Caterham’s boss Ansar Ali has told AutoCar that the company plans on revealing its plans to go electric within six months. Ali said that Caterham is talking to several parties that are interested in working with the company. “We”re trying to pull together some partners and there a lot who want to be associated with [...]
TechArt is one our favorite tuners here at egmCarTech. Shortly after the Porsche focused tuner set the full-size SUV speed record at the Italian Nardo, the TechArt GT Street RS based on the 911 GT2 broke the lap record at the famous Sachsenring race track. In a test carried out by AutoBild SportsCars, the TechArt [...]
Today, we welcome the first diesel to ever enter egmCarTech’s garage for a full week-long test drive – the 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI. First Impressions: We are very impressed. We recently asked you guys whether or not you would consider a diesel powered vehicle over gasoline – with most of you leaning towards diesel (which [...]
General Motors’ vice chairman in charge of global product operations is challenging crosstown rival Ford to a tug of war matchup. The challenge include two trucks that have yet to hit the market – the 2011 Chevrolet and GMC Heavy Duty and Ford’s 2011 F-Series Super Duty. “You’re going to love our new diesel Duramax engine [...]
After a very public departure from Tesla Motors, a company he helped start, Martin Eberhard is now working for Volkswagen of America, spokesman Steve Keyes confirmed to Green Car Advisor. Eberhard, who famously sued Tesla accusing current CEO, Elon Musk, of defamation and planning his ouster, the co-founder of the electric-vehicle maker is now working [...]
As reported yesterday, the 2011 Ford Mustang GT Glass Roof Coupe with the all-new 5.0L V8 will be the Official Pace Car for the 52nd Daytona 500 on Feb. 14. The model will go on sale for customers later this spring. “This is the resurgence of Ford, and pacing the field at the Daytona 500 [...]
Now that FoMoCo has finally decided to beef up the Mustang GT, we’re wondering if you would buy the new pony from Ford over the Camaro SS given that you’re in the market (or fantasy market) for a new muscle car. Just as a quick comparison, the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS is powered by a [...]
The masses scoffed at General Motors five years ago when they introduced the first generation Cadillac SRX with hopes of stealing market share from premium crossovers like the BMW X5. Needless to say, the SRX didn”t really take off as GM had hoped. In 2008 GM introduced the Cadillac Provoq concept, a study that would [...]
Following a teaser from Mini yesterday, the first pictures of the company’s upcoming crossover have been leaked. We’re still not sure as to what the model will be called, but so far it’s been known as the Countryman and the Crossman. From the three leaked photos, you can tell that there will be a Cooper [...]
After facing pressure from Congress and the U.S. automotive industry, Japan today opened its version of Cash for Clunkers to U.S. branded vehicles. The Japanese Embassy defended its program as nondiscriminatory but said that it agrees to allow Detroit’s Big Three to take part. “More details regarding how to apply for the subsidy will be decided [...]
