Lotus has a lot planned for the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show next week. So far we know that the automaker will show up with a collection of three new models for release. The automaker has plans to debut a replacement for the Lotus Elise S, a special edition Lotus Evora GTE and something else. This [...]
Fiat SpA has signed a letter of intent with Turkish joint-venture partner TOFAS to supply the Fiat Doblo vehicle to Chrysler Group where it will be sold in the U.S. and Canadian markets under the Ram brand. “Exports of the Doblò, recently voted ‘International Van of the Year 2011,’ will commence in early 2013,” Chrysler [...]
That’s right ladies and gentlemen – up until now we were told that the 6.2 liter LSA supercharged V8 will be making 550-hp but today Chevrolet has confirmed that the 2012 Camaro ZL1 will indeed be pushing an SAE-rated at 580 horsepower and 556 lb-ft of torque. Those figures make the new Camaro ZL1 the most-powerful production [...]
If you’ve been MIA for the last month, you’ve missed out on the fact that there is a new British luxury car company in town by the name of Eterniti Motors. The company will be showing its first concept, a ‘super-SUV’ at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show next week. Eterniti Motors has already released a sketch [...]
Tata Motors CEO Carl-Peter Forster has stepped down from his position citing ‘unavoidable personal circumstances.’ Forster, who previously headed General Motors Europe’s Opel brand, was CEO of Tata for 18 months and played a key role in helping turn around Jaguar and Land Rover. “I deeply regret that my personal circumstances make it difficult for [...]
At 68, our Vice President, Joe Biden, doesn’t seem like someone that would be a true car enthusiast – however, in an interview with CARandDRIVER Joe points out that he still loves the occasional smoky burnout and being the son of a car salesman, we wouldn’t expect anything less of Biden. When asked by C&D if [...]
A special edition Smart Fortwo Cabrio has been crafted by Brabus in conjunction with street fashion brand WeSC to be released at next week’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Smart is using the special edition to target younger buyers. Selecting WeSC is part of that motive, as the company was formed by skateboarders and snowboarders that [...]
New research by eCar has shown that women lie with greater frequency than men on car insurance applications to get lower rates. With close to 280,000 applications received per month, eInsurance Group found that in one month, 20 percent of these ended up in fraud investigations. Of that percentage 51 percent that were declined were [...]
Horacio Pagani says that when it comes to the company’s new Huayra supercar, not a single detail has been overlooked. The key itself is meticulous and something exclusive when it comes to the supercars of this day and age. Hit the jump to see what we’re talking about. Click here for more news on the Pagani [...]
Here at egmCarTech, we tend to have a special place in our heart for privately designed concepts by design students. The latest design concept we’ve come across is known as the Ferrari EGO, which stands for Emotional Generation One. The study focuses around a lightweight, compact supercar for 2025. The Ferrari EGO is deigned by [...]
