What is your dream car?

Posted by: wellyspyder on 23 April 2006

Mine is the Bugatti Veyron. Just an engineering marvel. Bloody bargain too if you can afford it, as it cost almost 3 times to make than the retail price.

Performance
0-60 2.9 seconds
0-186: 14 seconds

Top Speed: 218(limited) 252 MPH(actual)

Engine
W16
Horsepower: 1001
Torque: 922 ft lbs @5500 rpm

Oh I can dream, alright!

Posted on: 23 April 2006 by fishski13

but this is groovy!

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by joe90

I've driven a 911GT3. That did it for me.

'Reasonably' affordable and easy to drive.
The ultimate 24/7 supercar.

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by bwolke

Fiat Multiplayer

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Guido Fawkes

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by SpecCled Trout

quote:
Originally posted by wellyspyder:
quote:
Originally posted by SpecCled Trout:
Veyron is not really a drivers car - it is a car all about numbers - very big and impressive ones but numbers nontheless.

Even so, it is still a magnificent car, despite set backs etc (difficult birth), the final product is a testament to perseverence and engineering marvel. That is the appeal. Supercars are not suppose to be practical as oppose to hi-fi like Naim Audio.

My concern with the Veyron is not that is it not practical it is that the focus on making it 1000bhp has made it heavy and less driveable.

To me a supercar has to be driveable otherwise you cannot exploit all that they have to offer. This is why a 996 GT3, Subaru Spec C, Mitsi Evo IX FQ-340 will leave most supercars for dead over real world roads.

So the F1 remains my ultimate supercar - and don't forget it managed 242mph so is only a tad slower than the Veyron flat out and would be faster more of the time

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by living in lancs yearning for yorks

Dream car 1 - already have it, a Caterham 7 Superlight

Dream car 2 - don't have and may never due to wife restricting me to two cars at a time - VW Beetle cabriolet

I have no interest in dreaming about supercars.

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

quote:
Originally posted by bwolke:

Fiat Multiplayer

I'm sorry Bwolke.............................
Multipla and not Multiplayer.
Now i don't know if in english they call it Multiplayer, but the original italian name is Multipla.

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Richard Dane

OK folks, obviously not hifi so moved to the padded cell.

Here's my dream machine.... Trouble is, even if I could have it, I would never fit inside!! Who cares, it's gorgeous to look at!

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Stephen Bennett

quote:

Performance
0-60 2.9 seconds
0-186: 14 seconds

Top Speed: 218(limited) 252 MPH(actual)

Engine
W16
Horsepower: 1001
Torque: 922 ft lbs @5500 rpm

Oh I can dream, alright!

6 m.p.g.?

Stephen

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Martin D

only joking its the veyron really

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Hammerhead

Saleen S7
Hmmm, tasty.

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Rasher

My dream car would be one that costs nothing, runs on air and repairs the damage to the environment as you drive it, navigates and drives automatically - so you can be pissed, takes no room at all on the roads because it travels in another dimension, folds up so you can put it in your pocket and don't have to leave it parked anywhere. It would be impossible to steal it and it would be impossible to crash and cause injury. It wouldn't look interesting so wouldn't have any value other than its function.
Until that day, I'll have an Aston Martin DB9 please.

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

quote:
Originally posted by Rasher:
Until that day, I'll have an Aston Martin DB9 please.

That or something like this?

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by erik scothron

quote:
Originally posted by Rasher:
My dream car would be one that costs nothing, runs on air and repairs the damage to the environment as you drive it, navigates and drives automatically - so you can be pissed, takes no room at all on the roads because it travels in another dimension, folds up so you can put it in your pocket and don't have to leave it parked anywhere. It would be impossible to steal it and it would be impossible to crash and cause injury. It wouldn't look interesting so wouldn't have any value other than its function.
Until that day, I'll have an Aston Martin DB9 please.

Ditto in every detail

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Rasher

quote:
Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:

That or something like this?

No Gianluigi, that's my wife's

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Hi Rasher!
Sorry but could not resist....................

Anyway what you described is the perfect car!
hehehehe
Not so far from my idea of car anyway.
The red thing that populate my garage is a money sucker evenif it's only a 1.2
The more i live the more i think that spending money on fuel, that inevitably goes burned, is a waste.
Here in Italy we also have different brands advertising their fuel!
Crazy!
They really must get too much from our pockets if they can afford to spend tons of money on national advertise canpaigns.
Cheers
Gianluigi

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Another fine example of ecologial and stress-free means of transport.

Q: who said that from arabian countries come only terrorists?
A: an oil tycoon!

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Roy T

Most cars will do just as long as VBH is my chauffeur

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Are you talking about this:
http://www.vbh.cc/

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Owen Meany

quote:
Originally posted by jon honeyball:
quote:
The motor is based on the aluminum Lambrogini V10,

Well no, it isnt really. No common parts at all. Even the bore spacing is different, I recall. Not built one the same line either.

"based on"offes a lot of latitude...I was quoting the early press releases..and as you know, if you read it on the internet it must be true..

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by jayd

McLaren F1 please... it seats three, so it's eminently practical.

Barring that, Acura NSX.

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by nicnaim

The only penis extension for me.

Nic

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

That's not a penis extension case, Nic.
That's art on wheels!

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by erik scothron

I will have an Aston Martin DB5 a Vantage S and a DB9 convertible

A Ferrari F430 Spider rosso/crema

The latest supercharged Range Rover

and a Porsche Boxter S for SWMBO.

That's all, cos I'm not really materialistic

Posted on: 24 April 2006 by Owen Meany

quote:
Originally posted by erik scothron:
I will have an Aston Martin DB5 a Vantage S and a DB9 convertible

A Ferrari F430 Spider rosso/crema

The latest supercharged Range Rover

and a Porsche Boxter S for SWMBO.

That's all, cos I'm not really materialistic

Yes. The Supercharged RR Sport!! If not my Audi S6, then I am going with the RR Sport...