2007 February - egmCarTech (3)

Photo Rendering: Audi A5 Cabriolet

Posted: Feb 26, 2007

Filed under: Audi, Spy Shots/Renderings

Audi this past Friday evening released official details on the new Audi A5 coupe which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, and now its only a matter of time until we see a convertible version. Instead of a hardtop coupe Audi is expected to give the convertible version of the A5 a lightweight [...]

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Official: 2008 Volkswagen Golf Estate Variant

Posted: Feb 26, 2007

Filed under: Volkswagen

You’ve seen many spy shots on the 2008 Volkswagen Golf Estate in the past month, but now Volkswagen has made it official. The wagon will be launched at the Geneva Motor Show with two gasoline and two diesel engines including a 1.4 liter TFSI engine producing 140 horsepower and a diesel engine that produces 105 [...]

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Camaro platform could be used for ultra-luxury Cadillac

Posted: Feb 26, 2007

Filed under: Cadillac, GM

In a conversation with a journalist at this year’s Chicago Auto Show, GM’s Lutz, stated that the rear-wheel-drive platform of the new Chevrolet Camaro, set to debut in 2009, could be used for an ultra-luxury Cadillac model. The vice chairman hinted that one of the major reasons for the company to move forward with the [...]

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2007 Hybrid cars losing fuel efficiency – Toyota Prius drops 20% in city mpg

Posted: Feb 26, 2007

Filed under: Honda, Hybrids, Green News, Toyota

According to a new government fuel-economy ratings that are available for the first time, new hybrid cars are losing their fuel efficiency as compared to old models. If you go to the government’s fuel-economy Web site, http://www.fueleconomy.gov/, and click on the section called “Compare Old and New MPG Ratings,” and select any hybrid car, you can [...]

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Porsche to play bigger role at Volkswagen

Posted: Feb 26, 2007

Filed under: Industry News, Porsche, Volkswagen

While Porsche has no plans of taking over Volkswagen any time soon, Porsche will play a bigger role in the decisions at Volkswagen group, industry insiders say. Porsche is currently the largest shareholder of Volkswagen with a 27.4 percent stake. While the company itself is a fraction of Volkswagen’s size, Porsche CEO compared their stake in [...]

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Official info on the Audi A5 and S5 with new pics

Posted: Feb 25, 2007

Filed under: 2008 Releases, Audi

Audi made official information on their new Audi A5 coupe available late Friday evening. The A5 coupe is set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday, 6 March, at 8am (CET). So you’ve seen pictures and pictures of the Audi A5 and S5 in the past week and now its time to give [...]

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This Week at eGMCarTech

Posted: Feb 23, 2007

Filed under: Industry News

Missed something from this week? Here are a couple of important highlights from the week of 02-19-2007 to 02-23-2007. Check out the Archives Page for full coverage.
2-23-2007: Face off Friday: 2007 Acura RL vs 2007 Infinit M35x
2-23-2007: Mazda does the Scion thing with AZ-Wagon
2-23-2007: Noble M12 and M400 Coming to the United States
2-23-2007: Cadillac CTS coupe and wagon coming, plus [...]

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Face off Friday: Japanese Luxury Sedans – 2007 Acura RL vs 2007 Infinit M35x

Posted: Feb 23, 2007

Filed under: Acura, Infiniti

It’s that time of the week again where we take two cars and put the head-to-head (or face-to-face). This week we decided to see what Japan had in store for the ultimate luxury sedans. We picked the 2007 Acura RL and the Infiniti M35x since they are in the same price bracket and both have [...]

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Mazda does the Scion thing with AZ-Wagon

Posted: Feb 23, 2007

Filed under: Mazda

Mazda today announced the new AZ-Wagon micro-mini range for Japan. The Custom Style series unites the packaging and functionality of current AZ Wagons with a stylish exterior design including HID headlights, clear taillights, 14 inch alloy wheels and a choice of 5 body colors. On the inside the AZ-wagon has black fiber seats door trim and [...]

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Noble M12 and M400 Coming to the United States

Posted: Feb 23, 2007

Filed under: Industry News

An Ohio based company, 1g Racing, has secured rights to sell the Noble M12 GTO-3R and M400 in the United States. The cars will be coming to the United States with the chassis-only. That means they will be shipped here without an engine or a transmission. But don’t loose hope as 1g says in their press release [...]