After a difficult year last year with disaster in Japan, Toyota is planning to make up for lost time this year, as it was announced at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention that the automaker will be releasing 19 new models in November. Overall, Toyota has given reasonable growth targets to its dealers, along with [...]
The Volvo 760 is a classic icon with its shape and distinctly Volvo design. Launched back in February 1982, the model is now celebrating 30 years of success. The 760 did more for Volvo then sell more cars, the automaker credits its creation with saving the company overall, as it was made in a time [...]
At the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, the 2013 Acura ILX is making its production debut as the base model in the brand’s lineup. Acura says that the primary target customers for the ILX are Generation Y- successful 20 and 30-somethings moving into the luxury car ranks “First-time luxury buyers tend to place a high value [...]
Not too long ago, I started a little section of egmCarTech called “Randomly Spotted,” where in my travels, if I were to stumble upon a rare and odd automobile, I would bring it to the table for discussion. But in this version of Randomly Spotted, today’s feature may not seem too rare and odd to [...]
Buick has just released some news stating that there’s a new transmission option for their Regal lineup, specifically for the performance-oriented GS. Previously offered with only a six-speed manual transmission, the new 2013 Regal GS comes with a no-cost option for an Aisin AF40 automatic. “With the Regal GS, we made a conscious decision to [...]
One of the most important things that engineers are paying attention to while completing development on the new 2013 Cadillac ATS is not only its driving dynamics – but the sound it makes. Click here for our original post on the Cadillac ATS. The man behind the whole thing is Kyle Stanforth, noise and vibration engineer [...]
According to reports coming from dealers, Honda will be offering a mid-cycle update to the Honda Civic sedan this fall – just 18 months after the new model was launched. The move signals a rush to improve the Civic in time for the 2013 model year after it received critical reviews from Consumer Reports and [...]
The Porsche Panamera is the subject of yet another tuning project. This time, Edo Competition is boasting a 700hp version of the four-door. Upgrades to the turbochargers, exhaust manifold, catalytic converters, air filters, and ECU combine to make the 150hp gain, along with an additional 96 lb-ft of torque. This puts the total power output [...]
BMW of North America today unveiled six digital shorts, which are a part of a new national advertising campaign to support the launch of the new 2012 BMW 3-Series, which will go on sale Feb. 11. Two of the shorts will air in ads during Super Bowl XLVI in regions across the U.S.: the first [...]
It’s been recently confirmed/reported that the Bugatti Galibier 16 Concept will go into production as the brand’s new high-performance supersedan. However, there have been many times where we’ve heard that the executives at Bugatti were still contemplating design changes for the upcoming model. While we’re pretty sure they have something final now, a designer by [...]
