Audi said that it will be dropping the 250-hp 3.2L V6 engine from its 2010 model year lineup. Taking its place will be the 2.0L turbocharged 4-cylinder unit used in the 2009 Audi A4, which will also finds its way under the hood of the 2010 A3 and TT models. So is Audi downsizing its [...]
We’ve seen all the press shots of the 2010 Audi Q7 and earlier this week we saw live shots from the 2009 Shanghai Motor Show. Well, now its time to see the facelifted 2010 Q7 in action. Refresher: U.S. market will get a choice of a 3.6L FSI V6 and a 4.2L FSI V8. The V6 [...]
In an effort to keep in touch with our visitors, we are introducing a new feature today on egmCarTech called “Miscellaneous Thoughts.” The new post will allow us to keep a more conversational feel to the site while letting our visitors know what’s on our mind and what other automotive related news we read that [...]
Chrysler is celebrating Earth Day by revealing an all-new electric minivan concept for the U.S. Postal Service. The struggling Auburn Hills automaker also said that is applying for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a grant that would allow it to build a nationwide demo fleet of electric-minivans that could be used by [...]
Volkswagen confirmed today that it has chosen Slovakia as the production location for its New Small Family vehicles which will be based on the Volkswagen Up! Concepts. Volkswagen said that in the beginning of 2011 the first family vehicles will start rolling off the production lines in Slovakia for delivery to customers throughout the world. The models [...]
Audi announced today that it has chosen a production site for its next compact SUV – the new Audi Q3. The German automaker said that production will begin in 2011 at the SEAT site in Martorell, Spain. Audi will be investing a total of €300 million ($388 million USD). Audi said that the Q3 will [...]
Over the weekend, a team of drivers including NASCAR star Carl Edwards and world-record breaking hypermiler Wayne Gerdes, will attempt to travel more than 1,000 miles on a single tank of gas in the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. The event will raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The event will start at 8:00 am [...]
Getting its hands wet in the future of travel, Mini teamed up with Airstream and Republic of Fritz Hansen to create a custom 6.80 meter long Airstream trailer and a modified Mini Cooper S Clubman. Republican of Fritz Hansen fitted the Airstream trailer and the Cooper S Clubman with modifications such as surfer-dude “wetsuit” neoprene, [...]
According to sources familiar with the matter, banks and hedge funds that hold $6.0 billion in Chrysler LLC debt have proposed forgiving $2.5 billion in exchange for a 40 percent stake in a Chrysler and Fiat alliance. Sources that didn’t want to be identified said that the lenders delivered their proposal to Chrysler and the U.S. [...]
According to Audi of America’s President Johan de Nysschen, for the German automaker to build vehicles in North America it would need higher volume and a local supplier network. de Nysschen said that Audi could buy an existing plant, build a new one or even use Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant due to open in 2011 “Our [...]
