Zero to sixty in one second.

That’s reasonably quick.

Of course, I only have three readers, but what the heck: Share a brief anecdote of the worst car you ever owned.

1st place: hands down, the execrable Mercedes 220S, circa 1962. Regularly failed to start. Caught fire. I paid a stupid price. Had to give it away. No syncromesh left. No fun to drive. Just bad, all the way around.

2nd place: the 1984 XJS. A wonderful car when working well, but my well used example simply ate money, to the tune of $1000 a month. I would only buy another if it was immaculate and had a history file from new.

The “modern” S-Type has grown on me a bit, though it is best in “quiet” colors. I imagine it’s a nice machine to drive, especially with the optional V8. Winding Road has an article up on the next generation, which, if it looks like the artist’s conception below, should be a nice machine indeed.

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