The Ultimate Car

[simontibbett]

Ok, so what is your ultimate dream car? Best all around car for you? I personally could care less about my cars quarter mile time, as I have respect and interest in others, I just have never cared for it in my own car.

My needs:

-Really good handling
-Nice high revving engine.
-Quick (fast?) powerful.
-Fairly good looking.

Some of the cars I would want:

-Porsche 911 GT3
-Ferrari F430 (the lightweight one)

I love those, obviously tons more come to mind, but those two just stand out right NOW. FAST in the mountains, FAST at a track day, sexy looking, mean sound, everything is sex.

So post up.

[Roadster]

Caterham Superlight R300.

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[RotorNutFD3S]

Didn't we just have one of these threads not too long ago? :P

Lingenfelter TT Corvette. Sounds like a jet taking off at full spool. The sounds emanating from that car cannot be matched.
Koenigsegg CCXR. I'd drive the living hell out of it everyday.
Lamborghini Reventon. Since that would probably never happen, I'd take a Murcielago Roadster. :D

[Otto]

Caterham Superlight R300.

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mmmm Caterham

ill go with:
Ariel Atom

[Doppelgänger]

Don't like to be cleché , but I think it'd be a McLaren F1

But back in the real world i'd pick
911 GT2 (997)
TVR Sagaras
Noble M400




Those are the ones i'd pick off the top of my head...

[simontibbett]

TVR is pretty sexay

[Acro]

Ariel Atom for me :D

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Nissan 350z.

[jesseealexander]

for me, i wasnt a comfortable car thats also small and light enought to throw around and have fun, with enough power to be fun. examples:

-e36 m3
-escort cosworth
-miata
-mx3


im not one to buy an expensive car for the name, id rather drive a very common car that is modded properly to make it stand out.

[mustangtomiata]

I'd go for a panoz roadster or c5 z06, for pure lightweight lotus exige non s'charged

[simontibbett]

Yeah I won't buy a car for the NAME, but some of the higher end exotics with nice names not much will touch easily.

[simontibbett]

Didn't we just have one of these threads not too long ago? :P

Lingenfelter TT Corvette. Sounds like a jet taking off at full spool. The sounds emanating from that car cannot be matched.
Koenigsegg CCXR. I'd drive the living hell out of it everyday.
Lamborghini Reventon. Since that would probably never happen, I'd take a Murcielago Roadster. :D


I know where there is a Reventon for sale right now if you are interested....lol.

As for the Murci, VERY hot, they feel big to drive, yet so tight and just beastly. I love them. And the sound ahhhhhhhh. Plus pulling the doors back down builds muscle ;)

[RotorNutFD3S]

I know where there is a Reventon for sale right now if you are interested....lol.

As for the Murci, VERY hot, they feel big to drive, yet so tight and just beastly. I love them. And the sound ahhhhhhhh. Plus pulling the doors back down builds muscle ;)


lol The things I'd do to own that car. Where in the hell is one already for sale?!

Not only that, but it's also a great feeling to be "gliding" right above the ground at higher speeds. I liked watching the air ducts open in the side mirrors. :D

[Sawyer]

I don't need anything too expensive. I'd be completely happy with and Exige S240.
But if I had the money I would LOVE a C63 AMG Black Series :cool:

[simontibbett]

AMG Black is dead sexy

[wildfire0310]

call me plain but a nice black on black FD would be sweet.

but a black on black exige would be fun.

[nderwater]

Turbo Miata. Wait... M3.

The ultimate car I can reasonably see myself ever owing is a late model 911 or Vette. Anything more exotic is pretty much a pipe dream at this point.

...I need to find some rich friends who don't have a problem with letting me borrow their cars.

[metalman]

This is similar to the 'if you won the lottery' thread. :)
If I had plenty o cash, I would likely buy none of the 'exotics'.
I would have a rather large collection of really cool cars however....

1965 Corvette roadster 327 *crude, but one of the coolest cars ever*
1969 Dodge Dart GTS 340 convertible *hers*
1969 Dodge Dart GTS Hurst 440 *his* (would like to get the one I had back)
1970-1 Hemi Cuda *ultimate muscle car ever built*
Austin Healey 3000 *just plain cool looking*
(older) Porsche 911SC *classic*
1961 Chevy Impala SS
1967 or 68 Shelby KR500 Mustang
1968 Dodge Superbee 383 or 68 Roadrunner *plain jane model*
c-6 Z06 *bang for the buck*
A few Miatas *of course!*
and maybe an Exige
A Hennessey Venom Viper would interest me too.

I addition to a few kit cars, Cobra, etc I would likely have a garage or two or three chocked full of regular 'old' cars.
No Ferrari's, no Lambos etc

[mustangtomiata]

I can help you on the 61 Impala! lol

[Doppelgänger]

You can pick up a Noble for about the same cost as a new Exege S :) (~$70k)
Back i nthe real world though, i'd be happy with an Elise SC, Supra TT, a nice 300ZX TT, Subaru 2.5RS ,call me crazy but i'd also take a new Mustang with the Roush s/c package (IRS+LSD and power to go with it).

[amaff]

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500 hp. 1250 lbs. Sports bike power to weight figures.

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f178/74913d1204084646-caterham-rst-v8-levante-550hp-260208cat.jpg

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I genuinely just said aloud, "oh my god" without any thought.

Wow..... we have a winner! They need to get that on Top Gear.

[simontibbett]

^That's cool and all, but it's too fast I bet.

[Doppelgänger]

and a price tag north of the six-figure mark :(

[simontibbett]

Well this is a DREAM car thread, doesn't have to be something you can afford. But it just seems that car would be a handful and not that great except for lighting up tires and showing off.

[jesseealexander]

http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/17680/Atom%20500%20V8-L.jpg

what about the ariel atom 500? :)

basically the same as the regular honda-powered atom, except it has a 2.4l 10000 rpm supercharged v8 with a dry sump system and a 6 speed dogbox and no-lift shift and launch control. IMO it pwns the caterham. 500 hp and 1100lbs? WIN.

[amaff]

Well this is a DREAM car thread, doesn't have to be something you can afford. But it just seems that car would be a handful and not that great except for lighting up tires and showing off.


I bet if you put some monster r-comps under it, that thing would be fun as hell on track. Yeah, on THOSE tires, I agree, it seems like it would be all over the place. Still the ultimate toy in my book. Besides something like a semi-street legal radical.