Followup: World’s Fastest Lawnmower newly crowned [w/video]

Filed under: Motorsports , Etc. , Videos Project Runningblade – Click above for high-res image gallery. Watch video after the jump Hold on to your grass clippings, folks… there’s a new World’s Fastest Lawnmower. You may recall...

Latest GM management shuffle puts Whitacre in charge of product planning

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , GM A year after entering bankruptcy protection, the executive shuffling is still ongoing down at General Motors . The latest moves come in the wake of the creation of GM’s new venture capital unit , which...

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...

Porsche Cayenne loses two doors courtesy of Merdad

Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , SUV , Crossover , Porsche , Off-Road Porsche Cayenne Turbo Coupe by Merdad – Click above for image gallery Are you a purist who believes Porsches should have two or three doors and no more? Not...

Report: 2011 Volkswagen Jetta starting under $15k

Filed under: Sedan , Volkswagen According to a well-placed source at VWVortex, Volkswagen is set to release official photos of the new 2011 Jetta in about two weeks’ time, and while the new compact sedan won’t go on sale until sometime this...

Range Rover settles into middle age, hits the big 4-0!

Filed under: SUV , Land Rover , Luxury Range Rover turns 40 – Click above for high-res image gallery Since the mid-90s, the the luxury SUV segment has become an increasingly crowded field with almost every brand trying to get a piece of the pie...

Report: Striking workers shut four Honda plants in China

Filed under: China , Honda Honda has high hopes for China, as the automaker plans to increase sales from a projected 630,000 units in 2010 to 830,000 in 2012. Before it can focus on hitting those targets, however, Honda’s got to deal with a growing...

Gordon Murray’s forthcoming electric T.27 city car in detail

Filed under: Budget , Technology , Hatchback , UK , Design/Style , Electric Gordon Murray T.27 – Click above for high-res image gallery Gordon Murray has long been considered one of the most innovative engineers and designers in the automotive...

Spy Shots: Next-gen Ford Ranger and Chevy Colorado replacements spotted in the U.S. – but where will they end up?

Filed under: Spy Photos , Truck , Chevrolet , Ford , GM , GMC Ford T6 Ranger spy shots – Click above for high-res image gallery The fate of small pickup trucks in America is rather shaky. There haven’t been any major new entries into the...

Lotus to euthanize Europa this year

Filed under: Car Buying , Coupe , Performance , Europe , Lotus , UK Lotus Europa – Click above for high-res image gallery Given the recent launch of the more practical Evora , it shouldn’t come as surprise that Lotus will be ceasing production...