Mercedes is slowly releasing images and videos of their new facelifted Mercedes-Benz SLK. Technical specs wise the SLK 280 and SLK 55 AMG remained unchanged. In the UK, the 4-cylinder SLK 200 Kompressor gets an extra 15 horsepower for a total of 184 with a fuel-economy of 30mpg. The V6 SLK 350 gets an extra [...]
The Audi R8 has raked up many awards this year and now Automobile has named the Audi R8 the ’2008 Automobile of the Year.’ Automobile says “The R8′s glass-encased, 420-hp, 4.2-liter V-8 engine has the sound of a traditional Italian supercar. Editors called it a great real-world sports car in the vein of the Porsche [...]
Auto makers are saying that it will take a huge technological push for them to meet the new government regulations that call for a 40 percent increase to fuel-economy to 35mpg. An interesting article by the staff of CNNMoney points out that the car that got the best mileage in the nation twenty years ago wasn’t even [...]
Along with the HUMMER HX concept, GM announced today that it will be taking the stage with the Opel Corsa OCS, the HUMMER H3R Concept and Maroon 5. Maroon 5 will join Grammy Award winner Mary J. Blige and DJ Samantha Ronson as GM Style performers. The Hummer H3R Concept will pay a tribute SUV racing [...]
James May, the third and least talked about Top Gear guy, had the pleasure of test driving the brand new Jaguar XF. “It goes like a 4-door XK,” says May. He even goes as far as to say that the car is a better value than the BMW 5-Series. In the U.S. the Jaguar XF [...]
Following the release of the new facelifted Mercedes-Benz SLK, the AMG website has put up pictures of the brand new 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG. Technical specs wise, the SLK 55 AMG remains unchanged. It’s still equipped with the 5.5 liter V8 powerplant that produces 360 hp and a peak torque of 510 Nm. 0-60 still [...]
All of us here at eGMCarTech would like to wish you and your families a very Happy Holidays. We are busy today, like the rest of the world, spending the day with our families, playing football and eating, but we’ll try to post some things here and there. Remember to be safe in your travels today and [...]
After offering a whopping 384 horsepower upgrade for the 335i, Dinan has revealed their latest performance modifications for the BMW M5′s and M6′s 5.7 liter V10 engine. The M5 and M6 already produce a whopping 500 horsepower, but imagine the amount of acceleration an additional 128 horsepower can provide. By adding High Flow Throttle Bodies, [...]
After a teaser and a bunch image leaks Subaru has finally released the first official image of the 2009 Subaru Forester Crossover SUV. The SUV will make its official debut at the North American International Auto Show next month in Detroit. The 2009 Subaru Forester gets an all new design and a new platform with sport-sedan [...]
Sometimes when we write here, at eGMCarTech, we try to keep a ‘Clarkson’ tone in our mind. But as much as we try we can never be as blunt and brutally outspoken about the cars we write about. We’ll just leave it up to Mr. Clarkson himself. In his recent review of the MINI Clubman, [...]
