Any modern cars that will be a classic in years to come?
Discussion
Steffan said:
My first car was a 1932 Morgan Three wheeler (Secondhand) in 1963. I think I paid about £50 for it with its JAP 1100CC engine. Probably worth £35,000 mow possibly more. Mind you I would have killed myself in it!
Not much more than the new price today, but then how many cars hold their value over the years. A new Morgan 3 wheeler is now £25,000 plus VAT = £31,250!!!
http://www.morgan3wheeler.co.uk/carcreate.html
LSsupercar said:
Just how modern do we mean?
One for me, of course, is the Bugatti Veyron. I view it in someways as the 21st century's F40, in the way tat it was so ground-breaking.
Another for me is the Enzo, after all, the F40, F50 and the Enzo make up the Holy Trinity.
I agree partly with the Veyron, and completely with the Enzo, the Veyron only partly as because there is someone out there wanting to better it, (McLaren with their new one, Hennessey, Keonigsegg and no doubt some others) So maybe we will forget about it when someone else makes a 300mph Road Legal car in 40 years time, and regarding that as the 21st Centuries F40, I do not agree with, the F40 was a road legal go kart, no creature comforts, no driving aids, and turbocharged, the Veyron weighs the best part of 2 tons, does 250mph, driving aids, 4wd and much much moreOne for me, of course, is the Bugatti Veyron. I view it in someways as the 21st century's F40, in the way tat it was so ground-breaking.
Another for me is the Enzo, after all, the F40, F50 and the Enzo make up the Holy Trinity.
TomN94 said:
I agree partly with the Veyron, and completely with the Enzo, the Veyron only partly as because there is someone out there wanting to better it, (McLaren with their new one, Hennessey, Keonigsegg and no doubt some others) So maybe we will forget about it when someone else makes a 300mph Road Legal car in 40 years time, and regarding that as the 21st Centuries F40, I do not agree with, the F40 was a road legal go kart, no creature comforts, no driving aids, and turbocharged, the Veyron weighs the best part of 2 tons, does 250mph, driving aids, 4wd and much much more
I only mean it in the fact that they both absolutley pushed the limit compared to cars of their time. Ignoring the top end of the market, which will always be special to someone:
TVR.
There are no more small independents that do so much in house. The few independents left have their own unique niches (Morgan) or are no where near as well known or (yet) as long lived. Nothing like them will ever be made again for these reasons.
Ford KA
Great to drive, new one loses most of the features that made the original so good.
The problem with modern cars is that the vast majority are produced as endless variants of the same basic thing and the market has settled on a basic template for each market segment. Little real individuality and technical differences makes for less classic appeal.
Twenty years ago there was far more diversity. Just look at small cheap cars. Consider the huge differences between a rear engined Skoda, a 2CV, a 4x4 Fiat Panda and a BL Mini. Do any smaller modern cars offer anything approaching that level of technical diversity? A few cars offer a three cylinder engine but I can't see any of them being classics, a case could be made for the Honda Insight as the first proper hybrid but its hardly exciting.
I suspect the answer is that cars are now so close to being white goods that a lot less people will care in the future.
TVR.
There are no more small independents that do so much in house. The few independents left have their own unique niches (Morgan) or are no where near as well known or (yet) as long lived. Nothing like them will ever be made again for these reasons.
Ford KA
Great to drive, new one loses most of the features that made the original so good.
The problem with modern cars is that the vast majority are produced as endless variants of the same basic thing and the market has settled on a basic template for each market segment. Little real individuality and technical differences makes for less classic appeal.
Twenty years ago there was far more diversity. Just look at small cheap cars. Consider the huge differences between a rear engined Skoda, a 2CV, a 4x4 Fiat Panda and a BL Mini. Do any smaller modern cars offer anything approaching that level of technical diversity? A few cars offer a three cylinder engine but I can't see any of them being classics, a case could be made for the Honda Insight as the first proper hybrid but its hardly exciting.
I suspect the answer is that cars are now so close to being white goods that a lot less people will care in the future.
cymtriks said:
Twenty years ago there was far more diversity. Just look at small cheap cars. Consider the huge differences between a rear engined Skoda, a 2CV, a 4x4 Fiat Panda and a BL Mini. Do any smaller modern cars offer anything approaching that level of technical diversity? A few cars offer a three cylinder engine but I can't see any of them being classics, a case could be made for the Honda Insight as the first proper hybrid but its hardly exciting.
A Smart (Smart Roadster will definitely be a classic) and, erm, a 4x4 Fiat Panda! Maybe also the TwinAir Fiat 500?Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff