2006 June - egmCarTech

2007 Honda Civic Type S Unveiled

Posted: Jun 29, 2006

Filed under: 2007 Releases, Honda

Honday today introduced the 3-door 2007 Honday Civic Type S, aimed at younger drivers looking for an affordable yet stylish hatchback. The car was unveiled ahead of its initial debut which was planned for the British International Motor Show in July. The 2007 Honda Civic Type S hatchback comes in a 1.8 liter i-VTEC petrol [...]

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2007 Jaguar XKR Unveiled

Posted: Jun 28, 2006

Filed under: 2007 Releases, Jaguar

Jaguar today introduced the new Jaguar XKR which builds off of the successful XK that was launched in late 2005. The Jaguar XKR sports a supercharged 4.2 liter V8 engine that pushes 420 horsepower and offers six speed automatic transmission that gives it the ability to be a performance vehicle for everyday use. The Jaguar [...]

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2007 BMW X3 Videos

Posted: Jun 28, 2006

Filed under: 2007 Releases, BMW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftxp7wrEG-I
Yesterday we brought you pictures of the new 2007 BMW X3 as well as some information about the upgraded model. Here are some videos you might enjoy.

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2007 BMW X3 Unveiled

Posted: Jun 27, 2006

Filed under: 2007 Releases, BMW

BMW today unveiled the 2007 BMW X3 a slightly updated version as compared to the 2006 X3. The 2007 BMW X3 is going to get slightly changed headlights, LED taillights and an updated interior with two-tone coloring and improved throughout. The diesel power 2007 BMW X3 will push a total of 286 horsepower with its [...]

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Crash of the Day: Touring Car Does a 360 Backflip

Posted: Jun 21, 2006

Filed under: Industry News

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTIBgp9bj6I
So we’ve decided that we’re going to start bringing you videos of scary car crashes whenever we come across one. Here is our second Crash of the Day video on our site. No idea how this happend or if the driver came out safe, but that had to be pretty scary. It happend at the [...]

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Ford Unveils 2007 Lineup

Posted: Jun 21, 2006

Filed under: Ford

Struggling Ford Motor Company today announced its 2007 lineup hoping it will give them a little boost. Ford also decided to offer its customers a little more with side curtain airbags being standard on the 2007 Ford Fusion, Five Hundred, Freestyle, Edge Expedition and the new Lincoln Navigator L. It will also offer AWD as [...]

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Mac Mini in a Toyota Prius

Posted: Jun 21, 2006

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Toyota

Jeremy Kusnetz, a system architect from Leesburg, VA has integrated his Mac mini with his Toyota Prius. With his wonderful hack job, he can now take his entire iTunes music library with him anywhere he travels. What’s even better is that Kusnetz instead of settling to use the Apple Remote to control Front Row while [...]

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Video: BMW Officially Launches the M6 Cabriolet

Posted: Jun 20, 2006

Filed under: 2007 Releases, BMW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJapQxzddEc
The other day we brought you leaked photos of the BMW M6 Cabriolet (convertible) and today BMW officially stated the specs on the beautiful ultimate driving machine. The BMW M6 Cabriolet will have a 5.0 liter V10 engine that will push 507 horsepower and will have a maximum torque of 520 Nm. It is said [...]

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Malaysian Students Set Record For Most People in a MINI Cooper

Posted: Jun 20, 2006

Filed under: Industry News, MINI

21 students from a Kuala Lampur college stuffed themselves into a 1999 lime green MINI Cooper in a total of 4 minutes. They also waited the 20 seconds that it would take for them to make it into the Guiness Book of World Records. They also claimed that they met the Guiness Book of World [...]

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Mazda Unveils Hardtop MX-5 – Miata

Posted: Jun 20, 2006

Filed under: 2007 Releases, Mazda

Mazda today launched the retractable hardtop MX-5 Miata which will compete with the Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky and Pontiac G6 convertible. There is no word on pricing or availability for the Mazda MX-5, but it is estimated that it will be in the range of $20,435 and $26,700.
Source: cars.com