Craftsman Lawn Tractor

Craftsman America figured out that a lot of the features that lawn tractor customers are looking for are the same as the features they look for in cars. So this year, outside the main exhibition hall at the Cobo Center, Craftsman America displayed its latest, soupiest lawn tractor aimed at buyers with at least two acres of grass to manage. To hear the CTX tractor described, it could be a car: automatic traction control, electronic fuel management, cruise control (for real. It’s not exactly a “babe magnet,” but among those headed to the Detroit auto show to look at the flashy new cars are those who have acres of lawn to mow, too. It’s got a lot less zoom than a little sports car, but apparently, you can mow the lawn at up to 12 kilometres per hour on this baby.

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