It was a slow weekend in auto news, but there was a pretty nasty wreck involving Kyle Busch that gave Nascar fans just another reason to hate the guy. Video below.
- Michael Bay teams with EA to direct the new Need for Speed: The Run trailer
- An infographic on how to own a tank
- The evolution of Chevrolet speedometer design by Christian Annyas
Bob Lutz, legendary gear head and businessman who has worked at BMW, Ford Europe, Chrysler and General Motors tackles the challenges he faced during the decline of General Motors in his book Car Guys vs. Bean Counters. He writes about the disorganized management, layers upon layers of red tape and the embarrassing debacle known as the automotive bailout when General Motors pseudonym became Government Motors.
The book has gotten a bad rap because Lutz blames a large chunk of GM’s downfall on the penny-pinching financial types who were given charge of the automotive design. These folks were focused on cost-cutting, systematizing production and making the most money on each car produced, even if that meant sacrificing quality. As a result, Lutz contends, General Motors was building vehicles notorious for wide body gaps between panels, cheap interiors and being, well, really ugly.
Ending each week on the Mojo Motors Blog is “Putting it into park,” a compilation of newsworthy links from the past five days.
-If you’re feeling like a BAMF, Mojo Motors advises you check out this BMW M5 with smoked rims and windows. [link]
-Jalopnik has compiled a list of the ten greatest racing interviews of all time. [link]
-The World Rally Championship is testing out a camera that will stream video during Rallye de France. [link]
-TreeHugger.com wonders if 2012 going to be the year of the utility e-bike. [link]
-The blog SideQuesting is running a design competition for the best apocalypse-proof ride. [link]
-Lincoln is redesigning the waterfall grill and the world rejoices. [link]
