2009 Releases - egmCarTech (2)

2009 Infiniti G37 S Convertible Test-Drive Update: Top goes down in 30 secs

Posted: Oct 07, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Infiniti, Reviews

Yesterday we welcomed the new 2009 Infiniti G37 S Convertible into our press fleet. Even in 61 degree weather we are driving with the top down; which Infiniti says goes down in 30 seconds. We clocked it in at 28 seconds.
Here are some pics of our G37 S Convertible with the top up and with [...]

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Weekly Test-Drive: 2009 Infiniti G37 S Convertible drops its top in our garage

Posted: Oct 06, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Infiniti, Reviews

Yes, we know it’s purple; and yes, we know it’s an automatic – but it’s still beautiful. Joining the 2010 GMC Terrain this week in our Weekly-Test Drive is the new 2009 Infiniti G37 S Convertible.
First Impressions: It is one of the most beautiful coupes we’ve seen converted into a convertible. The 2009 G37 Convertible [...]

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2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Test-Drive Update: Fun Facts

Posted: Oct 02, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Reviews

We’re spending our last day with the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid so we’re going to wrap up our daily updates with some fun facts.
Fun Facts about the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid:
- Starting MSRP comes in at $27,625: Our 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid was priced at $31,185 with leather heated front seats, Sony audio system and [...]

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Review: 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S with PDK, launch-control active

Posted: Sep 18, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Featured, Porsche, Reviews

Earlier this summer, I flew down south to take Porsche’s new 2009 911 Carrera 4 with PDK for a 4-hour long test drive from Atlanta, Georgia to Birmingham, Alabama. It was a quick two day trip that concluded with a very technical review of the car and its 7-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission. We decided to [...]

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Reviewed: 2009 Audi Q5 3.2 quattro, the best of the compact luxury SUV bunch

Posted: Sep 14, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Audi, Featured, Reviews

It was three years ago that Audi released the enormous Q7 and jumped into the SUV market. However, Audi’s been having some difficulty competing with BMW’s X5 and Mercedes-Benz’s GL, mainly because Americans hardly consider Audi when it comes to the luxury segment, and because the Q7 is downright beastly and unappealing.
Last year Audi decided [...]

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2009 Ford F-150 being sold with a $4,500 cash back incentive

Posted: Sep 11, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, 2010 Releases, Ford

If you missed out on the government’s Cash for Clunkers incentive – don’t feel so bad. Some car companies continue to offer hefty incentives since they aren’t getting any help from the Obama administration.
KickingTires is reporting that Ford is offering $4,500 cash back on the 2009 Ford F-150 through October 5. The same amount you [...]

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Consumer Reports picks 2010 Mustang over the Camaro and Challenger

Posted: Sep 01, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, 2010 Releases, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford

For its October issue, Consumer Reports tested six sports cars and coupes to figure out which is the best overall. The test included a Hyundai Genesis Coupe, a Nissan 370Z, a Subaru WRX and Detroit’s Big 3 muscle cars – the 2010 Ford Mustang, the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro and the 2009 Dodge Challenger.
After running all [...]

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Reviewed: 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe GXP, it goes pretty fast and now it’s gone for good

Posted: Aug 31, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Featured, GM, Pontiac, Reviews

It’s true – less than a year since production commenced on the 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe, it has ceased. July 29, 2009 marked the last day of production for General Motors Company’s Boxwood plant in Delaware, which is responsible for making GM’s Kappa-platform, the Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky and the recently introduced 2009 Pontiac Solstice [...]

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2009 Audi Q5 3.2 quattro Test-Drive Update: Fun Facts

Posted: Aug 27, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Audi, Reviews

We have just one more day left with the 2009 Audi Q5 3.2 quattro for our weekly test-drive. Apparently, Audi could only give us the car for 4 days since the SUV/Crossover was extremely overbooked for the press. I’ll close off my daily updates with some fun facts about the 2009 Audi Q5. Look out for [...]

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2009 Audi Q5 3.2 quattro Test-Drive Update: Audi is the Apple of auto industry

Posted: Aug 26, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Audi, Reviews

When we first sat down in the 2009 Audi Q5 3.2 quattro Triptronic, we felt like were in an airplane cockpit. There were just way too many buttons, too much going on inside Audi’s new crossover. However, after we got ourselves situated and started messing around with the company’s new-generation MMI… we were blown away. [...]