Word on the street is that Aston Martin will introduce a V12 Vantage Roadster at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. Power for the Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster is expected to come from the same V12 in the coupe. The 6.0 liter V12 engine is good for 510-hp with a maximum torque of [...]
Since 1955, NHRA Stock Eliminator has been the straight-line proving ground for the wildest high-performance cars ever to come out of Detroit, Michigan. But no brand has held a dominant position in the drag races than Chevrolet and the Central Office Production Order (COPO) 1969 427 Camaros. Click here for our original post on the [...]
I can’t remember the last time I brought myself a birthday gift. A Chinese man named ‘Simon’ decided to to just that for his 40th birthday but instead of buying something reasonable, Simon dropped enough cash to get himself a one-off Bugatti Veyron Super Sport called the ‘Edition Merveilleux.’ The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Edition [...]
Here comes another Ford F-150 recall. The Dearborn automaker has announced that it is recalling 2011 model year F-150 vehicles built from Sept. 9, 2011 through Sept. 22, 2011. The recall also consists of F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550 Heavy Duty models manufactured from Sept. 12, 2011 to Sept. 22, 2011. In total, the recall covers [...]
Currently in the egmCarTech garage, I’m enjoying a Volvo S60 R-Design with a 325-hp T6. The sedan keeps on surprising me on a daily basis as I push it to its limits. Which made me think – why doesn’t Volvo try harder to be a brand (hesitant to say luxury brand) for the masses or [...]
BMW has just dropped another teaser of what is known as the BMW X6 M550d. The first teaser was released earlier this month and showed an ‘M-fied’ X6 traveling through mountain sides. The second video shows much of the same but with a couple of BMW M engineers and executives talking about how wonderful the [...]
Startech has used its individualization program to make some quiet, but attractive enhancements to the 2012 Jaguar XJ. On the outside, Brabus’ sister tuner company crafted a subtle aero kit that includes a front apron with LED daytime running lights, side air inlets, trim for the front fender air bents, rocker panels in the rear, [...]
With 18 new winners, this year’s Top Safety Pick is the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s longest yet, breaking the record with models spanning a variety of segments. The Top Safety Pick Award is based on evaluations done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which include the 4 most common types of crashes and [...]
The Morgan EvaGT, which was supposed to lauch next March at the Geneva motor show, has been pushed back for more than two years by Morgan Motor Company. At 2010′s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Morgan Motor Company released the original design of its 2+2 coupe. With new technologies in development, the brand has decided to [...]
A patent has been given to Google for a potential design of a car switch that would allow a driver to turn autonomous driving off and on. Approved by the USPTO, the patent, #8,078,349, expands upon the technology of Google’s autonomous cars and the change from human driver to autonomous. In order to accomplish this, [...]
