RE: Bucket list supercars | Six of the Best
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Turbobanana said:
Mannginger said:
Problem is with this article it's just "cars we have on our classifieds" rather than an actual effort to make a super car bucket list
Good point. In which case I may consider this:The ad
Edited by Earl of Hazzard on Saturday 18th May 22:36
I am sruggling to see how the auther of the article couldn't possibly have deduced from just the pictures alone that the LFA is not a Nurburgring Edition. What truly baffles me though is the reality that they obviously haven't even gone to the bother of looking at the advert that they are trying to push which would have conveniently spelt out this simple fact to them.
It does look good though in it's half-way-house aesthetic guise between the standard car and the Nurburgring , the wheels do add to the overall look in comparison to the standard items and I wouldn't miss the big wing personally.
It does look good though in it's half-way-house aesthetic guise between the standard car and the Nurburgring , the wheels do add to the overall look in comparison to the standard items and I wouldn't miss the big wing personally.
Edited by Newbie2023 on Sunday 19th May 04:32
Like Turbobanana said early in this discussion, I don't find any modern supercars shapes appealing. They're overwrought and the competition to put intakes on the side flanks big enough to cook a turkey is just foolish looking. Only the GT40 holds any lust for me out of these choices. And the LFA is on my toilet list, it's so terrible looking. I guess at my age I'm just going to stick with my ancient De Tomaso Pantera to satisfy my lust. For me, still wonderfully sleek and aggressive, plenty quick with my 500hp massaged engine, and as I've shrunk about 4" in height over the past 5 or 6 years, it finally fits me after 30 years of ownership.
Wheelspinning said:
mikebradford said:
I'd take A as well as B.
However would like the spider version of the 675LT
Hey Mike.However would like the spider version of the 675LT
I have had a 675LT spider for just over 3 years and it genuinely is and absolutely amazing car.
I wanted one from the day they were launched but never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be in the position to have one.
I use it for everything; weekend breaks away, blast up the Highlands or going to pick up a takeaway, all with the roof down.
Drives easier than a mini, but still does 0-124mph in just over 7 secs and zero scuttle shake....what a car!
As many have shown on here prefernces vary.
However from this list the 675LT appears to be as you state a usable supercar.
I'm happy to look at beautiful cars on the street or in garages however the allure is ideally backed up by the ability to use it.
And I think the 675LT has always been regarded as usable everyday from the earliest road tests to owners like you confirming it.
As such it's at the top of my dream list
tberg said:
Like Turbobanana said early in this discussion, I don't find any modern supercars shapes appealing. They're overwrought and the competition to put intakes on the side flanks big enough to cook a turkey is just foolish looking. Only the GT40 holds any lust for me out of these choices. And the LFA is on my toilet list, it's so terrible looking. I guess at my age I'm just going to stick with my ancient De Tomaso Pantera to satisfy my lust. For me, still wonderfully sleek and aggressive, plenty quick with my 500hp massaged engine, and as I've shrunk about 4" in height over the past 5 or 6 years, it finally fits me after 30 years of ownership.
I never said I don't find their shapes appealing. Some of them are gorgeous. But I find the shapes of older cars more appealing. Case in point: your Pantera.Maybe it's an age thing: I'm 55, so I remember the 1970s (just, and from a car perspective, anyway).
dinkel said:
It's a handful, especially in anger.
Today's supercars are not.
You're right, of course, however that's what makes driving older supercars thrilling at any speed, the rawness, the feel, the fear that you may or may not make it to your destination. I drove a friend's Ferrari F8 a few months ago, and found it one of the most boring automobiles I'd ever driven. Zero steering feel, very little communication between the car's movement and the driver, absolutely numb throttle drive my wire. Now, no doubt, it's capable of much higher performance standards than my car or any older supercars. but as they say, "The thrill is gone." If I wanted to drive a thrill less Cadillac hearse, I'd go out and buy one. Is the point of owning a supercar really only about speed competency or is it about the nervous thrill, the roar of the engine right behind your head, the alluring sensuality of a sleek body...that make it special? Today's supercars are not.
Turbobanana,
I most whole heartedly agree with you that older supercars are more attractive, physically. I'm 71 years old. Every weekend a group of us head to one car meet up/show or another in Los Angeles. There are many dozens of them. At most of them there might be as many as 300-500 modern supercars, dozens of Ferraris, Lamborghinis, McClarens, hundreds of Porsches, it's mundane by now. But, when the occasional Bizzarini or Bora or Mangusta are there, they steal the spotlight with their beauty. Even the Miura for which the word supercar was coined in the 60s, still retains its gorgeous lines although I must add that one thing bothers me about the Miura's aesthetics. That Idaho shaped panel between the rear of the door and the clamshell rear hatch puts 2 additional panel gaps on that beautiful flank that I think were unnecessary.
Oh well, i've spouted off enough, time to head out for a drive this lovely Sunday morning to get my weekly dose of thrills. Following my friend's F355 is an aural treat when those exhaust valves open up and reveal the wailing of a bygone era.
Of course I also have a personal bucketlist, not going into 'silly' money.
would love a Ford GT some day, still not silly money, but a bit out of reach, not going to sell my house for it and since a year or 2 no longer doing lotteries, so, thats not on my list, more in my dream garage.
on my bucket list with modern cars are:
on my bucket list with classics before 1987 (road tax free) and some replicas obviously:
would love a Ford GT some day, still not silly money, but a bit out of reach, not going to sell my house for it and since a year or 2 no longer doing lotteries, so, thats not on my list, more in my dream garage.
on my bucket list with modern cars are:
on my bucket list with classics before 1987 (road tax free) and some replicas obviously:
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