Greatest car ?
04-01-2009, 07:37 PM
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Greatest car ?
What in your personal view had been the greatest car made? 2 spring to mind for me
Lotus carlton- for its status in its years
Bugatti Veyrnon- for sheer coolness
Lotus carlton- for its status in its years
Bugatti Veyrnon- for sheer coolness
04-01-2009, 07:45 PM
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Veyron.....for pushing the boundaries with such style and useability
Porsche 911 turbo - for longevity and being IMO one of the only truly useable supercars on a day to day basis
Porsche 911 turbo - for longevity and being IMO one of the only truly useable supercars on a day to day basis
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04-01-2009, 08:12 PM
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McLaren F1.
end of argument.
Anyone who thinks that the Veyron which is ONLY 125BHP/Litre, (stg 1 cossie is better than that!) has no luggage space (seriously), looks like a Fat beetle (insect), and weighs over 2 tonnes (wet) (485BHP/ton v the F1 550hp/ton) is a masterstroke of design is a spastic!
end of argument.
Anyone who thinks that the Veyron which is ONLY 125BHP/Litre, (stg 1 cossie is better than that!) has no luggage space (seriously), looks like a Fat beetle (insect), and weighs over 2 tonnes (wet) (485BHP/ton v the F1 550hp/ton) is a masterstroke of design is a spastic!
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04-01-2009, 08:16 PM
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The only thing the Pantera was famous for was being shot at by Elvis....and if you ever had to work on one you'd change your mind about em
For me it would have to be the Ford Model T and also the Veyron.....Both set totaly new standards in automotive history, the T being the most significant.
04-01-2009, 08:55 PM
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However i think its just cos i aint been in one that causes me to have a fetich for it. I remember many years ago a 3dr and a LC racing in Brum and at the time the LC "had it" and because of that the LC has always helda special place for me.
04-01-2009, 09:03 PM
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McLaren F1.
end of argument.
Anyone who thinks that the Veyron which is ONLY 125BHP/Litre, (stg 1 cossie is better than that!) has no luggage space (seriously), looks like a Fat beetle (insect), and weighs over 2 tonnes (wet) (485BHP/ton v the F1 550hp/ton) is a masterstroke of design is a spastic!
end of argument.
Anyone who thinks that the Veyron which is ONLY 125BHP/Litre, (stg 1 cossie is better than that!) has no luggage space (seriously), looks like a Fat beetle (insect), and weighs over 2 tonnes (wet) (485BHP/ton v the F1 550hp/ton) is a masterstroke of design is a spastic!
Er no.....designing a car that will perform as mind bendingly as the veyron with such useability and style with an engine as relatively unstressed as that is a masterstroke
......afterall its not like it had to have a vulgar gold plated enginebay on display and has handling thats been declared as flawed by all the great motoring journo's including its designer?
04-01-2009, 09:11 PM
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any of the skyline gtrs or any of the m5s, all fantastic performance cars out of the box.
supra, f40 and the new corvette z1(?) also spring to mind
supra, f40 and the new corvette z1(?) also spring to mind
04-01-2009, 09:14 PM
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the cosworth.......any realy, as i dont know any other family car that has held its pricfe for as long as the cosworth has & its tunability & even to this day there are new ways of getting power out of a 20 odd year old engine.
my personal oppinion mind you
my personal oppinion mind you
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04-01-2009, 09:33 PM
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but it is the ultimate Ford IMO and I want one sooo bad 
Still holds the production car 0-60mph record (2.5 seconds) IIRC
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Er no.....designing a car that will perform as mind bendingly as the veyron with such useability and style with an engine as relatively unstressed as that is a masterstroke ......afterall its not like it had to have a vulgar gold plated enginebay on display and has handling thats been declared as flawed by all the great motoring journo's including its designer?
......afterall its not like it had to have a vulgar gold plated enginebay on display and has handling thats been declared as flawed by all the great motoring journo's including its designer?So "flawed" it won its debut at Le Mans.
And placed 4 others in the top 7. No one said it had to be easy to drive. Just great if you know what you're doing. Clarkson's word isn' gospel. Seriously though. The Veyron is an Auto. Of course its un-stressed. Its not putting out anything like stressful levels of power. There are reliable Cossies with more power/litre. And thats 20+ year old tech. And wheres the useability? It genuinely hasn't got ANY luggage space. Not even a token gesture in the front. How the hell can you drive it to Monaco and take a weeks worth of clothes?
Style is a relative term. Have you actually seen a Veyron in the flesh? It's fricking massive! F1 is Gallardo size!
But the trump card is how the rest of the world sees it. I know of a dealer with 3 Veyrons in the showroom. Not selling. All delivery miles. Around Ł1.4M. McLaren's seem to hold their value a touch better!
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