premium model to the plate. With more than 300 comments spread across the series of articles everyone got their chance to tell us if the new 7-Series was going to be a hit.

With all of the economic turmoil and amid all of the cutbacks, many are openly wondering the fate of the luxury market. Agent009 took it one step further, and openly asked who would be the first to fail in such a hostile market. Would it be BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Infiniti, Lexus or Acura? While 009 might not have a crystal ball to view the future, a good number of you thought you may have your own and gave your choices for extinction.

Even if none of the luxury brands falter, it is almost certain that many models will fail to make the cut by the end of 2010. Agent001 planted the seed of discourse and let it run wild when he asked you to prune the list of popular models by the major brands. While I can’t say all of these models are destined for the bone yard, I can’t say you overlooked very many in the discussion either. Let hope this all ends sooner rather than later.

Outside of the bad economy and all of the strife, the biggest news of the year so far might actually be “Octomom”. Yes this infamous young lady has taken the press by storm lately, and you might be hard pressed to find a single news broadcast without something concerning her. So befittingly so, Agent001 brought her front and center and asked you what type of car you would have her buy! In a welcomed bit of humor we all got our chance to tell her what she really ought to do with her herd of children!

Spy Shots
Pagani Zonda R hit's the track!
Submitted: 2/23/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 12:57:23 AM
( 12 ) Votes   ( 12 ) Comments

Breaking: Audi TT RS Official Photos
Submitted: 2/21/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 2:57:22 PM
( 3 ) Votes   ( 2 ) Comments

Lexus LF-A Roadster Concept caught on the streets of Pebble Beach
Submitted: 2/21/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 11:49:34 AM
( 13 ) Votes   ( 14 ) Comments

Opel Ampera: European Chevy Volt Scooped Undisguised!
Submitted: 2/20/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 1:42:47 AM
( 16 ) Votes   ( 25 ) Comments

Spy News
What Premium Car Models Should Be Cut From The USA Market?
Submitted: 2/26/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 2:28:21 AM
( 40 ) Votes   ( 62 ) Comments

New Cars
ABT reveals 510 hp Audi S5
Submitted: 2/26/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 10:42:28 AM
( 4 ) Votes   ( 3 ) Comments

First U.S. bound 2010 Audi-R8 V10 sold for $500,000
Submitted: 2/26/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 8:34:38 AM
( 12 ) Votes   ( 11 ) Comments

2010 Kia Sorento XM teased again
Submitted: 2/25/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 1:37:23 PM
( 5 ) Votes   ( 4 ) Comments

How Much Is Too Much? Obama Renews Commitment To US Automakers
Submitted: 2/25/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 11:52:02 AM
( 26 ) Votes   ( 46 ) Comments

BMW working on 3-Series GT, Progressive Activity Coupe
Submitted: 2/25/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 9:27:53 AM
( 21 ) Votes   ( 24 ) Comments

Geneva Preview: Aston Martin DBS Volante
Submitted: 2/24/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 8:57:57 PM
( 11 ) Votes   ( 8 ) Comments

Bentley Continental Supersports breaks cover
Submitted: 2/24/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 8:56:32 PM
( 7 ) Votes   ( 6 ) Comments

Ford: SVT is not in the same danger as GM's HPVO
Submitted: 2/24/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 3:55:30 PM
( 4 ) Votes   ( 4 ) Comments

2009 Toyota Verso unveiled before Geneva debut
Submitted: 2/24/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 3:54:01 PM
( 3 ) Votes   ( 2 ) Comments

Should Taxpayers Really Be Funding 48 Year Old GM Retirees?
Submitted: 2/24/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 11:15:49 AM
( 21 ) Votes   ( 54 ) Comments

1350 hp Bugatti Veyron Centenaire Edition coming to Geneva
Submitted: 2/24/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 10:03:03 AM
( 17 ) Votes   ( 19 ) Comments

Zagato Perana Z-One coming to Geneva
Submitted: 2/23/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 5:02:08 PM
( 6 ) Votes   ( 5 ) Comments

Tough Love: Are We Really Subsidizing The Losers?
Submitted: 2/23/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 4:35:15 PM
( 16 ) Votes   ( 26 ) Comments

F1 drivers invited in the IndyCar series
Submitted: 2/23/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 3:10:21 PM
( 9 ) Votes   ( 10 ) Comments

Baby Cadillac coming early next decade
Submitted: 2/23/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 11:58:02 AM
( 10 ) Votes   ( 8 ) Comments

Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA Concept officially revealed
Submitted: 2/23/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 11:56:14 AM
( 2 ) Votes   ( 0 ) Comments

Spyker C8 Aileron teased ahead of its Geneva debut
Submitted: 2/22/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 10:16:44 AM
( 3 ) Votes   ( 2 ) Comments

Leaked: Audi TT RS details and images emerge on the web
Submitted: 2/21/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 7:42:28 PM
( 12 ) Votes   ( 14 ) Comments

Upcoming McLaren P11 to compete with Audi R8 and Porsche 911
Submitted: 2/21/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 8:04:48 AM
( 2 ) Votes   ( 1 ) Comments

Upcoming Jaguar XE to be based on a cut-down XK platform
Submitted: 2/20/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 3:13:04 PM
( 8 ) Votes   ( 5 ) Comments

Lexus LFA gets crystallized for the Fashion Week in Milan
Submitted: 2/20/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 2:39:37 PM
( 22 ) Votes   ( 22 ) Comments

Bmw Z2 preparing its debut by 2011
Submitted: 2/20/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 11:52:40 AM
( 20 ) Votes   ( 24 ) Comments

Audi TT-RS teased ahead of Geneva Motor Show
Submitted: 2/20/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 10:13:05 AM
( 7 ) Votes   ( 6 ) Comments

Experimental Rolls Royce 200EX Breaks Out Ahead Of Geneva
Submitted: 2/20/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 9:49:02 AM
( 20 ) Votes   ( 18 ) Comments

Aston Martin Confirms Lagonda Concept Headed for Geneva
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 10:20:45 AM
( 17 ) Votes   ( 18 ) Comments

Baby McLaren guns for Porsche!
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 10:14:03 AM
( 17 ) Votes   ( 14 ) Comments

2010 Hyundai Equus Interior Images: Better that Lexus? You Decide
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 10:09:42 AM
( 24 ) Votes   ( 40 ) Comments

2009 Alfa Romeo 159 leaked ahead of Geneva Motor Show debut
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 9:34:15 AM
( 10 ) Votes   ( 6 ) Comments

E class coupe taking orders from today in europe
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 9:31:09 AM
( 10 ) Votes   ( 7 ) Comments

Brabus G V12 S Biturbo: the world's most powerful off-roader
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 7:55:40 AM
( 8 ) Votes   ( 7 ) Comments

2009 Corvette GT1 Championship Edition
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 5:19:18 PM
( 4 ) Votes   ( 1 ) Comments

Jaguar Announces 2010 XF and XK Pricing
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 2:34:15 PM
( 8 ) Votes   ( 3 ) Comments

2010 Ford Mustang priced at $20,995
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 1:56:31 PM
( 11 ) Votes   ( 10 ) Comments

2009 Bmw 7-Series Individual: for those who want even more
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 12:21:32 PM
( 20 ) Votes   ( 18 ) Comments

Misc News
Toyota/Subaru 2011 Supra Successor Withers Away
Submitted: 2/26/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 12:08:01 PM
( 6 ) Votes   ( 5 ) Comments

Road & Track: 2009 Nissan 370Z vs. 2008 Porsche Cayman S
Submitted: 2/26/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 11:36:24 AM
( 15 ) Votes   ( 17 ) Comments

Analyst Warns GM Collapse May Dwarf Even Lehman Brothers
Submitted: 2/25/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 3:09:37 PM
( 8 ) Votes   ( 7 ) Comments

Alan Mulally and Bill Ford take pay cuts of 30 percent
Submitted: 2/25/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 9:30:27 AM
( 13 ) Votes   ( 20 ) Comments

Kia No3 concept MPV
Submitted: 2/24/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 4:05:39 AM
( 8 ) Votes   ( 8 ) Comments

Audi Officially Takes The Wraps Off The 2009 S5 and A5 Cabriolets
Submitted: 2/23/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 12:53:47 PM
( 23 ) Votes   ( 29 ) Comments

European Gay Car of the Year 2009
Submitted: 2/22/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 4:05:33 PM
( 23 ) Votes   ( 40 ) Comments

Nissan GT-R Destroyed Transmission Pictures
Submitted: 2/22/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 11:41:18 AM
( 18 ) Votes   ( 22 ) Comments

Lexus Dealerships Rated #1:Survey
Submitted: 2/20/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 5:49:06 PM
( 28 ) Votes   ( 41 ) Comments

Which Of These Luxury Brands May Be The First to Fail?
Submitted: 2/20/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 11:12:22 AM
( 64 ) Votes   ( 117 ) Comments

SAAB Files for Bankruptcy, continues to operate
Submitted: 2/20/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 9:42:58 AM
( 10 ) Votes   ( 8 ) Comments

Ford Continues On The High Road And Still Avoids Federal Funds
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 8:51:03 AM
( 11 ) Votes   ( 10 ) Comments

BREAKING: GM Kills High Performance Development Teams
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 9:08:52 AM
( 15 ) Votes   ( 16 ) Comments

BMW Lays Off 330 UK Workers Giving 1 Hour Notice
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 5:01:58 PM
( 30 ) Votes   ( 37 ) Comments

Chrysler says GM merger could be best option for survival
Submitted: 2/19/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 10:54:11 AM
( 17 ) Votes   ( 13 ) Comments

Report Cards
Reviews
Hands On: Lexus' Remote Touch Beats iDrive
Submitted: 2/24/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 8:50:49 PM
( 28 ) Votes   ( 35 ) Comments

The new 370Z takes on the 135i, RX-8 R3, and Solstice GXP
Submitted: 2/23/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 9:38:53 PM
( 35 ) Votes   ( 49 ) Comments

2010 Jaguar XFR vs. The Competition
Submitted: 2/23/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 4:35:21 PM
( 21 ) Votes   ( 23 ) Comments

REVIEW: 2009 BMW 7-Series Powers Past S-Class, LS And A8
Submitted: 2/21/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 12:44:28 AM
( 42 ) Votes   ( 62 ) Comments

2010 Volvo XC60 Review - Safety in a sexy package
Submitted: 2/20/2009 OFFICIAL BELL & ROSS TIMESTAMP: 12:49:52 PM
( 7 ) Votes   ( 5 ) Comments




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