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    I recognize that I have in this journalism relatively short time engine, but as a reader I 'school'. I've been buying magazines since 1997 at a rate of 4 or 5 a month, now, that I can ride me a kiosk and even make money. They are 19 years soaking up everything that happens in this world ours and has always been a phrase that made me 'upside down' and also has generated some debate that a more than interesting, but had never dared to write about it until today. The above phrase is 'the best car in the world'.
 

    I've been watching this name since I can remember and always, always, attributed to, when more powerful and faster, better sports models. But, is it really a sport the best car in the world? Absolutely not, a sport not be the best car in the world for many reasons, but the sea of ​​capricious issues, it seems that only such cars are the only ones considered in this way. and stating that I am totally loving the sport, regardless of their size or brand. I do not want to contradict my colleagues, some of them with many years behind that give them knowledge more than enough to give me an important review, but I think when that name is used not done with the head, it becomes with the heart, it is passionate regardless of anything else.

    On the one hand of course, all those who are dedicated to this, or at least the vast majority, are fans of the car and if we are achuchas with a lighter will burn for hours because we have blood in our veins, we have gasoline, but I think it is just stop and really think about what the phrase means 'the best car in the world'. Personally, I think there is not the best car in the world, but a bad buy, a bad decision to spend a good amount of money on something that does not conform to our needs or our tastes. I understand how the most, that there is in our dream garage site for cars such as the Peugeot 107 with 68 hp but for the new BMW M2, myself sleep with a Escort RS Cosworth parked next to a Mercedes W124 (or the C124, I am indifferent coupe or sedan that is), but I'm clearly not the best cars in the world.
 

    All this comes to mind because I found myself reading a magazine, number 85 Classic Car for more information, where a report by F40 which states that it is 'the best car in the world' comes. This made me think it's not the only one attached to this statement, here we have cars like the McLaren F1 or the last Bugatti, the Veyron and Chiron, both named as the best cars in the world, each in its time . It is clear that the power, a striking image and add a mythical firm behind all the ballots to receive said 'trophy'. No doubt the F40 is amazing, is spectacular, fast, shocking even after 30 years, but does not understand anything that is not going to fire in closed and not me track, say those who have had the privilege to prove; It is uncomfortable to absurd limits on the road, very noisy, it is impractical, no luggage or air conditioning ... It is a race car !! Such a vehicle may not be the best car in the world, if it can be 'the best sports', but not the best car.

    Maybe it's that I see the car in a different way, but the best car in the world should be good at everything, that is, should be a great car in town, just as good on the road, you should have plenty of room for five occupants and your luggage but in turn not be too large because the city would be a problem. It should be a sports great and good off-road, almost impossible things to mix as much as manufacturers insist with those SUV so powerful and fast a ground clearance that allows to walk freely outside the asphalt does not get along with a dynamic sport ... in short, it is impossible to have the best car in the world, there is a bad buy.

    Now when we talk about cars as mentioned above, the F40, F1, Veyron and Chiron, we are talking about cars whim of cars they buy or to show off (in more cases than it should) or to enjoy wearing them for what they are designed, scatter in circuit, and therefore, no need to look further. In fact, these cars are used very little, just a few hundred kilometers per year, in many cases do not reach even 1,000 km annually.

    All this also makes me think of a car that does not come anywhere near that here named (except the small 107, which passes over) but that has always been attributed a similar name, I mean obviously the Volkswagen Golf , a car since he left that first GTi 80, has not stopped gaining adherents and praises media and other people in the scene. Let no one doubt about the worth of Golf, is a great car, a complete set, but does it really deserves its fame ?, perhaps pass as the F40 and others, that the name and gained fame end up making people think so, but at least it is not a radical sports like the other protagonists of this text covers many more topics that will come close to what could be the best car in the world, but I say again, the best car in the world does not exist, at least for this writer.

    Clarify however, that not talking about the awards for best car of the year or anything like that, in the history of these awards have only been a sports and was the Porsche 928 that received the award in 1978. Regarding the Volkswagen Golf, as He mentioned, if you have received the award for best coach of the year on several occasions and even in North America.

Original article: ¿El mejor automóvil del mundo?

    Jaguar seems to have taken a liking to that of reissuing classic models of past decades, but not as have Volkswagen with the Beetle or Fiat with the 500, not at all, in the British firm are much more pimps and when they say 'republish' is republish as came into the world in its first release. They did it with the Jaguar E-Type Lightweight in 2014, when they put into making the 6 units that were missing to complete the roll provided for in the 60s (even using the same chassis numbers then) and now, they will end another incomplete saga, this time, we should say that they will resurrect a missing in a small mishap units.

    During the 50s, Jaguar was competing in the International Sport Car Racing throughout the world with the spectacular Jaguar D-Type, a model that gave the British all kinds of joys and victory at Le Mans in 1955 and 1957. But the category passed away at the factory and some units of the D-Type unsold, some of them completely finished and others in the absence of some work. In total was 25 copies so that Jaguar had to do something, it was simply transform and adapt to driving on public roads thus giving birth to the Jaguar XKSS, which is nothing more than a legal D-Type for driving on roads as both tuning, as the engine and others, were the same without any variation, all that distinguished them was the appearance of a trunk, an additional seat, direction indicators and a rudimentary roof if the rains.

Under the hood, the same inline 6-cylinder 3400 cc and 250 hp, capable of launching the D-Type up to 100 km / h from standstill in 6 seconds and to reach 240 km / h. Benefits scandal back in the late 50s.
 

However, during the night of February 12, 1957, a fire at the Browns Lane plant he wiped out a lot of material, objects and 9 of the 25 units Jaguar XKSS that were kept there. I think it goes without saying that Jaguar will produce these 9 units that ended up being burnt down, do you? They will also be manufactured using the same methods at the time, keeping the specifications, design, performance ... in short, will make the 9 units that burned in 1957. Point.

Although, and this makes it very clear where end units, each XKSS Jaguar to be manufactured will cost in the order of 1,250,000 euros and logically end up being the subject of speculation. Moreover, they probably already are the subject of this and there is not even mounted units.

Original article:  Jaguar XKSS, nueva edición limitada de un modelo de hace decadas