BMW’s M3 has been the buy-word for the best combination in performance, practicality and luxury and has since spawned a modicum of M models to follow proudly in its wake. Continuing that trend, BMW M-Division’s Boss, Dr. Friedrich Nitschke confirmed that several new M models are on the way. “Our pace of development must accelerate,” [...]
So Mitsubishi as of recent haven’t been very promising with their news, especially since they announced the death of the Lancer Evolution (which is apparently not really dead), the model that gave the Japanese make a huge spike in popularity after gaining attention through various forms of media. But despite the rather troubling news, Mitsubishi [...]
Front-wheel drive configurations have always been demonized for their handling characteristics since plain physics says, front-wheel drive is inferior because the front axle has to both deliver power and change the direction of travel. Not to mention, front-wheel drive configurations call for most of the car’s weight to be over the front axle, which again [...]
Brabus recently unveiled its version of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Convertible known as the E V12 Cabriolet – which is now the fastest four-seater convertible out. Inside, out, and under, the E-Class has received admirable attention from Brabus. How fast does the world’s fastest cabriolet go? Fast enough to get you 0-62 in 3.7 seconds. Brabus [...]
Manual transmissions are no longer a part of Lamborghini’s future, per the company’s R&D director Maurizio Reggiani. At most, only 2% of the cars being produced now are equipped with manual transmissions, given the minimal number of requests for them by consumers. Lamborghini’s latest edition, the Aventador, is already only available in a fully automatic [...]
Nissan North America, Inc. just begun a 26 city tour throughout the U.S., offering test drives of its electric car, the Nissan LEAF. The is the second half of the “Drive Electric Tour”, which begins in Long Island, N.Y. The LEAF recently reached 4,000 units delivered in the U.S. since it rolled out in December [...]
Don’t you wish you could be a cool, rich cat like Jay Leno and be invited to specially organized press events just for you? So do we, despite what most of you think happens behind the scenes here at egmCarTech. As you’ve probably assumed by now, TV star and comedian Jay Leno gave Mercedes-Benz’s AMG [...]
With the Camaro Convertible just hitting showrooms and the hot ZL1 version on the way, we can’t help but yearn for a ZL1 version of the convertible to come out. So for those who are too impatient to wait around, tuning firm SLP has just unveiled its own version of a convertible ZL1. As expected, [...]
The team over at AutoExpress has pinned the new BMW 1-Series M Coupe against another German rival – the 2011 Audi RS3 Sportback. Who wins? Check out the video after the jump and see for yourself. Refresher: 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe: The 2012 BMW 1-Series M Coupe is powered by a 3.0L inline 6-cylinder twin-turbocharged [...]
Mitsubishi has announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rated fuel-economy for the Mitsubishi i electric-car. The Mitsubishi has been rated to deliver the best-in-segment ‘fuel’ efficiency as determined by EPA in the areas of both mile-per-gallon equivalency (MPGe) and driving range. So what does it get? The electric-powered Mitsubishi i gets an EPA-rated 126 MPGe [...]
