Cars - Post your favorites!

Freyith

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Anyone here into cars, or just enjoy motoring in general? Hatchbacks, sedans, sports coupes, trucks, you name it, we all spend a lot of time in them in our lives for the most part. Almost all good cars have some sort of charming characteristic to them that makes them stick out in your mind. What are your favorites?


My favorites are:

1967-1969 Ford Mustang / Mustang GT350/ GT500 Shelby (in signature)

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-A classic American muscle and sports car, the Mustang got its roots in 1964, when it originally debuted as more of a style-over-substance car for youths before getting Ford's best engines from '65 onward thanks to Carroll Shelby's involvement with Ford and Ford's motor-racing endeavors to out-do Chevrolet and their Corvette, 'America's Sportscar'. What ensued is an iconic American car with style, power, nimble handling, light weight and speed. It was also the biggest automotive success story for Ford as they sold in the first year alone close to 1 million units, when they expected to do 1/10th of that. That success led to beautiful cars like the GT500, which today, in good/restored form can fetch $125,000+, when at the time of sale, the car barely cost $3,000. The sound, the look, and the racing pedigree of its involvement with AC Cars' Carroll Shelby makes this car one of my favorites, and if not complete favorite classic car. Proof of its timelessness is that even today, the Mustang still has a GT500 variant. Later this year, due to go on sale is Ford's latest Shelby GT500, a massive 5.8L supercharged V8 monster engine-powered car that gets 650bhp and will pass the 200mph mark if you've got enough road (and guts) to try. Today the Mustang is reborn after a long slump of slow, underperforming examples through the late 90s and early 2000s. In 2011, they redesigned the cars practically from the ground up, and now even the V6 base model produces 305bhp (more than the previous year's GT Cobra) with a smaller, more fuel efficient egine, and the GT gets the 5.0L Coyote V8. The American Muscle War is on once again.

Here's a recent GT500 Cobra/Shelby
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Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32-R34) / Nissan GT-R (R35)

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It's mean, and it's fast, and possibly Japan's most aggro car line ever. This one makes my short-list for a dream garage every time.

The Skyline dates back to the Prince Motor Company in Japan in 1955 as a small coupe, but the ones I'm talking about are Nissan's R32 platform Skyline GT-R dating from circa 1989 onward. This is probably Japan's most legendary tuner car, coming out the box with at the time, the most power legally allowed a road-going car there, 276bhp from a twin-turbo, 2.6 liter inline six-cylinder engine that in reality was a total lie, as with only minor tweaks, it could develop over 400bhp of power, all put to the ground through the innovative ATTESA-ETS all-wheel drive platform and HICAS all-wheel steering. So even though the car was heavy, its weight distribution, power, and advanced AWD/AWS systems gave it exceptional maneuverability. And those mean looks aren't just for show either, since they were designed to produce downforce and ground-effects. A lightly-tuned R32 GT-R in the early 1990s could easily outperform cars like the Ferrari 348m so no wonder it got the nickname "Godzilla". The Skyline GT-R saw lots of touring car racing in various teams, and culminated with the R34 GT-R V-Spec II Nur in the early 2000s, designed to tackle possibly the most insane public racetrack in the world, the Nurburgring. None of these cars ever saw distribution or sales in North America, but many have been imported to the U.S after a lot of haggling with the NHTSB. But then the GT-R disappeared, the Skyline name shuffled over to Nissan's upmarket brand (Infiniti) as a luxury coupe and nothing more... until...

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Godzilla came back for another rampage through the streets in this, its rebirth as its own line, the Nissan GT-R (R35) in 2007. Above is pictured the newest iteration, the 2012 Black Edition. After peeks at motor shows and expos, the GT-R made a triumphant return in the form of this priced-for-'regular folk' ($70,000 then) supercar that could STILL outperform cars costing 2-3x as much. Redesigned completely, with a 3.8 liter twin-turbocharged, handmade V6 engine that could crank out 470+ horsepower from the factory, mated to a superfast formula 1 style paddle-shift transmission, this new, bolder, meaner, sleeker GT-R reaffirmed its place at the head of the import sportscar table. It immediately went to the races and racked up trophies. Just look at that car. The lines, the shape, the headlamps. Stunning. And with rear seats, a decent trunk as well as the latest ATTESA-ETS AWD system, it's a supercar one could live with on an everyday basis. Redesigned and improved for 2012, the GT-R now has 545bhp, almost 500 ft-lbs of torque, faster gear changes and an even more streamlined, effective body kit...and can do 0-62mph in get this... 2.8 seconds. O_O. That's faster than a Ferrari 599, and on par with the Lamborghini Aventador. Both cars cost over 3x what you can get the GT-R for. It's almost definitely the quickest (if not outright fastest in a straight line) car you can legally drive on the road. It's also probably the most over-engineered car since the ludicrous (and pointless) VW Phaeton, with Nitrogen-filled tires, a handbuilt engine made in a sealed 'clean room', computers and sensors all over the place, and a double-clutch gearbox from hell. The few critics it has (who are probably furious at having been passed in their Porches, Ferraris, Aston-Martins etc) might say it's a lifeless computer with wheels and seats, with no character, but I beg to differ!

Subaru Impreza WRX STi (1989-present, 2006 sedan, 2012 hatch pictured below)

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If you want to go fast, have fun, get the groceries and take the kids to school AND look like a badass...all in one car, this is the car for you. The WRX STi is the 'evolution' form of Subaru's legendary rally-racer, the WRX-spec Impreza. Originally developed as a homologation model for Subaru's works rally team, Subaru Technica International, the guys and gals responsible for making Subaru's WRC and All-Japan Rally race cars, the STi is a leaner, more powerful, sharper WRX. It originally only came as a 4-door sedan. but since its introduction has been offered, depending on the model year in a 2-door coupe as well as a 5-door hatchback, and presently, both sedan and hatch forms. Sold in the U.S. from only 2004 forward, the engine has hardly changed since its inception, utilizing a 2.5L flat-four turbocharged boxer engine (2.0 liters in Japan and Europe) that produces around 300bhp and 280 ft-lbs of torque.

Those figures sound like nothing special until you discover the INSANE grip the all-wheel drive car has in the corners and that it can launch from 0-60 in 4.7 seconds (a tenth faster than Ford's Mustang GT 5.0L V8 that produces 430ish bhp!) and keep speed in turns much faster than most RWD cars. Why's that? Well, when Subaru designed a rally car and decided to sell it, they likely forgot to de-tune the car for street use. The result is a car that can, with only minor mods run an amateur rally and place highly, but still has satellite navigation, air-con, cupholders and heated seats. For folks like me who live in New England, where the weather is rough in the winter, this is the ultimate fun car. I just can't say enough good things about this car, even if out-of-the box, its excellent rival, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X might be faster, and the Subaru's EJ25 engine has a habit of blowing itself to pieces under the factory tune... it's seriously a lot of car for just $35,000, and roomier than a VW Golf or your average Honda Civic. You might earn a reputation as a boyracer driving one of these, or at the very least, a lot of tickets. It's a deceptive car that does a magic trick very few cars do: it makes you think you're a much better driver than you really are.
 
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My favorite car of all time:


1963 Corvette

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The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray not only had a new design, but also newfound handling prowess. The Sting Ray was also a somewhat lighter Corvette, so acceleration improved despite unchanged horsepower. 21,513 units would be built for the 1963 model year, which was up 50 percent from the record-setting 1962 version. Production was divided almost evenly between the convertible and the new coupe - 10,919 and 10,594, respectively - and more than half the convertibles were ordered with the optional lift-off hardtop. Nevertheless, the coupe wouldn't sell as well again throughout the Sting Ray years. In fact, not until 1969 (by which time the coupe came with removable T-tops) did the closed Corvette sell better than the open one. Equipment installations for 1963 began reflecting the market's demand for more civility in sporting cars. - the power brake option went into 15 percent of production, power steering into 12 percent. On the other hand, only 278 buyers specified the $421.80 air conditioning; leather upholstery - a mere $80.70 - was ordered on only about 400 cars. The beautiful cast aluminum knock-off wheels, manufactured for Chevy by Kelsey-Hayes, cost $322.80 a set, but few buyers checked off that option. However, almost 18,000 Sting Rays left St. Louis with the four-speed manual gearbox - better than four out of every five.

All 1963 cars had 327cid engines, which made 250 hp (186 kW) standard, with optional variants that made 300 hp (224 kW), 340 hp (254 kW) and 360 hp (268 kW). The most powerful engine was the Rochester fuel injected 327cid V8, which made 360 hp (272 kW). Options available on the C2 included AM-FM radio (mid 1963), air conditioning and leather upholstery. New for the 1963 model year was an optional electronic ignition, the breakerless magnetic pulse-triggered Delcotronic, first offered by Pontiac on some 1963 models


It's the only Corvette with a split back window. I have a bunch of Corvette models and a 1963 Corvette telephone that beeps when it rings :)


I am going to the auto show tomorrow so I plan on hot wiring one =)
 
my dad actually owns a dark green Mustang 68. It looks exactly like Steve Mcqueen's car in Bullit. I've only driven it a few times in my life though. But yeah, it is pretty cool.


also

 
Im a lucky guy, i own my dream car :)

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i just got her back after 10 months of swapping the motor so im really happy.
 
In my opinion there is no car better than the :

Audi R8 V8 edition -
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I ****ing love this car. From a simply aesthetic stand point, this car is beautiful. In my opinion the most beautiful car ever made. Not entirely affordable at just under $100,000 , but more so than most 'super-cars'. Not only that, but it simply handles better than every car in it's class imo. Now I'm no race car driver and Forza 3 and NFS:SHIFT(ESPECIALLY NFS:SHIFT) are no way to judge if you are or not, but in those games this car handles like a ****ing dream and is fast as shit. Those two games and that stupid 360 racing wheel that I bought made me love this car. Watch this :


I don't even care that it "lost" to the Porsche. Or the criticisms Jeremy had about the body. Listen to the way he says it handles. "Driving most supercars is like trying to man-handle a cow up a back-staircase. This is like smearing honey into Kierra Knightley." Couldn't have put it better myself. I picked the V8 instead of the newer V10 solely for this reason. The handling. Imo when it went V10 it turned into a Lamborghini. And I cannot stand Lamborghini's.
 
Here's another one of my favorites, and yet another car I plan to own at some point, since mint, decently tuned-up examples can be found locally for $16-18,000 no sweat. I'd pay that kind of cash over 95% of new cars on offer today...

The Nissan Fairlady Z 300ZX Twin Turbo Coupe (Z32): 1990-1996

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Contrary to Jeremy Clarkson, the epic 300ZX, one of the many entries into Nissan's famous Z-car lineage, is not a pornographer's car, but rather an impressive sportscar enthusiast's car. For those not in the know, Nissan/Datsun has produced the Fairlady Z line since the 60s, a classic coupe formula of rear-wheel drive, front-engined goodness. In 1983, they redesigned the 280ZX into the 300ZX, sold in Japan (like all Zs) as the Fairlady Z (Z31 generation). It was the first iteration of the 300ZX, and that one had a variety of SOHC and DOHC six-cylinder engines, including single-turbocharged versions. It was a decently speedy car, but not quite on the level of their flagship, the Skyline GT-R. Aeordynamic, luxurious for a stripped-out sports coupe, and with a very interesting 'take-away' convertible roof that when stripped, left a T-bar behind, the 300ZX was stylish, fast, and aggressive. But in 1990, Nissan saw it fit to redesign the car.

So from 1990 onward, the Z31 became the Z32, now featuring two engine choices, the 3.0L naturally-aspirated VG30DE dual-overhead cam V6 producing 220hp, or the one you would have wanted, the VG30DETT 3.0L V6 with two Garret turbochargers sporting 300hp in stock tune. There was also a choice of coupe or again, the nifty (and unique) convertible. 0-60mph in 5.0 seconds. This, the 300ZX twin turbo rapidly became one of the cars to have in the early 1990s if you didn't have the kind of cachet to buy a supercar, and did lots of battle with Toyota's hallowed Supra 3.0 Turbo GT. When configured for racing, it won its class in the famed 24 heures du Mans (Le Mans 24hrs race), and after that, the twin-turbocharged engine was banned from competition. :laugh: Not only that, but Nissan saw it fit to include the latest evolution of the GT-R's Super-HICAS all-wheel steering on this, a RWD car. The result was even more maneuverability. In addition, with its new bodywork, the Z32 was more aerodynamically slippery than the previous model. Drifters, road racers, and speed freaks alike loved this car. In testament to how easily modified for big power this car is, it held a landspeed record at the Boneville Salt Flats...at 260 miles per hour!

Today, it's hard to find one stock, since for relatively little money you can make it produce 450-500 (or more) horsepower at the wheels. And you can buy one for less money than the newest top-spec Ford Focus. :laugh: If you want to get to the lights faster than the top-spec Camaro SS or a Mustang GT V8 but still shred corners and go around bends sideways, tires smoking...this is the car to do it in.
 
Very cool. I've a friend in Scotland with one of those. Main gripe is parts are very expensive. How long have you had it?

Parts are really expensive, is a really old car and parts are discontinued and hard to find, i had it for 10 years.
 
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