What Decade Has Been The Best For Cars?

[SVT Cobra]

what decade has the most IYO, awesome/groundbreaking cars come from...?

 

[Eli]

Hmmmmm...

Definitely not the 80s.

Hmmm...

That's a toughy. I'd say the 60s.

 

[SVT Cobra]

who voted 00's so far?

I said 60's also

 

[JulesMaximus]

I'd say the 00's.

 

[Black88GTA]

Hmm...I'd say the 60s or 90s. The 70s and 80s were the Automotive Dark Ages. 😀

 

[Analog]

80s.

88 Pontiac FIERO.

 

[Ornery]

1. Late '60's early '70's
   
   Buick GS455:
   • 
     455 Stage 1 V8 360bhp@4600rpm, 510lb-ft@2800rpm
     0-60 in 6.5 sec, 1/4 mile in 13.8 @ 101mph
   Early '60's for my very favorite!

 

[sniperruff]

80's. XJ220, F40.

 

[Orsorum]

I'd say the 2010s, I'm excited to see what will be released as we lessen our dependence on fossil fuels.

 

[Neurorelay]

80's: Subaru Brat (now featured in the popular NBC series "My Name is Earl")

 

[RiDE]

90s

 

[no0b]

late 80's mid early 90's

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: Ornery

Late '60's early '70's

1965-1973 were the glory years, at least for American cars.

 

[Tylanner]

60's

GT40

 

[nakedfrog]

Without a doubt, the 60s.

 

[Scouzer]

90s.

Despite a lot of crappy cars, a massive amount of new technologies were invented and improved....particularily safety technologies.

ABS, Airbags, traction control, fuel injection, stability control...etc

 

[johnnqq]

00s obviously is the most advanced. 60s was the big jump, but i say 90s. many new enthusiats (ricers too...) began mostly with cars from the 90s. i think the 90s was a revolution because now companies are trying to make their redesigns the legens they once were in the 90s. (the mclaren f1 is from the 90s too 🙂)

 

[BW86]

Id say the 60's

 

[EyeMWing]

Depends on your definition of the best.

Highest performing and the cheapest - 70's.
Best Exotics - 80's - Early 90's
Cutest, friendliest, save-the trees cars: Mid-90's
Best pretending to innovate while still doing the same old damn thing: 2000's

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
90s.

Despite a lot of crappy cars, a massive amount of new technologies were invented and improved....particularily safety technologies.

ABS, Airbags, traction control, fuel injection, stability control...etc

quite true...safetly has cut fatilities in half each year since 10 years ago...

 

[necine]

90s

 

[Ornery]

1. You and your grandkids will still be taking pictures of '60's muscle cars
   decades from now, while you are seeing these sucked caramel, cookie-
   cutter econoboxes for the last time.

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. You and your grandkids will still be taking pictures of '60's muscle cars
   decades from now, while you are seeing these sucked caramel, cookie-
   cutter econoboxes for the last time.

My stock "cookie cutter econobox" from 1991 runs a quicker 0-60 and about the same quarter as your 455, with a 2.0 litre engine, I bet that smarts.

Vera
28 MPG

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. You and your grandkids will still be taking pictures of '60's muscle cars
   decades from now, while you are seeing these sucked caramel, cookie-
   cutter econoboxes for the last time.

My stock "cookie cutter econobox" from 1991 runs a quicker 0-60 and about the same quarter as your 455, with a 2.0 litre engine, I bet that smarts.

I do believe you completely missed the point.

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: BatmanNate

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. You and your grandkids will still be taking pictures of '60's muscle cars
   decades from now, while you are seeing these sucked caramel, cookie-
   cutter econoboxes for the last time.

My stock "cookie cutter econobox" from 1991 runs a quicker 0-60 and about the same quarter as your 455, with a 2.0 litre engine, I bet that smarts.

I do believe you completely missed the point.

The point is that nostalgia from one's own time period easy overwhelms appreciation for advances in technology & design in future generations. That period of time produced some awesome automobiles, but to say that no generation since has produced anything at all of value is hardly accurate. Many of today's cars will likely be looked on fondly 50 years from now when petrol is scarce, escpecially ones like the Viper (or the 455 of yesterday) which require copious amounts of it.