While nothing is official, M has provided broad hints that it already has the M5's 4.4 - litre twin - turbo V8 loaded up in an all - wheel
drive test mule that should next year become the M550i xDrive Gran Turismo, while its new quad - turbo diesel 3.0 - litre inline six - cylinder thumper should power the M550d xDrive Gran Turismo.
We first
drove a test mule on the Ascari racetrack in Spain.
Not exact matches
Vettel was
driving Ferrari's 2017
test mule — a 2015 Ferrari SF15 - T with extra downforce added to simulate the new cars — to
test Pirelli's 2017 - spec wet - weather tyres.
The upcoming Rolls - Royce SUV is getting closer to production, as evidenced by this engineering
mule that's out and about
testing a new all - wheel -
drive system for this new model.
Prepare to have your mind exploded by this, the world - exclusive first
test -
drive of the Balqon
Mule M150.
Following a few leaks earlier this week, BMW released photos of a camouflaged X2
test mule, previewing the upcoming front - wheel -
drive compact crossover.
While there was no ZL1 available for us to
drive, Chevrolet had a presentation version of the 2017 Camaro ZL1, plus two camouflaged
mules that had just returned from
testing at the Nurburgring.
The next - gen Mazda Miata
test mule was seen on Glendora Mountain Road (GMR), one of SoCal's best
driving roads and a darn good one for vehicle development.
These Porsche Panamera
test mules are the first evidence of the firm's engineering work on VW Group's new rear - wheel -
drive MSB platform.
A user on the Howard Forums posted pics of two
test mules that were
driving by him.
Our
test mule with its CVT and all - wheel -
drive returns 27 miles per gallon in the city and 32 mpg on the highway.
In case you hadn't heard, Apple is secretly developing self -
driving car technology, and earlier this week, one of the tech giant's autonomous
test mules was possibly spotted out and about on California streets.
The
Drive has released spy shots of a
test mule that was spotted near the company's research and
We've already had an early
drive in a heavily - disguised Hyundai i30N
test mule, but these are the first official pics of the South Korean brand's all - new Golf GTI - rivalling hot - hatch.
There's been a number of
test mules driving around with very upright, Kammback - like rears that certainly do suggest wagon - hood, though those are likely heavily disguised, and the production car is much more likely to resemble Porsche's 2012 concept car, the Panamera Sport Turismo.
After letting the Prius
test mule off its extension cord last week, I thought I knew what to expect from a plug - in hybrid: cheap to operate, teeth - gritting to
drive.
Other cars that were being
driven alongside the
test mule were AMG versions of the S - Class, G - Class and C - Class, which adds to the argument that there is actually a Mercedes underneath that Dodge Viper sheetmetal.
So the MY2017 Aventador will replace the current Coupé and Roadster with an Aventador S and later on the Aventador S Roadster, as far as we know there will be a power increase from 700hp to 740hp and the four - wheel
drive will remain, but four - wheel steering will be added as seen on the limited edition Centenario (there is a factory
test mule based on the Aventador Superveloce with four - wheel steering already).
But the Diwali day was quite a cracker for our long - termer, the Honda Amaze AT, as we got to
drive along with the
test mules of the DC Avanti.
The e-NV200
test mule uses 100 % ethanol to charge a 24kWh battery, offering a
driving range of more than 600 km.
Although the
test mule was a left - hand
drive model, the interior and the exterior styling was on par with the Japanese or the Euro - spec Swift.
The e-NV200
test mule converts ethanol or ethanol / water into electricity to charge a 24kWh battery, offering a
driving range of more than 600 km.
Based on the next all - new A-Class architecture, the GLB — pictured
testing here in early
mule form, based on the existing GLA — will mount its range of engines sideways across its engine bay and the entry - level price - leader will be front - wheel
drive.
The
test mule spotted on Indian roads wore no camouflage and, as per our reader, was an all - wheel -
drive model.
The
test mule was a left - hand
drive one, and Thai media says that it is possible that Nissan has brought it to Thailand just for R&D work related to the next - gen Nissan Sunny (next - gen Nissan Almera).
GM GIVES JOURNALISTS FIRST VOLT
DRIVING EXPERIENCE: GM has been demoing the Volt, giving journalists the electric driving experience of the Volt inside a Chevy Cruze «mule» (test ve
DRIVING EXPERIENCE: GM has been demoing the Volt, giving journalists the electric
driving experience of the Volt inside a Chevy Cruze «mule» (test ve
driving experience of the Volt inside a Chevy Cruze «
mule» (
test vehicle).
If you remember, in October of 2013, we were invited to Japan to
test drive the heavily «Frankensteined»
mules Toyota was using for
testing, to see how the powertrain worked.
The company is also deep into the
testing of its forthcoming electric, self -
driving - vehicle technology, represented right now in the form of
mules — decoy vehicles with FF underpinnings.