Archive | August, 2011
Let’s Talk Numbers: 2012 BMW X6 vs. 2012 Infiniti FX

Let’s Talk Numbers: 2012 BMW X6 vs. 2012 Infiniti FX

We’ve held off on doing a Let’s Talk Number face-off for a while but it’s battle time again. This time we’re pinning the new 2012 Infiniti FX against the new 2012 BMW X6. Both of these crossovers have aggressive styling, lots of power and a lot of technology but this battle is all about the [...]

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2012 Buick Regal eAssist price starts at $29,530

2012 Buick Regal eAssist price starts at $29,530

Buick has just dropped pricing details on the new 2012 Regal eAssist, which will hit dealerships later this fall along with the high-performance Regal GS. Prices for the 2012 Buick Regal eAssist will start at $29,530, making the eAssist system a $2,000 option on the Regal base model, mated to a 2.4L Ecotec engine. Buick [...]

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Video: Watch the Ferrari 458 Italia engine being built

Video: Watch the Ferrari 458 Italia engine being built

Have 11 minutes to spare and don’t know what to do? Well, Ferrari is here to help you put with an 11 minute video that shows you the process behind the assembly of the Ferrari 458 Italia engine. Hit the jump for the video. Click here for more news on the Ferrari 458 Italia. Refresher: Power [...]

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2012 Chevrolet Sonic gets hill-hold technology so you don’t have to hold the brake

2012 Chevrolet Sonic gets hill-hold technology so you don’t have to hold the brake

GM is introducing brand new technology to assist drivers new to manual transmissions in perfecting their technique. It’s a hill-hold technology that will be featured in the upcoming Chevrolet Sonic. Hill-hold technology is a bit of a work around that will help with the more pressing task of heading up hill in a stick shift [...]

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Video: Snake on a car while going 65 mph

Video: Snake on a car while going 65 mph

Ladies and gentlemen, get your Samuel L. Jackson references ready. Because you’re about to see some mother f**in’ snakes on a mother f**in’ car. Cars are notorious for being temporary homes to all sorts of creatures and critters because of their many crevices, nooks and crannies. So it should be no surprise if you were [...]

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BMW outsells other luxury brands for 4 consecutive months

BMW outsells other luxury brands for 4 consecutive months

BMW has outsold all other luxury brands in the U.S. for four consecutive months, including Mercedes-Benz. The new X3 SUV and 5 Series sedan gave sales a boost, bringing numbers up 12 percent from the previous year as of last month. Mercedes saw an increase in sales, as well, although less than BMW at 9.4 [...]

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One-off Ford Mustang GT Blue Angels raises $400,000 charity

One-off Ford Mustang GT Blue Angels raises $400,000 charity

The one-of-a-kind 2012 Ford Mustang GT Blue Angels edition was designed to be sold at a charity auction with proceeds going to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles. At AirVenture, the world’s greatest aviation celebration, the Mustang was auctioned for $400,000. The highest bidder was a gentleman from California. The EAA Young Eagles will receive [...]

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Student Julliana Cho draws up Porsche 929

Student Julliana Cho draws up Porsche 929

It’s been recently rumored that Porsche will be introducing a new front-engined V8-powered sports car to succeed the original 928 from the 1980s. However, we haven’t received any official photos as to what the new internally dubbed “929” would look like, which is why a student from the Royal College of Art has created her [...]

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1925 Rolls-Royce New Phantom Torpedo Sports Tourer with machine gun up for auction

1925 Rolls-Royce New Phantom Torpedo Sports Tourer with machine gun up for auction

In the past couple of months, we here at egmCarTech have been providing some coverage for several of the unique cars that will be put up for auction at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance car show and auction. This one however, may take the cake as the most interesting. A custom-built 1925 Rolls-Royce New [...]

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Marchionne: Chrysler IPO is inevitable but unlikely in 2012

Marchionne: Chrysler IPO is inevitable but unlikely in 2012

A conference regarding whether Chrysler and Fiat S.p.A. will offer an IPO for the Auburn Hills make took place today in northern Michigan. There has been growing speculation as to whether Chrysler will attempt to return to public ownership by the end of this year. But since Fiat S.p.A. has increased their stake significantly in [...]

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