2006 June - egmCarTech (2)

Top Gear Test Drives Corvette Z06

Posted: Jun 20, 2006

Filed under: GM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaIg_dIpNGI
Top Gear, and other British blokes really hate American muscle, especially the Corvettes. But when they got behind the wheel of the Corvetter Z06, they had nothing but great things to say about it. The Corvette Z06 packs a 7 liter engine that pushes out 500 horsepower and can do 0-175 mph alone on the [...]

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2007 Hummer H3 Gets More Power

Posted: Jun 19, 2006

Filed under: GM, HUMMER, Industry News

GM said today that the Hummer H3 will be getting more power with a larger 3.7 liter inline 5 cylinder engine. The bump in power pushes the horsepower to 242 as well as 17 pounds-feet torque. No informations whether it will cost more or not.
Source: cars.com

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Fifth Gear: Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano

Posted: Jun 19, 2006

Filed under: Ferrari

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4ic75ug6MQ
Fifth Gear took the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano for a road test pushing its 5.9L V12 engine that pumps out 620 horsepower. The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is said to be Ferrari’s most powerful V12 engine car of all time.
Source AutoMotoPortal

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Volkswagon Drops US Jetta Price

Posted: Jun 19, 2006

Filed under: Industry News, Volkswagen

Volkswagon has dropped the price on the 2007 Jetta, its best-selling car. The Jetta sedan will now sell for $17,105, a $1,410 drop. The new low priced 2007 Jetta will loose some of the features in the more expensive 2006 version. Volkswagon also announced the pricing of the new Rabbit, formerly known as the Golf, [...]

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Tire Blows Out at 200 MPH at Le Mans

Posted: Jun 19, 2006

Filed under: Industry News

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW46JWLLHPc
Yann Clairay suffered a horrible tire failure at high speeds at this weekend’s 24 hour Le Mans. The right tire of the car exploded causing the car to loose control and slam into the wall. The driver walked away unharmed.
Source: Autoblog

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Carlsson CK35

Posted: Jun 19, 2006

Filed under: 2007 Releases, Mercedes-Benz

Carlsson Autotechnik, a Mercedes tuner, has built a tuned version of the Mercedes SLK350 on its CK35 RS race car. The Carlsson CK35 features a 3.5 liter V6 engine that pushes 295 horsepower and 284 pound-feet of torque. The increased power means the car can reach 0-62 MPH in 5.7 seconds and reach high speeds [...]

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2007 Porsche Boxster Gets More Power

Posted: Jun 19, 2006

Filed under: 2007 Releases, Porsche

Porsche said today that the new 2007 Boxster S will get more power with a new 3.4 liter engine that produces 15 more horsepower at 295 hp. The base Boxster will only get five more horsepower at 245 hp. Of course for the extra horsepower you’ll have to pay the extra price with the Boxster [...]

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Amphibious Car Drives on Water at 45 MPH

Posted: Jun 19, 2006

Filed under: Industry News

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cyXb-CrABM
So what you see here is a high performance amphibious vehicle that runs at high speeds on the road as well as on water. On the road the car can reach speeds of 125 MPH and in water it reaches speed of 45 MPH. Check it out the website.
Source: Gizmodo

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2007 BMW M6 Cabriolet Photos

Posted: Jun 19, 2006

Filed under: 2007 Releases, BMW

While you wait to see the real thing in July, pictures of the 2007 BMW M6 Cabriolet have surfaced for your viewing pleasures. The 2007 BMW M6 Cabriolet has the same specs as the M6 coupe with a V10 500 horsepower engine. No info on pricing or exact available as of yet.

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Tokyo Drift Review: Surprises Us & Its Audience

Posted: Jun 17, 2006

Filed under: Industry News

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH7tCSuB_UM
So we went to check out The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift yesterday and even though none of the original cast returned for part three of the franchise the movie really surprised us. While there was a lot of criticism surrounding the movie of being really “corny” the plot, acting and the action had [...]