Most Beautiful Cars: Jaguar E-Type

Posted on Oct 24, 2020 in Antique | 2 comments

The most beautiful car ever made – Enzo Ferrari There you have it, from the man whose company has created more incredibly beautiful car designs than anyone on the planet. The Jaguar E-Type (XKE in the US) is probably THE most beautiful design ever for a production car. It is a car so striking that it was included as a permanent part of the collection at New...

VisionS, Probably The Next SUV From Skoda

Posted on Oct 24, 2020 in Concept | Comments Off on VisionS, Probably The Next SUV From Skoda

Skoda steps up to the next level with a new SUV. It’s bigger than the Yeti and for the moment it’s called VisionS. The Czech brand will unveil the new concept car on 1st of March, at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show. This new model will give us hints about the looks of the new Skoda SUV production model, which will be launched next fall. It’s external...

GM’s Solution to Recall: Just Buy a New Car

Posted on Oct 21, 2020 in Safety | 1 comment

Sorry for the trouble. Buy one of these as compensation! Let’s say you bought a car only to find out later it has a defect that could potentially kill you. Would your first response be heading to your nearest dealer and buying a new version of the same brand to replace your defective car? Of course not. That’s a silly question, right? Most people would simply...

Too Much Junk in the Trunk (and Everywhere Else)

Posted on Oct 16, 2020 in Editorials | 1 comment

Ben writes: Hey Bark, I have a brother with a mechanically-healthy 2001 Toyota Camry LE four-cylinder automatic. I’m estimating it has about 180,000 miles now. He uses that car everyday — extensively on the job, and for visits to family members out of state. Mileage is piling up fast. He does have the car regularly maintained — mechanically — through a local...

Bronco, Ford’s first SUV, turns 50

Posted on Oct 9, 2020 in Featured | 2 comments

Photos courtesy Ford Motor Company, except where noted. Other manufacturers had pioneered the format before the Bronco. Others had even applied the “sport utility” name to their products before the Bronco. But Ford’s Bronco, when it hit the scene in late 1965, was the first to combine the two and open wide the four-wheeling market—and then later take that...

Nissan Z Series & Nismo Tribute

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 in Technology | Comments Off on Nissan Z Series & Nismo Tribute

Nissan has come to great lengths with their GTR, but what about the Z lineup? Let’s step back in time with the original 240Z. I would like to give my regards and condolences to his family, Nissan Japan, and Nissan USA with the recent passing of Yutaka Katayama. Yutaka Katayama is also known as Mr.K, who was the original designer of the Nissan S30 (Fairlady Z in...