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Dear Autocar, This is Not the Next Toyota Auris…
We will start by letting you in a big "secret": we all do mistakes. Yes, Carscoop included. Back in May, in our hurry to post a tip from one of our readers, we neglected to take a good look at French car magazine L'Automobile's patent images of the Audi RS6 Avant, which as some of you quickly pointed out, turned out to be the RS4 Avant.
Today, it's Autocar's time for a slip-up. The British magazine posted a set of patent drawings stating that these pictures preview the next Auris and not the brochure scans that surfaced online last week.
Unfortunately for Autocar, this is not true. The patent images, while real, do not depict the next Auris but the Dear Qin hatchback concept that made its debut alongside a sedan version at the Auto China 2012 in Beijing this past April.
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Jaguar Tells Autocar F-type Coupe Patents Show Concept, We Say Pics May Suggest Otherwise
Recently, German car magazine shared some patent renderings showing what they reported as being the F-Type Coupe, something we agreed upon leaving a small question mark. However, just the other day, British publication came with a report stating that...
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This Is Not The Production Version Of The 2015 Acura Nsx, This Is The Concept…
Earlier today, a set of monochromatic renderings of the Acura / Honda NSX were posted on China's Sohu website and were quickly picked up by other sites such as Carnewschina and Jalopnik, with all claiming more or less that these pictures are of the...
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2013 Toyota Auris Hatchback Brochure Scans Leaked?
Earlier today, we told you about Toyota's plans to debut a pre-production concept of the next generation Auris hatchback (also known as the Corolla hatchback in some markets) at the 2012 Paris Motor Show this September. As it seems, we won't...
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"mystery" 2012 Porsche 911 Patent Images Show Aerokit And Sportdesign Package
A Carscoop reader from France pointed us to L'Automobile Magazine and an article with half-a-dozen patent images, allegedly showing a future addition to the latest 2012 Porsche 911 series since the car featured a fixed rear wing and a different front...
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Scooped : 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X & Subaru Impreza Wrx Sti
I got my hands on this week's Autocar magazine that features two wonderful photoshops of the upcoming Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X & its Subaru counterpart, the Impreza WRX STi. Here's a summary of what they wrote: Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X : According...
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