Which car company has made the most great cars?

[alkemyst]

A Ferrari Testerossa now will set you back £50,000

A Jaguar XJS V12 will set you back £2,000

Hardly comparable.

That Jag at 2000 will need a considerable amount of restoration for most people to be happy with it.

Didn't know cost was a factor when looking at 'great' cars.

 

[HAL9000]

That Jag at 2000 will need a considerable amount of restoration for most people to be happy with it.

There are loads for £2k / £3k. Quite high miles obviously 75,000 miles + so yeah they will need work.

Didn't know cost was a factor when looking at 'great' cars.

It isn't, otherwise I wouldn't have included a million pound CX-75 in my list...

 

[KentState]

I don't know any common cars in the Uk that have a sub 0-60 time that I don't consider fast cars.

I do know a couple of super cars with sub 4s 0-60 times, but they are fairly new, like the MP4-12c and the 458...

I've owned two mass production car that can do 0-60 under 4s recently. When you can find that for 60k USD or less then I don't find it as spectacular.

 

[HAL9000]

I've owned two mass production car that can do 0-60 under 4s recently. When you can find that for 60k USD or less then I don't find it as spectacular.

Are that what I would classify as "only fast in a straight line"....

 

[KentState]

Are that what I would classify as "only fast in a straight line"....

One was the 6th best handling car of 2011 according to MT.

http://wot.motortrend.com/the-10-best-handling-cars-motor-trend-tested-in-2011-148669.html

The other was the fastest sedan around the 'ring for a number of years. I'm sure the new M5 finally took that back just this year.

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2009-cadillac-cts-v-outruns-the-bmw-m3-and-m5-at-the-ring-car-news

Pretty sure both of those are just not "only fast in a straight line"....

 

[HAL9000]

One was the 6th best handling car of 2011 according to MT.

http://wot.motortrend.com/the-10-best-handling-cars-motor-trend-tested-in-2011-148669.html

The other was the fastest sedan around the 'ring for a number of years. I'm sure the new M5 finally took that back just this year.

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2009-cadillac-cts-v-outruns-the-bmw-m3-and-m5-at-the-ring-car-news

They go 0-60 in under 4s?! I'm impressed.

Pretty sure both of those are just not "only fast in a straight line"....

They certainly aren't, I really like the CTS-V, hate the corvette but that's anothe thread entirely. Cool cars :thumbsup:

Edit: Yep, CTS-V 0-60 3.9 seconds! Impressive, according to one article it's the worlds fastest saloon car, I don't think that's true, but it's still very cool.

 

[KentState]

They certainly aren't, I really like the CTS-V, hate the corvette but that's anothe thread entirely. Cool cars :thumbsup:

I'm a observer/appreciator of the Corvette which is why I got rid of it. Meaning, I like the way it looks and sounds, but there were many things I disliked about it. Probably why the V or M3 is more up my alley.

 

[HAL9000]

I'm a observer/appreciator of the Corvette which is why I got rid of it. Meaning, I like the way it looks and sounds, but there were many things I disliked about it. Probably why the V or M3 is more up my alley.

I definitely have ultimate respect for the CTS V, particularly given the 0-60 figure and the nurburgring time which I didn't know about until this thread, the corvette irritates me, It looks OK but it's bloody massive and it feels cheap, hate the plastics, not a fan of the interior, I've never been a fan of the "put a massive engine in it and it will be fast" mentality that, cars like that adhere to, it's the reason I'm not a big fan of the big mercedes, they just put absurdly large engines in them, with too much power.

 

[alkemyst]

I've owned two mass production car that can do 0-60 under 4s recently. When you can find that for 60k USD or less then I don't find it as spectacular.

Well you also have to align that with are they cash purchases or being lent on, and what are the monthly maintenance costs

I liked your link, but this one is better for my ideals:
http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/1109_2011_motor_trend_best_drivers_car/viewall.html

It matches your link quite a bit and why I am in a 2006 M3 instead of a LS2 or 7 powered 1998 240SX SE . I just witnessed and LS9 in a E49 race car (no real interior, full cage, quick change body panels) and it still kept the 50/50 (with driver) distribution once corner weighted.

 

[KentState]

Well you also have to align that with are they cash purchases or being lent on, and what are the monthly maintenance costs

I liked your link, but this one is better for my ideals:
http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/1109_2011_motor_trend_best_drivers_car/viewall.html

It matches your link quite a bit and why I am in a 2006 M3 instead of a LS2 or 7 powered 1998 240SX SE . I just witnessed and LS9 in a E49 race car (no real interior, full cage, quick change body panels) and it still kept the 50/50 (with driver) distribution once corner weighted.

Yeah, that MT article is exactly why I get rid of the Vette. It's a great handling car, but from a driver perspective I did not enjoy it. The CTS is more agreeable with my daily driving needs and if the M3 had a boosted V8, I'm sure I would have looked at it also. I'm hoping that the '14 M3 is exactly what I want in a car.

 

[JulesMaximus]

A Ferrari Testerossa now will set you back £50,000

A Jaguar XJS V12 will set you back £2,000

Hardly comparable.

You'll need the extra £48,000 for repairs on that Jag.

 

[HAL9000]

You'll need the extra £48,000 for repairs on that Jag.

Nope, you don't. You could buy another 24 cars to replace the parts from for that.

Clarkson just drove one accross India... Without incident.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Nope, you don't. You could buy another 24 cars to replace the parts from for that.

Clarkson just drove one accross India... Without incident.

Oh, well, if Clarkson did it then it must be reliable... Dude, that's a TV show.

My Mother-In-Law owned a Jaguar XJ6 and my old boss had an V12 XJS. Both were horrible horrible cars. They had nice coachwork and were heavy sturdy vehicles but reliable they were not. I swear every time they went in the shop (and this was 2-3 times a year) it cost anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000 in repair bills. That stupid Jag was the only car that my Mom-In-Law has owned during the last 20 years that has left her stranded on the side of the road...and it did that a few times.

And where are you going to keep those 24 parts cars? LOL!

 

[HAL9000]

Oh, well, if Clarkson did it then it must be reliable... Dude, that's a TV show.

What?! NO WAY?!

My Mother-In-Law owned a Jaguar XJ6 and my old boss had an V12 XJS. Both were horrible horrible cars. They had nice coachwork and were heavy sturdy vehicles but reliable they were not. I swear every time they went in the shop (and this was 2-3 times a year) it cost anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000 in repair bills. That stupid Jag was the only car that my Mom-In-Law has owned during the last 20 years that has left her stranded on the side of the road...and it did that a few times.

My friend owns a Jag MKIII that cost him £2k and £6k in repair bills. He's had it four years and so in total it's cost him...

£8k.

Old Jags are unreliable, we know that, it doesn't mean it will cost £48,000 to repair it. That is absurd.

 

[DaTT]

Are that what I would classify as "only fast in a straight line"....

Does it matter? Thought the discussion was 0-60 times.

 

[HAL9000]

Does it matter? Thought the discussion was 0-60 times.

We were, I listed my thoughts on car 0-60 times and said that certain car brackets contain cars that are either very fast cars or cars that are only fast in a straight line.

 

[bryanisleet]

Pagani.

 

[HAL9000]

Pagani.

Fail. They've made two different models, the Zonda and the Huayra

 

[bryanisleet]

Fail. They've made two different models, the Zonda and the Huayra

they have made 9 versions of the zonda, zonda C12, zonda S ,zonda S 7.3, zonda roadster, zonda f, zonda roadster f, zonda cinque, zonda cinque roadster and the zonda tricolore. also have you seen pagani's carbon-titanium weaves? i haven't seen any other car company do that.

 

[HAL9000]

they have made 9 versions of the zonda, zonda C12, zonda S ,zonda S 7.3, zonda roadster, zonda f, zonda roadster f, zonda cinque, zonda cinque roadster and the zonda tricolore. also have you seen pagani's carbon-titanium weaves? i haven't seen any other car company do that.

Well the company I listed had 12 cars, but if you're going to include different variations of the same car then it had the XK, the XKR, the XKRS, The convertible XK, the convertible XKR, the XK8, the XK8R, the convertible XK8, the convertible XK8R the XKRR etc etc etc.