As mentioned earlier this month (or even last month – I don’t really remember) we’re working on a new egmCarTech. As we work out some kinks in our new layout (which hopefully should be launching Monday) we’ll be going down for an hour or two or maybe even 3. Nonetheless, we’re pretty sure you’re going [...]
We have just taking delivery of the new 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost and I (Omar Rana) will be driving it around for the next week providing you with daily updates followed by a full review. First Impressions: I really like the design and quality of the MKS overall – it stands out from the crowd [...]
Just this morning Ford released details of the new battery electric Focus that will take place tonight on Jay Leno’s new self-named show during the Green Car Challenge segment. Ford has now released a video of the electric Focus in action. Check it out after the jump. Refresher: Power comes from a “permanent magnetic electric motor” [...]
After the Cadillac CTS Coupe goes on sale in May 2010 it will be joined by the CTS-V Coupe. Of course, that has us high-performance fans really excited. According to Straightline, the CTS-V lineup will now be extended to the Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon. A source inside General Motors Company confirmed today that a CTS-V [...]
Roush’s new 427R 2010 Mustang is powered by a 4.3L V8 that has been supercharged to produce 435-hp. Not bad seeing as it allows you to do 0 to 60 mph in the low 4-second range. But what if you feel that isn’t enough horsepower for you to put the all the other pony cars [...]
Earlier this summer, I flew down south to take Porsche’s new 2009 911 Carrera 4 with PDK for a 4-hour long test drive from Atlanta, Georgia to Birmingham, Alabama. It was a quick two day trip that concluded with a very technical review of the car and its 7-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission. We decided to [...]
After all the car debuts and all the massive details, it’s now time to close the curtain on the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. However, we can’t say goodbye without a post dedicated to those ladies that make some of the cars here in Germany look 10 times better than they actually are. So, without any [...]
Apparently, before the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS made its arrival to the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, it hit up the Autobahn for one final drive the night before. Manager of High Performance Cars for Porsche, Andreas Preuninger, gave our friend JF the opportunity ride shotgun as he took the first produced 2010 Porsche GT3 RS [...]
Hybrids and electric-vehicles have been continuously criticized for being too quiet since blind pedestrians may not hear them approaching. Toshiyuki Tabata, an engineer at Nissan that spent his 30 years at the Japanese automaker trying to make gasoline engine quieter, is now consulting music composers to make Nissan’s new LEAF EV noisier and safer. “We [...]
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the new E 63 AMG Estate at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show; unfortunately we missed out on it. Nonetheless, we have all the details and high-res images for you right here. Power comes the same 6.3L V8 that powers that E 63 AMG sedan. Mated to a AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports [...]
