When launching a new car usually the sedan comes first and then six months to a year down the track comes the wagon or any other variants. Not so with the Audi RS6, which debuted back in September in the Avant wagon bodystyle. Engineers are still ironing out bugs with the sedan as seen here in the latest spy video of the 580hp saloon caught testing in Germany.



When you’re finished watching the video, check out our previous write-up for all the crucial details.

Source: Video: Audi RS6 sedan caught testing

Land Rover has been testing a new version of its Range Rover luxury SUV at the Nurburgring in recent months, likely to be a high performance model with a supercharged engine. Rivals BMW and Porsche have also been spotted testing more powerful versions of their respective SUVs recently so the new Range Rover will definitely have some tough competition to contend with when it arrives next year.

Onlookers claim the Range Rover prototype was lapping the Nurburgring at a rapid rate and that it had a distinct supercharge whine emanating from the engine bay. According to earlier reports the prototype was sporting a new 5.0L V8 engine and its output figure is rumored to be around the 500hp mark. Torque levels will be in excess of 677Nm (500ft-lb). This engine is claimed to be the same unit destined for the upcoming Jaguar XKR-R super-coupe.

Visually, the new model will be differentiated by its lower ride height and quad exhaust pipes. Though officials are yet to confirm the car, rumor has it the production version will carry ‘R’ badging.

Source: Supercharged Range Rover ‘R’ in the works?

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Porsche will launch the four-door, four-seat luxury sedan in 2009. The Panamera is generally considered to be the long-awaited fruit of their 989 concept from the late 1980s. The Panamera will be produced in a number of 20.000 units.

If for the development of the Cayenne, Porsche used Volkswagen – and they will also for the next generation coming in 2010 - Panamera will be done “in house”. It will borrow the automatically changing damper settings called Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) from the 911 and Boxster. In fact, Panamera will share some of the components with 911 even if the architecture is totally different: the front engine is moved towards the front deck behind the front wheels and not rear engine moved to center like in the 911 models.

The base engine will be a 3.5 liter V6 with an output of 300 hp. Panamera will also come with more powerful choices: a V8 engine equipped with Direct Fuel Injection (DFI) which is supposed to lower the fuel consumption. The V8 engine will deliver 385 hp in the normal aspirated version and 500 hp for the twin-turbo version. The top of the line will come with the same V10 engine found on the Carrera GT that will deliver 600 hp.

Source: Internal

Source: 2009 Porsche Panamera renderings