Archive | October, 2009
Study: Driving a convertible could be hazardous to your hearing

Study: Driving a convertible could be hazardous to your hearing

So you love to drive with the top down while the wind blows through your hair? Well, according to American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation of San Diego, you may be putting your hearing at risk. A British surgeon ran a test of seven convertibles for noise levels at more than 50 mph [...]

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2010 Jaguar XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus Edition carries $105,000 price tag

2010 Jaguar XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus Edition carries $105,000 price tag

Jaguar announced today that it will offer the 2010 Jaguar XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus Edition, exclusively through the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book later this month. Power for the 2010 Jaguar XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus Edition comes from a 5.0L V8 engine with an Eaton supercharger making 470-hp. It is mated to Jaguar’s Sequential Shift 6-speed ZF [...]

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Weekly Test-Drive: 2009 Infiniti G37 S Convertible drops its top in our garage

Weekly Test-Drive: 2009 Infiniti G37 S Convertible drops its top in our garage

Yes, we know it’s purple; and yes, we know it’s an automatic – but it’s still beautiful. Joining the 2010 GMC Terrain this week in our Weekly-Test Drive is the new 2009 Infiniti G37 S Convertible. First Impressions: It is one of the most beautiful coupes we’ve seen converted into a convertible. The 2009 G37 [...]

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egmCarTech v3.0: egmCarTech’s Reviews Section

egmCarTech v3.0: egmCarTech’s Reviews Section

Yesterday we introduced you to egmCarTech v3.0′s Videos section. Today we’re going to talk a little about our Reviews section. Now that we’re cool enough to ride around in press cars for a whole week to provide a detailed review, we’ve created a dedicated Reviews page where you can browse through the latest reviews by [...]

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2010 GMC Terrain Test-Drive Updates: A walk around the exterior

2010 GMC Terrain Test-Drive Updates: A walk around the exterior

We are spending our last three days with the 2010 GMC Terrain and so far we are pretty impressed with GM’s new compact crossover (which also includes the recently tested 2010 Chevrolet Equinox). Today we’re going to give you a little walk around the exterior of the new 2010 Terrain. “We wanted to carve the [...]

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BMW C1-E Concept: An electrical take at the BMW C1

BMW C1-E Concept: An electrical take at the BMW C1

Practicality has long been a hallmark of many European road vehicles for quite sometime, as evidenced by the number of smaller more urban-practical cars and scooters that have been on their roads. BMW has taken this staple of European automotive life and expanded upon it to derive their new C1-E Concept, which could best be [...]

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Report: Bentley planning hybrid powertrain for next-generation Continental

Report: Bentley planning hybrid powertrain for next-generation Continental

Bentley has been pretty vocal about going green. The automaker previously said that it plans on reducing CO2 emissions by 40 percent, a move that could include a Bentley hybrid. According to AutoExpress, the next-generation Continental will get a light aluminum body along with a new hybrid powertrain, which will be capable of running gasoline [...]

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2011 Ford Fiesta (US Spec) to debut at the 2009 LA Auto Show

2011 Ford Fiesta (US Spec) to debut at the 2009 LA Auto Show

FoMoCo confirmed today that the 2011 Ford Fiesta (U.S. Spec) will debut at the 2009 LA Auto Show in December. The debut will also mark the completion of the Ford Fiesta Movement, meaning all of you who have been driving around Ford’s new compact car will have to find a new set of wheels. Ford [...]

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Honda releases interior shots of the 2010 Accord Crosstour

Honda releases interior shots of the 2010 Accord Crosstour

Honda today released interior images of the all-new and all-controversial 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour. “The interior design is intended to enhance the feeling of width and space in the passenger cabin while creating a premium and accommodating atmosphere, says Honda. “The inset sculpting of the instrument panel along with a wide center console increases the [...]

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Toyota FT-EV II Concept coming to Tokyo Motor Show

Toyota FT-EV II Concept coming to Tokyo Motor Show

Remember the Toyota FT-EV Concept (based on the Toyota iQ) that made its debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show? Well, it is now time for Part 2. At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota will show the FT-EV II Concept, ” a compact electric vehicle designed for short distance travel.” Based on the Toyota [...]

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