Archive | September, 2011

Hennessey Performance offers up to 700-hp upgrade for Ford Mustang Boss 302

Hennessey Performance – tuner of all things American muscle – recently turned their attention to the new Ford Mustang Boss 302. Hennessey is offering three performance upgrade packages including the HPE490 Boss 302, HPE650 Supercharged Boss 302 and the HPE700 Supercharged Boss 302. The Hennessey HPE490 Boss 302 Mustang features a supercharger (more details in [...]

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Yo-Auto from Russia to show Yo-Concept at Frankfurt Motor Show

Besides all the major automakers headed to Frankfurt next week for the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, one of the lesser known companies will be making some headlines as well. One of those will be Yo-Auto from Russia, which will show its new Yo-Concept. The Yo-Concept is one of the three hybrid vehicles the Russian automaker [...]

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Koenigsegg Agera R claiming some performance world records

While the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport may be the world’s fastest car (with the SSC Tuatara working hard to catch up), the new Koenigsegg is out grabbing it’s own round of product car world records with the Agera R. “The Records truly show the Agera Rs phenomenal stability, acceleration and braking performance – and that [...]

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Only in the UAE: 6-door Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew SUV

Only in the UAE: 6-door Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew SUV

We here at egmCarTech absolutely adore the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. I believe most of the team here would agree with me when I say that we would use it as a personal daily driver, as a family vehicle, as a sports car and as a source of transportation if the world was ever infested [...]

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First pictures of the SsanYong XIV-1 Concept released

First pictures of the SsanYong XIV-1 Concept released

Following three teasers that we saw last month, SsangYong has released the first sketches/renderings of its new XIV 1 Concept that will debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in the coming days. The SsangYong XIV-1 Concept, while premium, compares to the Honda CR-V and the Toyota RAV-4 when it comes to size. SsangYong says that [...]

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Cruze sales are cruising along for Chevrolet, remains best-selling compact in U.S.

Cruze sales are cruising along for Chevrolet, remains best-selling compact in U.S.

In August, the Chevrolet Cruze kept its best-selling compact car crown in the United States for the fourth month in a row. Sales of the Cruze totaled a strong 21,807 – helping the Cruze maintain its fifth-consecutive month of Cruze sales exceeding 20,000 units. Calendar year to date, the Cruze has sold a total of [...]

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Hyundai CEO bullish on European sales, wants to hit 500,000 next year

Hyundai CEO bullish on European sales, wants to hit 500,000 next year

Hyundai Motor CEO is pretty bullish about the company’s sales outlook for Europe in 2012. Steven S Yang said that Hyundai may be able to increase sales in the region by a quarter to 500,000 vehicles in 2012. Hyundai’s European arm previously said that it aims to reach that target by 2013, but Yang says [...]

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Honda recalls total of 85,737 CR-V and CR-Z units in the United States

Honda recalls total of 85,737 CR-V and CR-Z units in the United States

Honda is recalling close to a 100,000 vehicles worldwide to fix power windows and computer systems, the company announced today. In the United States, Honda is recalling 80,111 CR-V vehicles from the 2006 model year in the U.S. to replace the power window master switch. “The design of the power window master switch can allow residue [...]

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Mercedes-Benz restorers pick up 240D in Alaska, drive to California

Mercedes-Benz restorers pick up 240D in Alaska, drive to California

Any car enthusiast knows that old Mercedes-Benzes were built to last for all of eternity. And to further prove the point that the Three-Pointed Star’s old products are worthy of their reputation, a man who specializes in the restoration of old Benzes has documented one of his projects. JG Francis is the man on the [...]

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Citroen Tubik Concept looks into the future of shuttle mobility

We’re just days away from the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show and Citroen today is showing the first images of a new concept it will unveil at the show. Known as the Citroen Tubik, the concept explores a new era of shuttle mobility. “Citroen has developed Tubik, a high-tech executive shuttle based on one key idea: [...]

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