Maruti Suzuki Baleno RS Concept: A Real RS Car?

Posted on Feb 28, 2021 in Concept | Comments Off on Maruti Suzuki Baleno RS Concept: A Real RS Car?

Maruti Suzuki Baleno RS Concept. Sounds complicated, but it’s not: it is a sportier-looking version of the Baleno and it’s no information about a potential production version. The RS is built on the newest platform developed by Suzuki. It means it’s quite rigid and quiet, and if it has a differently tuned suspension, it could be even interesting to drive...

Audi Creates New Sustaniable Fuels

Posted on Feb 24, 2021 in Technology | 2 comments

Audi will begin testing a new fuel known as “e-benzin,” a synthetic produced in collaboration with France based Global Bioenergies. “e-benzin” was created without the use of petroleum, is iso-octane free and burns with a cleaner, higher octane. Audi is continually working with Global Bioenergies to refine “e-benzin” so it will eventually require zero biomass....

Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget

Posted on Feb 22, 2021 in Antique | Comments Off on Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget

Style and luxury are usually sold at a premium. In the world of classic cars, that doesn’t always need to be the case. A simple search on sites like Hemmings and eBay will unearth a wealth of cars that will make heads turn, but also not put you in the poor house…if you are lucky. To find the right car, you should avoid cars that are too obvious. An old Rolls...

Chevrolet Beat Activ Concept Out Of The Box

Posted on Feb 20, 2021 in Concept | Comments Off on Chevrolet Beat Activ Concept Out Of The Box

The Beat Activ is out of the box, as a part of Chevrolet’s plan to conquest Indian market. It’s been presented at New Delhi Auto Expo, together with another concept, called Essentia. As the Essentia, it is based on the Beat’s platform and it’s intended to be the off-road version of the currently built hatchback. To get a better image of the current production...

How to Solve This Smelly Problem?

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 in Safety | 3 comments

It started with a smell. The terribly awful odor of death is unmistakable, and it came from somewhere inside my car. After throwing a small tantrum, I emptied everything out of our Legacy, hooked up the vacuum and told myself I wouldn’t stop until I found “the problem.” I vacuumed every nook and cranny, under the seats, in the glovebox… and found nothing. The...

Oldsmobile Toronado, GM’s most ground-breaking production car, turns 50

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Featured | 2 comments

In mid-Sixties America, front-wheel drive represented—at the same time—automotive past and future. Many others had tried it, but their efforts seemed relegated to the history books, with the last of the bunch 30 years gone. And yet the coming tide of imported cars included many a puller-type as well as pushers. It fell, then, to Oldsmobile to bridge the gap,...

Which Car Will Make The Best Nostalgia Machine?

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 in Editorials | 2 comments

Greg writes: Hi Bark, I’m a 32-year-old red-blooded male, life-long car enthusiast and hopeful to be raising a few future enthusiasts in the foreseeable future. I can smell which way the wind is blowing and know that the car market is going to look very different in the future. I’m excited about electric cars, but also want a “timepiece” that’s tasteful, fun,...

Peugeot Out, Toyota In for Le Mans Race

Posted on Feb 1, 2021 in Racing | 1 comment

World racing fans were shocked last week when Peugeot, after some real successes, abruptly withdrew from the Le Mans LMP (Le Mans Prototype) 24-hour competition. Peugeot has had a great back-and-forth duel with Audi, both running turbodiesels, particularly last year, when the team lost by some 13.8 seconds after much lead-changing. Peugeots finished second...