Study suggests hay fever sufferers drive nine million miles blind

Filed under: Safety , UK Allergy sufferers really don’t get a break once the weather warms up. Spring brings an eruption of pollen that has most of us begging for the sweet release of cold death. Just as soon as we wean ourselves off our industrial...

Vehicle downloads for Garmin Nuvi (sorta) make us want one

Filed under: Technology , Toys/Games With an increasing number of new cell phones offering free, integrated turn-by-turn navigation , the days of the standalone navigation device must surely be numbered. Of course, those dedicated navigators still offer...

Australian police hope to attract stares with Alfa MiTo cruiser

Filed under: Hatchback , Alfa Romeo , Police/Emergency , Australia NSW Police-spec Alfa Romeo MiTo – Click above for high-res image gallery If your aim in choosing a new car is to get noticed, there’s no shortage of attention-grabbing wheels...

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG available in Alubeam – If you have patience

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Mercedes-Benz 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in Alubeam silver – Click above for high-res image gallery If you’re shopping for a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG finished in Alubeam silver here in the United States, you’re...

Rolls-Royce sales up 146 percent on popularity of Ghost

Filed under: Sedan , Rolls-Royce , Earnings/Financials , Luxury 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost – Click above for high-res image gallery If there was any lingering doubt as to the business value of the 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost , recent sales figures appear...

Dumbest drivers in the country live in what state?

Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Safety GMAC Insurance just completed its annual survey of driver knowledge, and the results don’t look good. Of those questioned, New York drivers proved to know the least about the rules of the road, with...

TPC Racing to turbocharge Porsche Boxster Spyder

Filed under: Aftermarket , Convertible , Performance , Porsche , Specialty TPC Racing Porsche Boxster Spyder – Click above for high-res image gallery The Boxster Spyder may be one of the purest Porsches to date, but that doesn’t mean there...

Why did Ford choose to kill Mercury now?

Filed under: Mercury It’s a question few are asking the day after Ford announced that Mercury – named after the “messenger of the gods” in Roman mythology – would wind down production after 70 years of business. Why? Mercury...

Is this the 2012 Ford Explorer?

Filed under: Crossover , Ford We’re going to go out on a limb and say… maybe. Judging by the recent teasers and previous spy shots , this single image of the 2012 Ford Explorer appears to be the real deal. And we like what we see. Although...

Review: 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 4Matic is more than just a movie prop

Filed under: Crossover , Mercedes-Benz , Reviews , Luxury 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK 350 – Click above for high-res image gallery When you launch a vehicle during the year’s most over-hyped estrogenfest, you’re obviously trying to appeal...