Who makes the best drivers car right now?

[Cactussed]

As above really.

ETA. Preferably something with doors and a roof.

Edited by Cactussed on Tuesday 24th January 14:34

[toys]

Caterham

Always have done really....

[SWoll]

BAC

[ZeeTacoe]

toys said:

Caterham

Always have done really....

I was going to be really clever and say Lotus with their Elise but I forgot about Caterham

[Classic Grad 98]

Caterham is flawed in so many ways but It's hard to see past as a road going 'Driver's' car.

[Just want a v8]

Going to buck the trend here and say either the Atom or the radical

[Vladimir]

Are we talking track weapon that's useless for normal roads or a broader brush?

I'd say:

Track weapon - Atom or R300
Family sized car with a normal shape - 3 series BMW
Big car - 5 or 7 series BMW
MPV (!!) - Ford S Max
SUV (!!) - BMW 5 or 6 series
Hot hatch - Clio 200
Sports car for mortals - still the MX5 (was the mk3 MR2 though)
Sports car for sultans - dunno really but the 458 sounds pretty good.

[Baryonyx]

Surely it must be Caterham.

After all, Ford, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Subaru etc etc all seem to have given up making driver's cars so what else is there?

[Garlick]

Porsche Carrera 2 does a good job.

[LongLiveTazio]

I know the definition of "driver's car" will be endlessly argued over but IMO Mercedes have by far the most 'complete' range of cars for every need and AMG's efforts of late have been fantastic.

[Rawwr]

I'm going to go with BAC. Hard to think of a more selfish, single purpose drivers car.

[kambites]

As an all-round road-going sports car, I'd say either Lotus (with the Elise SC) or Ginetta (with the G40).

As a selfish loony-mobile, probably BAC.

[cayman-black]

PORSCHE. 4.0 RS.

[VR6 Turbo]

at risk of getting laughed at, Toybaru 86 for us mortals that can only have a daily?

VR

[kambites]

VR6 Turbo said:

at risk of getting laughed at, Toybaru 86 for us mortals that can only have a daily?

VR

From what I've read from those who've driven it, it's certainly up there with the best of them.

[Ozzie Osmond]

ZeeTacoe said:

I was going to be really clever and say Lotus with their Elise but I forgot about Caterham

Lotus builds cars and I would happily see the Elise and Evora included here.

Caterham IMO build wheelbarrows with large engines.

[Liquid Knight]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150742849962?ssPageName=...

[kambites]

Liquid Knight said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150742849962?ssPageName=...

Doh be daft... you can't buy them new any more.

[Liquid Knight]

Sorry you said right now....

...bare with me a moment...

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...nope can't think of a new car I would call a "drivers car" in the purist sence of the phrase.

[Classic Grad 98]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Caterham IMO build wheelbarrows with large engines.

The engines are actually pretty small, 1.4-2.3 litres. Apart from that I pretty much agree