New Car Road Testing - Spy Shots - How to Spot Disguised New Cars being Driven

Over the last few years I've seen a number of new cars on the roads being driven with various levels of disguise presumably for real life road tests prior to launch. It appears that as we are close to the Delphi Diesel site in Kent that some cars are being tested with their components.

Kia Sportage 2010 Spy Shot

   Often cars are fitted with additional panels to cover how the final shape and design will look. This car was spotted in Gillingham Kent in July 2009 and subsequently proved to be the new 2010 Kia Sportage being test driven.


As you can see in the shot above the car is disguised with additional padding/panels to hide the contours and all badges and markings have been removed.
The final production version of the 2010 Kia Sportage is below and you can see the similarity in the lines and detail such as the indicators on wing mirrors.

Kia Sportage final production model


While out recently I spotted this vehicle again with some form of disguise, this time more limited and gaffer tape covering some key areas such as headlights. Again all markings on the vehicle had been removed. This was being tested by Delphi Diesel systems.

New Car Spy Shots - 2010 Kia Sportage?

I was out recently and spotted a new car being tested under disguise. The last time this happened I didn't have a camera with me and sadly missed shots of the Mercedes A Class being tested before launch.

This one still isn't identified as yet but it looks like it could be spy shots of a Hyundai i35, Kia or Honda CR-V based on the side panel of the body and wing mirror and wheels. The most likely contender seems to be the Hyundai i35.
Update - it now turns out to be spy shots of the the 2010 Kia Sportage undergoing road tests in UK