Ugly is Forever

Posted on Feb 23, 2019 in Antique | Comments Off on Ugly is Forever

Beauty is fleeting, Ugly is forever – Anonymous Once again, the team at Chris On Cars has gathered a group of regular car buyers and gave them the task of creating a list of the ugliest cars ever sold in the US. Our experts included people from all social groups, starting with a local used car salesman, an elderly nursing home patient named Ruth, a teen mall...

The “King of the Hill,” the 1990 Corvette ZR-1, marks its 25th anniversary

Posted on Feb 20, 2019 in Featured | 1 comment

1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1. Photos courtesy General Motors LLC, unless otherwise noted. In late 1987, rumors of an all-new, high performance Corvette built upon the fourth generation platform began circulating among the automotive press. Dubbed the “King of the Hill,” the secretive supercar was said to be a world-beater, and in March of 1989, GM debuted its...

Subaru Viziv GT Gran Turismo Concept Introduced

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Concept | Comments Off on Subaru Viziv GT Gran Turismo Concept Introduced

If you are a Gran Turismo fan and love exotic supercars like the Subary Viziv GT Gran Turismo Concept, then this is the place where you should be. After renderings and endless rumors, the Subaru carmaker has finally introduced the newly edition Viziv GT Gran Turismo Concept, which will complete the hot rides competing in the Gran Turismo 6 game. Subaru Viziv GT...

1980 Toyota Corolla Station Wagon

Posted on Feb 17, 2019 in Editorials | 2 comments

The fourth-generation Corolla was a gigantic sales success in California, but you won’t see many of these TE72 wagons even in rust-free regions these days; nearly all of them were driven into the ground and replaced by RAV4s or Priuses a decade or two back. Since we had wagon Junkyard Finds on Monday and Wednesday, let’s make this a Junkyard Wagon Week with...

“Avanti!” She Cried

Posted on Feb 17, 2019 in Editorials | 1 comment

(From “HW” comes a tale of a Corvette, a hot-blooded Alfa Veloce, and a young Italian wife with romance on her mind.) Sam, a good friend of mine, had lusted after a particular 1965 Corvette Stingray, and had somehow finally acquired the object of his desires. However, the cost of putting on 23 coats of a gorgeous, dark, lipstick red paint and clear coat, of...

Falling Cars, Falling Records and Falling Snow Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Posted on Feb 10, 2019 in Safety | 3 comments

I’ve driven the Pikes Peak hill climb. Okay, maybe not the Hill Climb, in capital letters, like the one that took place on the Colorado mountain this weekend, but I’ve driven up Pikes Peak for an entirely separate occasion. It took me a good 30 minutes to negotiate the switchbacks, curves, dirt sections of road and harrowing vistas of road ending in sky. That...

Porsche 918 Coupe Design Still a Detroit Surprise

Posted on Feb 9, 2019 in Racing | Comments Off on Porsche 918 Coupe Design Still a Detroit Surprise

*UPDATE: The Porsche 918 RSR has now appeared in concept form on the stand at Detroit (above) and, as we suggested, it’s different from the renderings—and better. The car is indeed a hybrid, taking its power from a flywheel-based system like the GT3 R Hybrid uses. Short bursts (up to 7 seconds) provide 767 hp. There is also a good deal of Porsche’s great 917...