Greatest GT car

[TobyLerone]

So, my question is this - what is the greatest ever GT car.

EDIT

As gizlaroc mentioned in a post a few pages in, a GT car is something you'd want to jump in and drive to your holiday home on Lake Como, drive around for a week while you're there, then drive home again.

Since most of us don't have the need to drive at 210mph on rock-hard, low-slung race cars with number plates on, what makes a good GT car? What is the best for sale at the moment? What is the greatest GT ever?

I had a BMW 635d for a while, and that was a pretty good attempt. Quick, comfortable, quiet on the inside, and with a good range. Sounded a bit like a truck on account of it's diesel engine, but would happily sit all day at over 120mph, and although the experience was possibly a bit dulled, it was good at what it was designed to do.

So what now? What would be the best mix of parts?

For me, there would have to be a few requirements;

• It has to be quick - 0-60 in sub 7 seconds
• It has to fast - 160mph +
• It has to be comfortable and spacious for 2 people, with enough luggage space for a week
• It has to have a good range! 350 miles as a minimum. You won't always be needing that long range, but it's incredibly frustrating to fill up ever 200 miles. This figure is when you are in chill / cruise mode. No requirement for this to be achieved when driving fast or in anger!
• It needs to sound good through a tunnel (so no diesels!)
• It needs to have good looks - nothing too edgy or racy, but equally not too bland

(Yeah, I changed my mind. Sue me!)

Anything else? Is there anything on the market today that would truly be a fantastic modern GT car?

Edited by TobyLerone on Wednesday 26th July 18:13

[David87]

I'm in love with the DB11, so I'd take one of those!

[akirk]

5-600 miles range?!

any decent GT needs to be a large wafty petrol engine - with performance, so mpg at c. 20-24mpg
that is a very large tank - I have had cars with 20 gallon tanks, but with low mpg - as cars become more economical, the manufacturer tends to reduce the size of the tank... I would be happy with 3-400 miles...

[Troubleatmill]

Well... with a 600 mile range on a tank... it is going to be some carcinogenic plugger.
But... a diesel car isn't going to be the "Greatest GT car"

[EnglishTony]

Ok, 600 miles on 1 tank, 's going to be a diesel.

[V8LM]

He did say 5-600 miles. Most decent cars can do at least 5 miles.

[Complex]

640d with that range?

Without the range perhaps an r230 SL65?

[kambites]

The S500 coupe has an 80 litre tank and 33mpg which gives a range of 580 miles.

It's limited to 155 so you'd have to take the limiter off to meet the top speed requirement. Meets all the other requirement as long as it's not too bland looking.

Edited by kambites on Monday 2nd May 17:14

[TobyLerone]

Alright alright..

So maybe 600 miles is a bit optimistic.

I'll change my requirements to +400 miles. It's still a long way!

Perhaps I should have made it clear that I'd like a long range on a long-run type of drive. Motorways / autoroutes / autobahns. Not in and about towns.... Even my auto Landcruiser will get close to 500 miles on a conservative run!

[Aeroresh]

Bentley Continental V8S GT with the factory sports exhaust....just about get 400 miles out of a tank!

[va1o]

I quite like my S5 V8. Its split personality offering decent performance when you want it and comfortable cruising ability for 2 people plus luggage. You're doing well to get much more than 300 miles from a tank though!

[Truckosaurus]

A range of "an easy 300" (ie. not running on fumes by 299 miles, so you can stop when next convenient) should give 3 to 4 hours of high speed running which is just right for food/drink/toilet/fresh air breaks.

The obvious answer is, of course, Porsche 911.

Honourable mention: Ferrari FF (assuming it has a decent sized fuel tank).

[HannsG]

E46 M3. Not even a Contest IMHO

[jammy_basturd]

Not sure on the range, but I'll be the first to nominate the TVR Cerbera.

[S2WYA]

HannsG said:

E46 M3. Not even a Contest IMHO

Second that!

Will do everything op has requested with a factory de limit/remap.

[300bhp/ton]

So is this a what car, the best GT or the best modern GT??? Op you seem to have lots of questions but little direction.

As I don't think there is a single answer to all 3 of those questions.

[Google [bot]]

Not saying I agree today, but:

[phumy]

Ticks all your boxes i think

Sub 5 second 0-60
Over 160 mph
400 miles on a tank full
enough space for a weeks luggage
The V8 sounds great

[TorqueDirty]

I have one of these.

Forget the range but otherwise fits the bill perfectly.

[so called]

I drive down to Spain in my Tuscan convertible every year.
Ticks most if your boxes and value up 50% since I bought it 7 years ago.
Just bought a Cerbera but can't comment in its GT abilities yet.

Personally live the DB9 Vantage

Edited by so called on Tuesday 3rd May 08:37