This is going to be fun.
Classics
BMW 3.0 CSL ....distillation of a sporty BMW. Light, precise, and full of character.
1969 Dodge Charger 440....if the BMW is a scalpel, this is the blunt object. True hairy-chested muscle car glory.
Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing....really, no explanation needed
Ferrari 250 GTO or 250 LM....again, no explanation needed.
Ferrari F40....
THE greatest Ferrari made. I still have memories of the 3 exhausts spitting out flames and thinking that is just fricking cool. Inside and out, it exudes brutality, as if its singular mission is putting all others in complete submission.
Singer-restored Porsche 911....ever since I saw Robert Redford drive a 1969 dump-truck green 911 in the movie
Spy Games (an under-rated movie, if you ask me, made by the lesser of the Scott brothers), it looked so effortlessly cool yet mechanical. I'd want something with a little more grunt, and the Singer restoration brings in some carbon-fiber into the refurbishment.
Acura NSX...reading Insideline's log on owning a used NSX has shown me how wonderful this car is. How I long for the days Honda would trickle that kind of engineering thoughtfulness through out the rest of their cars
BMW M3 E30....light, chuckable, and rev-happy 4 banger. This car started a movement.
Modern sportscar/supercar
Lexus LFA....just thinking about that V10 makes me smile. Its precise but there's this sinister-ness about its style. Lots of modern tech without being distracting or overbearing. Very Japanese and very much its own car. My absolute favorite of modern cars right now.
Ferrari 599GTO...the sound and the handling.
Porsche 911 GT3....While I love the GT3RS 4.0, and would absolutely covet that if that was my only sportscar in my fantastical stable, it might get too jarring after a while. A GT3 would be a good compromise.
A-M DBS....if it's wrong to feel like James Bond every now and then, I don't want to be right. Plus it looks and sounds glorious.
Porsche 981 Boxster.... A relaxed convertible for those canyon-carving days.
Everyday car
To drive...
BMW M550d (F11)...Everyday practicality with efficient grunt.
Subaru BRZ....Fun car to drive, either it's going to start something big in terms of other cars following suit, or it'll be a rare bird. Either way, there's this principled honesty about this car that I have loads of respect.
BMW M3 E46...i'll be honest, I was on the fence about this one, because for everyday driving I'd want something efficient and with character. But high-revving inline-6 goodness is too difficult to ignore. I guess this could fall under the Classic Car category, and given the way things are looking having a high-revving NA I-6 engine might as well make it an instant classic.
To be driven....
M-B S550.....really, what more do you need? I'm not out to get attention, and this blends right in. Long-wheelbase, of course.
Miscellany
LR Defender with a trusty diesel engine....Don't care for speed but would like to traverse anywhere if the need arised
Now if I were more realistic.....
Mazda CX-5 with AWD....efficient with enough space. I don't go off-roading much except onto some gravel roads/trails.
Subaru BRZ....if the rumors of an upcoming STi with 250hp are true, I'd get that.
Truthfully, if I had these two cars in my stable I'd be happy as a hog wallowing in mud. I think I'm a Hobbes disciple that way...
Note: reason why I didn't include the E92 M3 is that while I find it a nice car and that V8 is stupendous, I think I'll feel too cossetted. As I stated, the E46 M3 was on the fence, but it looks good to this very day, while the E92 does look good, I can see the shelf-life being short.
