Jack Roush is involved in a variety of enterprises, several of which involve building very fast Ford powered vehicles. His Roush Engineering business also does a lot of prototype build and development work for its client companies. Most recently,…

Just kidding! The crew at Tesla Motors includes all kinds of characters including firmware engineer Greg Solberg. In his new post on the Tesla blog Greg emphasizes his fascination with alternative transportation. Over the years he has built a variety…

2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI – Click above for high-res image gallery
Volkswagen has fleshed out its latest generation Polo lineup with the introduction of a new GTI variant. This latest GTI has the same output as the last hot Pol,o but now produces it…

Doug Scott is the marketing manager for Ford's truck division and he was the one who said “capability matters” when talking about the new 2009 F-150. That means he's chiefly responsible for trying to convince people to buy his employers trucks. In…

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Ford Iosis-Max Concept
Ford didn't bother with a press conference in Geneva, but it did reveal a very important concept in the city by the lake. The Iosis Max is billed as a preview of Ford's next generation…

Click on the Ka for a high res gallery
As we approach next month's Paris Motor Show, Ford is releasing more details on its new baby, the second-generation Ka. We now know that it will be launched with a pair of engine options, one each running on gas…

Automotive News is reporting that Mercedes-Benz is going to drop their smallest model, the A-Class. The A-Class had a rather ignominious entry into the world in 1997 when an early production model was tested by some Swedish journalists in a common…

Rowing is an activity generally associated with either water or stationary equipment in an exercise club. It typically is not thought of as a reasonable way to get across Canada, not least in part due to the fact that the combination of the St.…

Every major automaker glommed onto the Chinese market as its last best hope for growth when the previously-untapped market suddenly started buying cars. However, all of those operations are partnerships with local Chinese companies and those…

For several months, Volkswagen has been examining the options for their Brussels, Belgium assembly plant. Although the idea of closing the plant was floated at one point, VW decided to use the excess capacity by turning it over to their corporate…