When you see a concept like that Audi e-tron, the first thing you think is – “They’ll never build something like that.” Well, according to AutoWeek, Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen says an electric-vehicle based on the e-tron concept will debut in the United States in two to three years “I expect we [...]
FoMoCo is looking to protect its ‘new’ EcoBoost engines and is filing for more than 100 patents. Currently, the EcoBoost technology is available on Ford’s Flex, Taurus SHO and the Lincoln MKS and MKT models. The Dearborn automaker recently unveiled a 1.6L 4-cylinder Ford EcoBoost engine on the 2010 Ford C-Max, the first application of [...]
According to a report by The Financial Times, a U.S. led group has entered into a race with China’s Geely Automotive to purchase Volvo from FoMoCo. Geely Automotive confirmed its interest last month in the unprofitable Swedish car company. Sources said that the Crown consortium has fully secured financing from U.S. private equity groups and [...]
Audi is almost considered the Subaru of the luxury market segment with its popular quattro all-wheel-drive system. No luxury automaker builds or sells more all-wheel-drive vehicles worldwide than Audi. During the first 8 months of 2009, Audi built a total of 190,500 vehicles with quattro all-wheel-drive. The recently introduced Audi Q5, which recently tested, is [...]
As reported Friday, Chevrolet has unveiled an all-new rear-wheel-drive police car – the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV). As Ford still works on replacing the Crown Victoria, GM’s new police car is scheduled to join the law enforcement departments in 2011. Along with a number of special equipment offering, the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice [...]
Michael Bay has confirmed that the third part of his Transformers series will be released on July 1, 2011. “P.S. Megan Fox, welcome back,” Michael Bay said on his website. “I promise no alien robots will harm you in any way during the production of this motion picture. Please consult your Physician when working under [...]
According to a report by The Detroit News, General Motors Company has launched a formal review of its facilities in southeast Michigan and is considering moving some of its operations out of the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit. The move will consolidate workers and spread them across facilities in Pontiac, Warren and Grand Blanc. “We [...]
Lotus has announced the new 2010 Exige S240, a model that updates a few key enhancements to update the appearance (mostly the front end) and improves aerodynamic performance of the Exige. Ready to go on sale in the United States in the fall of 2009, the 2010 Lotus Exige S240 is priced at $65,690. Power [...]
It’s a concept inspired by fishes; no really, we’re not kidding. Last year, Nissan unveiled a new Biomimetic car robot called the BR23C concept. This year, Nissan has taken the concept to a new level with “fish-inspired technology.” The EPORO robot car concepts, which are designed to travel in a group of like-vehicles, mimic the [...]
For the next 7 days, I will be test-driving the all-new 2010 GMC Terrain. The Terrain joins its Chevrolet Equinox and Cadillac SRX siblings as GM’s latest competitor in the compact crossover/SUV segment. So join me in welcoming the 2010 Terrain to the egmCarTech garage and make sure you ask me all the questions you [...]
