Here is another Saab update for you following yesterday’s announcement of the company getting an order to purchase 582 Saab vehicles with a value of EUR 13 million ($18.5 million USD) from an undisclosed Chinese company. Swedish Automobile (formerly known as Spyker Cars) announced today that Saab has reached an agreement with respect to a [...]
At the 89th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this past weekend, Nissan off-road truck racing champion Chad Hord and the electric Nissan LEAF made history as the first winners of the Electric Production Class. The Nissan LEAF completed the run with a time of 14 minutes 33 seconds for the 12.42 mile run. In comparison, [...]
On July 20, 2012, Batman fans will run to the theaters to watch the third installment in the new Batman franchise – Batman: The Dark Knight Rises. In the movie, Bruce Wayne (who is played by Christian Bale) will have a Lamborghini Aventador has his daily driver – not bad. On a side note: The [...]
Nissan yesterday announced a new business plan called ‘Nissan Power 88′ that will be effective immediately for fiscal years 2011 to 2016. The focuses on two goals for the Japanese automaker including “achieve a global market share of 8% and increase its corporate operating profit to a sustainable 8%” during the specified period. “Nissan Power 88 [...]
Earlier this month, BMW of Canada brought us a video of the 2012 BMW 1-Series M Coupe drifting through cut-outs of the model in walls. The BMW division now brings us another video of the 1-Series M Coupe drifting on the helipad on top of the U.S. Bank Tower (aka Library Tower) in Los Angeles. Click here [...]
The 2011 Infiniti EX35 has been awarded a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). As usual, the rating is awarded to vehicles that achieve IIHS’ highest rating of “Good” in front, rear and side impact protection, are equipped with electronic stability control, and earn a good rating in roof strength. [...]
There are a lot of things in this world that $217,800 can buy. When it comes to the automotive world, you can get a Ferrari, an Audi R8 (still have some money left over, two Nissan GT-R units, two Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 units, a Porsche Panamera Turbo S, a Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0, a [...]
When we kicked off our ‘Let’s Talk Numbers‘ segment here on egmCarTech – our first battle consisted of the Ferrari 458 Italia vs. the McLaren MP4-12C. Well, it seems like Tiff Needell and Jason Plato were thinking the same thing when they launched the new season of Fifth Gear. Check out the video after the jump. [...]
If you happened to catch the debut of Top Gear UK Season 17, than you probably enjoyed the segment where Richard Hammond test drives the Marauder, which is designed and built by the Paramount Group. Hammond took the Marauder and put it through a bunch of ‘interesting’ tests in the urban jungles of Johannesburg, South [...]
Earlier this year, Volkswagen received much exposure to its 2012 Passat sedan with it’s Super Bowl XLV commercial featuring a pint-sized Darth Vader. Ever since there have been many parodies to the commercial on YouTube and now Greenpeace is joining the fun. The organization has created a spoof to Volkswagen’s ‘The Force’ commercial featuring the [...]
