The Audi TT RS has 340 good reasons to tear up the roads around you; however, for some people 340-hp is not enough. For them, aftermarket tuner MTM is offering power upgrades that would scare any TT on the road. Available for the Audi TT 2.0L TFSI quattro S-tronic TT-S, MTM’s power up grade increases [...]
General Motors said that new agreements with the United Auto Workers will save the company at least $1 billion annually. The savings were outlined in a 17-page report submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department yesterday. GM said that last year’s hourly costs fell to $7.6 billion and that it is projecting a further drop to $6.5 [...]
Hennessey Performance Engineering is claiming to have built the fastest R35 Nissan GT-R in the world – and while it’s April 1, we’re not kidding. Using its GTR700 upgrade kit (which adds turbos, inter-coolers, blowoff valve and electronic boost controller), Hennessey’s Nissan GT-R produces 725-hp with a maximum torque of 630 lb-ft. That allows for [...]
No joking here – FoMoCo announced today that its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales were down 41 percent when compared with March 2008. FoMoCo said it sold a total of 121,17 vehicles in March. Nonetheless, the Dearborn automaker said that sales increased 30 percent when compared with February 2009 with retail sales up 34 percent [...]
BMW announced today that its Mini division is taking a revolutionary step forward with a new "magnetic propulsion system" that will extend the range of the Mini E to "several hundred, possibly even thousands of miles, on single overnight charge of electricity." Known as the Mini PR0401 (which coincides with its launch date of April 1st), [...]
FoMoCo announced today that Peter Horbury, who originally got rid of boxy styling at Volvo, is returning to the Swedish brand. Horbury, 59, will become Volvo’s vice president of design, replacing Steve Mattin who is leaving the company. Ford said that Moray Callum, currently director of design for cars, Ford Americas, will replace Horbury as [...]
Honda announced yesterday that it will no longer be participating in the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Toyota, on the other hand, confirmed earlier today that it will be at September’s event. According to Automotive News Europe, Honda said that its decision to pull out of Frankfurt is based on the “unprecedented market downturn.” It said [...]
Former General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner has willingly accepted our offer to become an editor of eGMCarTech. Wagoner will provide us with detailed reports on what really goes on in the minds of GM executives and why they still rely on gas-guzzling models instead of focusing on small-cars. Wondering why the Chevrolet Cruze is already [...]
Hyundai today released the first image and details of its Nuvis concept that will make its debut at the 2009 New York Auto Show next week. The Hyundai Nuvis concept is the 11th concept car designed by the company California Design Center in Irvine, California. “In addition to showcasing the brand’s cutting-edge capabilities, Nuvis also [...]
Hyundai said today that its new i10 conversion range model is designed to target the booming market of world and religious leaders that want to adopt a less ostentatious lifestyle during the global economic crisis. Based on the Hyundai’s i10 city car, the new vehicle will be powered by a 1.2L Kappa engine which helps [...]
