The Avalanche name is very much connected to the success of tuning firm Gemballa Automobiltechnik GmbH & Co. KG. It was the first Avalanche in the mid 80s that set the foundation for the success of the Gemballa brand. Ever since, the name has been reserved for the Porsche 911 tuning program. Gemballa has now unveiled [...]
Turns out reports of GM selling Hummer to Chinese buyer Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., are true. The automaker has just released a press release stating that talks about the proposed transaction have advanced. “Tengzhong, a major industrial machinery group, will acquire the rights to the premium off-road HUMMER brand, along with a senior management [...]
According to the chairman of Magna International, the Canadian auto parts company is banned from selling Opel cars in the U.S. and China. “The agreement with General Motors does prevent us from selling Opel in the United States,” Frank Stronach told reporters at a news conference in Ottawa. Prohibition on selling Opels in China might be [...]
Ken Block, rally racer and co-founder of DC Shoes has released his Gymkhana Two infomercial. We’re not going to kill too much of your time since the video itself is 7 minutes of outstanding drifting by Block that will leave you with your jaw dropped. The 2008 Subaru STi in the video was custom built [...]
Finally, an edition of Miscellaneous Thoughts that isn’t focused around GM’s bankruptcy filing. However, we find the first crime (that we’re aware of) committed against the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro and find out that men (which makes up all of egmCarTech’s staff) are twice as likely to fall asleep behind the wheel. Chevrolet Camaro wheels stolen: [...]
While you wait for Alfa Romeo to produce the MiTo GTA, Novitec has something to keep your hatchback fantasies satisfied. The tuner of everything Fiat, is offering engine upgrades for the two diesel MiTo models and the gasoline powered 1.4L TB model. Known as the Novitec Powerjet 2 upgrade, the modifications allow the 1.4L turbocharged [...]
Now that Jay Leno is done from his Tonight Show duties, he has more time to feed his car enthusiast ambitions. Leno was spotted this past weekend at a local cruise in his EcoJet concept. The concept made its debut at the 2006 SEMA show and is by far one of the most outstanding concepts we’ve [...]
Insure.com has just announced the Top 20 Least Expensive Vehicles to Insure; however, the enthusiast in us is focused on the most expensive vehicle to insure. The most expensive vehicle to insure, which comes as no surprise to us, is the Nissan GT-R. Nissans “multi-performance supercar” comes in at an average annual premium of $2,533. [...]
Earlier this morning, GM announced that it has reached a tentative deal to sell its Hummer brand; however, it declined to name the buyer or the vale of the deal. GM CFO Ray Young said the buyer for Hummer, after a year-long sale process, preferred to remain anonymous for now. “It was their preference, and [...]
Ford, which announced a 20 percent increase in May sales over April today, said that sales figures were positive even as it decreased incentive spending. The Dearborn automaker said that May accounted for the highest sales for any month since July 2008. Hoping to bring in another positive month in June, Ford will be offering a [...]
