My 2021 Bronco. I’ve driven Jeep Wranglers as rentals plenty of times and the way those things wander over the highway due to the steering setup drove me completely insane. When I drove that Bronco the first time, the rack-and-pinon steering and independent front suspension won me over to buying a true off-roader…

Any antique actually being driven. I’ve seen plenty of trailer queens over the years, but seeing that Ford Model A on the 2-lane still being driven (or tri-5 Chevy, or Desoto, or Packard, or whatever from days gone by) always makes me smile.  It’s great to see someone actually using their antique, even if it is only…

May I present for your consideration, the Lancia Stratos!

Weather Tech floor mats. Keeps all the crud and grime out of the floor. Take them out, spray down with tire cleaner, hose off, dry, and they’re back to looking like new in about 5 minutes of work. No damp carpeting in the vehicle, no mold, no mildew. Yes, they cost a bit more, but totally worth it.

Pick a cookie-cutter SUV/CUV, any one. They are all so cut from the same mold as to be impossible to distinguish from the side profile. They are the very definition of “meh”. The people who drive them go 90 on the straight, then slow to 35 in a turn because the thing leans and terrifies them. They sit in the left lane…

This...

Came here for this, was not disappointed.

You’re all wrong. The correct answer is the brain of the driver. The problem is that with all of the electronic nannies in cars today, the generation of drivers coming in today have no idea what to do in an emergency because they believe the electronic driver aids like traction control, anti-lock braking and whatnot…

This...

Porsche 944 Turbo.  This was the car in the picture on my bedroom wall when I was in high school in the ‘80's. (Not the same picture, but you get the idea)

When the front sensor for the adaptive cruise in my 2017 Golf R is covered with snow/ice, you have no cruise control. Similarly, when a wheel sensor in my 2013 Ram 2500 quit, I had no cruise control in it. The Ram is gone, replaced by a 2021 Bronco that does not have adaptive cruise. Finding out that things disable…

All “Estate” cars (Station Wagons to us colonials). The Acura TSX longroof was a handsome vehicle, as was the Jetta/Golf Sportwagon/Alltrack. The BMW wagons, Audi wagons, Benz wagons...etc. They all got killed in this country by bland, boring, miserable to drive, lookalike crossover/SUV things that have no personality…

1947 Ford Mustang II

Came here for this, was not disappointed. I has a 74 with the simply horrific 2.3L 4 banger that had no guts whatsoever, and the fill for the gas was below that crease in the rear fender, which made it impossible to fill with the auto shut off on the gas pump nozzle.

The Mrs. paid for me to take a full day NASCAR driving course at Darlington (prior to the repaving). Yes, I know it’s an oval, but the differences in the two ends of the track (it’s an egg shaped oval) are pretty broad. Got to do 60 laps in three 20-lap stints with no pace car and no one in the car with me. “Just…

Texas. The only redeeming thing about a road trip through Texas is if you can stop at a Buc’ees. I remember going through Texas in the ‘80's with the Boy Scouts. We got excited in West Texas when we saw a tree. And triple digit heat just sucks.  Stop for lunch, get back in the car  and broil for the first 10 minutes. …

Hold your breath through the tunnels...if you can.

Let’s take a trip in the “way back” machine for a moment. The Merkur XR4Ti. Drop a modern 2.3 Ecoboost in it and a 4 wheel drive setup. Lift it 3" or so, put on some off-road tires. Seriously people, it could work.

What better way could there be to bring back Lancia? All-wheel drive Delta hot hatch EV, do a retro themed Stratos, that Fulvia concept they did a while back as an EV? How about a full on EV Type 037?  Any one of those done properly might get me to buy an EV.

Are they still selling the Mitsubishi Mirage?