Archive | July, 2010
Texting and driving now illegal in 30 states

Texting and driving now illegal in 30 states

Texting and driving is now officially illegal in a total of 30 states. Delaware became the 30th state to ban drivers form texting and driving as Gov. Jack Martell signed legislation last week that would fine on handheld cell phone use. A week prior to that, Massachusetts enacted a law that would give a $100 [...]

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Fiat fans in U.S. given exclusive offer to order Fiat Cinquecento Prima Edizione

Fiat fans in U.S. given exclusive offer to order Fiat Cinquecento Prima Edizione

One of the main reasons the Fiat brand has been alive in the United States is because of the members of the Club Fiat-Lancia Unlimited. This past weekend members of the club were given a special surprise when the head of Fiat North America, Laura Soave, showed up at their closing ceremony to make them [...]

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Obama to visit Michigan for groundbreaking of LG Chem battery plant

Obama to visit Michigan for groundbreaking of LG Chem battery plant

Barack Obama will be making his fourth trip to the state of Michigan this Thursday since becoming the President of the United States of America. Obama will be in town to attend the ground breaking of a $303 million battery plant owned by LG Chem. The move shows Obama is serious about his goal of [...]

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BMW M3 celebrates 25th anniversary

BMW M3 celebrates 25th anniversary

25 years ago BMW had almost every car enthusiasts sitting on the edge of their seats when it announced it will unveil the fastest 3-Series of all time. In 1986, BMW took the market by storm with the first M3 based on the E30 3-Series powered by a 2.3L inline 4-cylinder S14B23 engine mated to [...]

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Teaser: ABT Sportsline to unveil Audi A1 packages this month

Teaser: ABT Sportsline to unveil Audi A1 packages this month

ABT Sportsline has released a teaser of its upcoming modified Audi A1, which will debut on July 28. Besides suspension upgrades, aluminum wheels and sports accessories, ABT will offer a line of upgrades for the A1. To build up anticipation the launch, ABT will post three different designs versions of the car on their Facebook [...]

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Video: AutoCar test-drives the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid

Video: AutoCar test-drives the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid

Our friends at AutoCar were lucky enough to hop in 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid to give us a little review of what the car actually feels like on the track. Now if only every hybrid out there would drive like this – the world would be a much better place. Click through for [...]

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Audi R8 e-tron entered into 104 mile rally

Audi R8 e-tron entered into 104 mile rally

The Audi R8 e-tron will go on sale in select markets by the end of 2012 ( don’t worry the United States is one of them). To keep the buzz around the electric sports car, Audi has entered the R8 e-tron in the Silvretta E-Auto Rally Montafon 2010. Member of the Board of Management of [...]

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U.S. government smartphone app allows you to track recalls

U.S. government smartphone app allows you to track recalls

Tired of hunting down recall news on egmCarTech? Lucky for you the United States government has launched a new smartphone app that allows you to track recalls straight from your hand. “When you”re buying and using products, safety comes first. And now, with this product recalls application, you have vital safety information available whenever and [...]

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2010 Viper Cup Series kicks off tomorrow, 12 Viper ACR-X race cars to take part

2010 Viper Cup Series kicks off tomorrow, 12 Viper ACR-X race cars to take part

Starting tomorrow, 12 Dodge Viper ACR-X race cars will take the track to kick off the 2010 Dodge Viper Cup Series season at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, Va. “The Dodge Viper ACR-X is designed and built specifically for the race track,” said Ralph Gilles, President and CEO, Dodge Brand. “Now with VERSUS on [...]

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Rolls-Royce says all models sold out until at least September

Rolls-Royce says all models sold out until at least September

Rolls-Royce has announced that strong costumer demand has resulted in a record production at the company’s manufacturing plant in Goodwood, West Sussex, England. The demand has caused all Rolls-Royce models to be sold out until at least September. “The company is currently building 15 cars a day, including Phantom and Ghost models, with over 300 [...]

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