Articles Written By Jacob Black

2015 BMW R1200R Test Ride
By Jacob Black
July 28, 2015

Back in Beast Mode

Long-Term Test: 2016 Mazda CX-3 GT - July Update
By Jacob Black
July 24, 2015

Our latest update on our Mazda CX-3 long-term tester sees us heading off road to try out the car’s added ground clearance and AWD system.

The Five Best Infotainment Systems
By Jacob Black
July 24, 2015

The best infotainment tech going around.

First Drive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE and GLE Coupe
By Jacob Black
July 23, 2015

Thick fog blankets the distant mountain peaks, gentle rain glistens on the rounded rumps of the beast before me.

First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Tucson
By Jacob Black
July 23, 2015

Hyundai has a solid plan for its SUVs – and it’s one that flies in the opposite direction to what you might think.

Test Drive: 2015 BMW 228i xDrive Cabriolet
By Jacob Black
July 17, 2015

It looks longer with the top down. Bigger yet sleeker at the same time.

Yamaha YZF-R3 Test Ride
By Jacob Black
July 14, 2015

Little bikes are awesome. Small, nimble, agile – these were the founding ethos of motorcycling.

Quick Spin: 2016 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe
By Jacob Black
July 03, 2015

The barking exhaust drew the attention of the Austrian cows, their cud chewing interrupted by the angry, theatrical snort from the tail...

Long-Term Test: 2016 Mazda CX-3 GT - June Update
By Jacob Black
June 26, 2015

One month in and we’ve put some serious kilometres on our cute little Mazda long-term tester. 3,503 in fact. Two big road trips, one with th

MV Agusta F3 800: Test Ride
By Jacob Black
June 26, 2015

Fits like a glove. A gorgeous, Italian leather glove.

LEGO Ferrari F40 Even Has a Toolkit
By Jacob Black
June 25, 2015

Own a Ferrari F40 of your own!

2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE In Pictures
By Jacob Black
June 23, 2015

Mercedes-Benz joins the luxury SUV Coupe game.

Preview: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
By Jacob Black
June 18, 2015

The GLK is dead, long live the GLC. It might not seem like it at first, but the Mercedes-Benz alphabet soup is about to get less complex.

Test Drive: 2016 Volvo XC90 T6 Drive-E Momentum
By Jacob Black
June 17, 2015

A different set of classical music played in my head every time I walked towards the 2016 Volvo XC90.

Monday Rant: Motorbikes Could Solve Traffic Woes
By Jacob Black
June 15, 2015

It’s time to legalize lane splitting.

Jacob Black

Jacob Black

Jacob is a writer and a journalist who enjoys cars, driving and jokes. Sometimes he writes a series of jokes and loosely connects them to a car he was driving. Jacob Black is not a werewolf.