At the 2009 Wörthersee Volkswagen unveiled two new concepts including a customized version of the 2010 Golf GTI and the 2010 Polo. The two concepts celebrate the arrival of the two new Volkswagen models. Both models feature a firey-red color called “Firespark Metallic” and ride on 18 to 19-inch black/silver alloy wheels. Other modifications include smoked [...]
Audi has taken the wraps off its new Audi Q5 Custom Concept at Wörthersee 2009 in Austria. Rather than just adding some visual upgrades (which include 21-inch wheels, a wide-body kit and Daytona Gray matte paint), Audi lowered the ride height of the Q5 and adding a little more power to its 3.0 TFSI engine. The [...]
According to Auto Motor und Sport, Honda is working on a 4-door-coupe that will fit in the European market as a top level Accord – otherwise known to us as the Acura TSX on the stateside. Sources say that the car will most likely be a front-wheel-drive vehicle that carries over the 200-hp 4-cylinder 2.4L. [...]
Judge Arthur Gonzalez may approve the sale of Chrysler as early as next Wednesday’s hearing. According to a report by Automotive News, Chrysler’s main business may be approved for sale to Fiat SpA by the end of May – in line with the government’s target of getting the Auburn Hills automaker out of bankruptcy within [...]
Toyota today denied reports from Japanese media and said that it is not talking to GM on a possible deal where the Japanese automaker would sell it’s hybrid technology to the struggling American automaker. A report by Japan’s largest newspaper, the Yomiuri, said that Toyota is looking to sell its gasoline-hybrid-system to GM in an [...]
According to Chancellor Angela Merkel, the German government is expected to decide on the final bidder for GM’s Opel by the middle of the week. Merkel told reporters that pressure is mounting on as GM’s June 1 U.S. government-imposed deadline nears. While GM will have the final say on who the bidder will be, the [...]
Tomorrow is Memorial’s Day so most of us here at egmCarTech will be out enjoying some family time at BBQs or playing some football. Nonetheless, we’ll be stepping in and out and updating you on what’s going on in the car world. For now, we close off this week with our ‘This Week in Photos’ [...]
Even though as President Barack Obama pitches for 1 million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015, Toyota says that consumer demand for such vehicles is limited by the price, recharge time and battery durability. Toyota estimates that plug-in hybrids may account for 50,000 units a year and could be as little as [...]
A 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid will make history tomorrow at the Coca-Cola 600 becoming the first hybrid to pace a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from start to finish. Of course, before NASCAR threw the 187-hp Camry Hybrid on the track, the hybrid had to go through some performance tests for the 600-mile race. Toyota says [...]
Danica Patrick has been surround with controversy with her GoDaddy.com commercials, which seem to have little to do with web hosting and more with showing attractive women. After having her Super Bowl “Exposure” commercial banned by FOX in 2008, the ‘suggestive’ commercial became an Internet-Only ad. Well Danica is back with a new commercial called [...]
