Track days involving private cars and drivers are always entertaining, but not just from the fact that you can drive your car around an enclosed circuit to the best of your ability. The other entertainment also comes from the stupidity of those who are incapable of handling the car that they bought to use. At [...]
Renault’s latest offering in the off-roader market is their 2012 Koleos, which has just received a mid-cycle facelift unveiling. Offered in both all-wheel drive or 4×2 front wheel drive, the Koleos is only powered by two diesel engines and one gasoline engine: the 148-hp dCi 150, the 173-hp dCi 175, and lastly the 168-hp TR25. [...]
We here at egmCarTech love the new Honda CR-Z. Though we were a bit surprised by the lack of any decently measureable amount of performance. Sure, we weren’t expecting an all out tire-roasting hatchback as it is built to also be kind to the environment. But we thought it could use some extra power since [...]
So McLaren went from being a small independent racing firm that just so happened to create one of the world’s fastest production car, to working with various other manufacturers, and now once again producing a model of their own while adding a dealer network to expand. And now, the McLaren Group is planning on spending [...]
American travel has been declining for the past two months as a result of high gas prices. Although in April Americans drove 250.5 billion miles, travel was still down 2.4 percent. As for the upcoming holiday weekend, AAA is predicting a decline in travel by 2.5 percent as well. AAA director for the company’s Travel [...]
Insurance.com does a yearly study on the least expensive cars to insure, giving out Low Cost Car Insurance Awards to highlight the brands making the vehicles. Topping the list in a multitude of categories are Chevrolet, Chrysler, Nissan, and Toyota. The list further impresses upon car buyer’s that there is more to consider when buying [...]
With the world-renowned 24-Hour Nurburgring Endurance race just around the corner, a plethora of companies are hard at work to unveil their latest and greatest machines to tackle one of the most difficult race events in the world. And MINI in conjunction with their long-time running aftermarket tuner, John Cooper Works has just unveiled their [...]
For all of us guys out there, we’re always finding ways to grab the attention of the opposite sex, whether it’s dressing to impress or driving fast cars. And while some will say that none of those things actually matter when picking up women, a study actually proves that chicks dig hot cars. Sure, this [...]
Yesterday, we reported on McLaren Automotive’s first flagship showroom in London. What we didn’t get to see as a part of the news yesterday was that McLaren had brought over a chromed out MP4-12C to celebrate the opening of the dealership. Now here is something you would probably expect to see in Dubai but we [...]
Scion has released a video of behind-the-scene looks at Ken Gushi while he talks about the Scion FR-S Concept and what it means to him Ken is a resident Scion Racing driver, currently piloting a 2009 tC in the Formula Drift series. He started his driving career in the iconic Toyota AE86 also known as [...]
