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Chocolate covered 911 Carrera S is the sweetest Porsche in the world

Posted: Nov 18, 2009

If you’ve recently made a trip to the mall, your local Starbucks or even to your local car dealership, you’ve noticed that many retailers have started decorating their stores for the holiday season. Well, a Porsche dealership in the Netherlands is going beyond just adding some lights and a Christmas tree to its store.
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Video: Ferrari CEO gets California stuck in gravel pit

Posted: Nov 17, 2009

Filed under: Ferrari, Videos

During a parade lap at the Italian automaker’s Ferrari World Final, CEO Luca di Montezemolo managed to get a new Ferrari California stuck in a gravel trap on the track in Valencia, Spain. Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa were on board waving to the crowd as Montezemolo randomly turned the steering wheel and ended [...]

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Video: GM says EVs are cool, but EVs with range extender are cooler

Posted: Nov 13, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, Hybrids, Green News, Videos

In a little childish like video, General Motors took a shot at electric-vehicles saying that the charging the EV to its full capacity takes several hours after the battery is depleted.
While GM admits electric-vehicles are cool, its says electric-vehicles with range extender, like the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, are cooler.
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Texas man crashes Bugatti Veyron into lake (w/ video)

Posted: Nov 12, 2009

Filed under: Bugatti, Videos

Owning a car over $1 million is a huge responsibility and probably entails a lot of stress.
Meet this Bugatti Veyron owner who dropped the ultra supercar into a saltwater lagoon near Galveston in Texas. Apparently the owner (who wishes to remain anonymous for many reasons) was distracted by a low-flying Pelican leading him to jerk the [...]

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Video: Diddy promises his Lamborghini Gallardo to Justin Bieber

Posted: Nov 10, 2009

Filed under: Lamborghini, Videos

If you spend time driving home while listening to the FM radio, you’ve most likely heard of Justin Bieber, a new teen idol that is signed to Usher’s label. Bieber is currently spending 48 hours with P. Diddy who has just promised him his $200,000 Lamborghini Gallardo when he turns 16.
Right now a little part [...]

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73 year old man wrecked at least 10 exotic cars in the past 3 years

Posted: Nov 10, 2009

Filed under: Ferrari

We’ve seen our fair share of supercar accidents here at egmCarTech. However, we’ve never met a driver that has been involved in at least 10 exotic car accidents over the last 3 years. According to the guys at WreckedExtoics, the anonymous 73-year old Florida business man managed to destroy the Ferrari 360 Spyder pictured above, [...]

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Video: Schumacher and Salvatore show how drinking and driving don’t mix

Posted: Nov 10, 2009

Filed under: Maserati, Videos

Michael Schumacher, one of the world’s greatest drivers, and Salvatore “The Maestro” Calabrese, one of the world’s greatest bartenders, teamed up to show how drinking and driving don’t mix.
The video shows Schumacher showing off his extreme driving skills in a Maserati GranTurismo S as Calabrese tries to mix the perfect cocktail.

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Video: Transformers Camaro Bumblebee is the coolest Halloween costume ever

Posted: Oct 30, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, Videos

There is not much to say except that this is the coolest Halloween costume we’ve ever seen. We wonder if this guy will go to the steps as a Chevrolet Camaro and then transform into Bumblebee and scream “TRICK OR TREAT!”
Because that’s what we would do – but we are geeks and car enthusiasts who [...]

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Video: Ford tempts O’Brien’s love for ‘92 Taurus SHO with 2010 Taurus SHO

Posted: Oct 30, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Videos

During last night’s The Tonight Show, FoMoCo decided to tempt Conan O’Brien’s love and affection for his green 1992 Ford Taurus SHO with the new 2010 Ford Taurus SHO.
During the 7 minute skit O’Brien, who is feels that there could never be a better performance sedan than his 1992 Taurus SHO, is tempted by Amy [...]

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Man kidnaps Honda salesman, takes car on a 1,000 mile test-drive

Posted: Oct 20, 2009

Filed under: Honda, Industry News

Police arrested a man who allegedly kidnapped a dealer during a test-drive of a Honda and drove the car more than 1,000 miles from Massachusetts to Wisconsin. Officials said that a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper pulled over the 32-year-old man on Friday for speeding, reckless driving and operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent.
The man will [...]