Does the perfect* car exist? ………..............(*zero whinge)
Discussion
Today I’ve read articles and ensuing comments about some undeniably fantastic cars including Caymen GTS, M3/M4, M5 30-yahre, Golf R, Ferrari FF, BMW i8. Majority also brought criticisms of way shape or another from huge slatings to more tempered ‘should have bought XXX instead’.
Got me thinking….. Halcyon days, wistful memories of old cars aside (that were only truly great because you got to shag Charlotte Jamieson from the Sixth Form in the back of it 20 years ago)…. Is there any car for which there would just be universal praise and no ‘nerdy/wannabe-racer/bearded/V8-fanboy/15yr old/anti-german/anti-french/anti-jap/anti-auto/anti-ABS/anti-DSG/anti-PSK/anti-SMG/whatever’ whinging condemnation about the number of cup holders ‘ruining’ the essence of an M/RS/AMG/Porsche/XXXXXX?
Does motoring nirvana exist?….that mystical unicorn of a car that everyone just loves?
If not, what would it look like?
As technology advances meaning that supercar performance of 20 years ago is now available in both hot-hatchbacks and large-luxury saloons….and those same cars also combine fuel consumption performance of sub-1000cc micro-cars of 20 years ago, safety cells are at former F1 levels, optional extras that do everything bar perform oral sex AND wipe us down afterwards..….we seem to be ever harder to please, and ever more predetermined to complain about it.
……Or are we just a nation (or website) of natural whingers that will always find a way to complain about the fuel/gearbox/servos/weight/consumption/cost/etc of any car released?
Got me thinking….. Halcyon days, wistful memories of old cars aside (that were only truly great because you got to shag Charlotte Jamieson from the Sixth Form in the back of it 20 years ago)…. Is there any car for which there would just be universal praise and no ‘nerdy/wannabe-racer/bearded/V8-fanboy/15yr old/anti-german/anti-french/anti-jap/anti-auto/anti-ABS/anti-DSG/anti-PSK/anti-SMG/whatever’ whinging condemnation about the number of cup holders ‘ruining’ the essence of an M/RS/AMG/Porsche/XXXXXX?
Does motoring nirvana exist?….that mystical unicorn of a car that everyone just loves?
If not, what would it look like?
As technology advances meaning that supercar performance of 20 years ago is now available in both hot-hatchbacks and large-luxury saloons….and those same cars also combine fuel consumption performance of sub-1000cc micro-cars of 20 years ago, safety cells are at former F1 levels, optional extras that do everything bar perform oral sex AND wipe us down afterwards..….we seem to be ever harder to please, and ever more predetermined to complain about it.
……Or are we just a nation (or website) of natural whingers that will always find a way to complain about the fuel/gearbox/servos/weight/consumption/cost/etc of any car released?
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