Hurst Performance Vehicles announced today it will build two new special-edition Hurst Pontiacs including a 2010 Hurst Pontiac H.O. version of the G8 and the G6 convertible. While Hurst didn’t provide an technical specs or performance upgrade details, it said that it will hand-build only 52 examples of the 2010 Hurst/Pontiac H.O. as a modern-day [...]
Hyundai’s research shows that nearly 40 percent of potential new car buyers are staying out of the market specifically due to uncertainty around future gas prices – and things aren’t looking so good as we head into peak summer travel months with gas prices to reach over $3 per gallon. Expanding on its already successful [...]
Ferrari wrapped up 2008 with the world debut of its Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M, a vehicle that requires no performance upgrades unless you’re Novitec Rosso. The tuner is now offering a limited edition of just 499 performance upgrades for the Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M. It’s RACE Bi-Compressor engine upgrade offers 696-hp with a maximum torque [...]
Wrapping up the month here at egmCarTech, it is our last Miscellaneous Thoughts post for June – so here we go. BMW releases more X1 teasers: BMW has released four additional teasers for its upcoming BMW X1 on its Facebook fan page. These are the third round of teasers prior to the compact SUVs debut [...]
BMW is on its way to take the best-selling luxury brand title in the United States from Lexus in 2009 – eight years after BMW has been stuck at number 2. According to Automotive News, as automakers prepare to report June sales tomorrow, BMW is slightly ahead of Lexus with 76,819 units to 73,186. The [...]
Valentino Balboni, a man who started his journey at Lamborghini as a mechanic apprentice, was personally asked by the founder of the Italian automaker to test drive new Lamborghini models. Balboni, who has reportedly driven 80 percent of all Lamborghinis ever built, now has his own model bearing his name – the new Lamborghini Gallardo [...]
General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson told U.S. bankruptcy court today that if GM can’t sell its ‘good assets’ to a government supported ‘New GM’ by July 10, it will lose access to government funding and would be forced to liquidate. Henderson said that “business is doing better” as customers, suppliers and workers anticipate the completion [...]
Honda’s new 2010 Insight hybrid-only model has been going head-to-head with the 2010 Toyota Prius for some time now. However, the latest review of the hybrid by the influential Consumer Reports magazine is sure to disappoint the executives in Japan. Reviewed by David Champion, Consumer Reports said that the “Insight is the most disappointing Honda [...]
After General Motors goes through ‘surgical bankruptcy’ it will be very careful about where it spends money given to it by the taxpayers and government. Of course, that includes how GM spends on future products already in the pipeline like the Chevrolet Camaro Z28. It was reported earlier this year that the new-generation Camaro Z28 [...]
Yesterday was a pretty surprising day in the automotive industry with Aston Martin announcing an innovative alliance with Toyota to develop the Gaydon automaker’s first luxury compact, fuel-efficient vehicle. We’ve now dug up some more information on the new Toyota iQ based Aston Martin Cygnet, which may surprisingly enter production as early as next year. [...]
