Discuss Ultimate Garage, Pt III 2022-onward

[hoffmeister_fan]

I'll admit to having a soft-spot for the X350/X358 XJ sedans:

I've always thought that they got a bit of a "bad rap" ("They're just ordinary Fords with a new gardrobe.").

Oddly I like old-school XJ (X350) and new-school XJ (X351). I'd have no qualms driving either one of them.

 

[Merc1]

1. Range Rover SV
2. Mercedes-AMG SL63
3. Porsche 911 GT3
4. Aston-Martin Vantage V12
5. Chevy Z06 Convertible
6. Ferrari 812 GTS
7. Mercedes-Benz SL600 Silver Arrow (2002)
8. Mercedes-Benz E500 (1994)
9. Bentley Continental GTC Mulliner
10. Rolls Royce Ghost Black Badge
11. BMW M4 Convertible
12. Cadillac Escalade V
13. Flying Spur Mulliner W12
14. Land Rover Defender 110 V8
15. Lamborghini Sian Roadster
16. Ferrari SF90 Spider
17. BMW M5 CS
18. Bentley Continental T (1997)
19. Mercedes-AMG S63 Cabriolet (2020)
20. Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4


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[martinbo]

Gotta add that new BMW M3 Touring to my list (even though it’s not coming to SA ) as it must be one of the best fast estates ever.

And, as for a brace of cars in the impossible money garage: it would have to be a Chiron and a Ghost II.

 

[braaf]

Absolutely amazing choices Guys.

 

[martinbo]

OK, so that's Supercar plus SUV/FUV all that's left is production hypercar and daily driver? What would they be?

I might then have think too!

@NevERA - Purosangue notwithstanding, my ultimate 4 car garage still stands as per my opening post.

 

[mini_cooper4]

My top 300 are all cars that are no longer in production but since this is a forum for NEW car enthusiasts I'll keep it shallow.

1. 2021 Mach 1 HP TR-3160
2. 2020 GT 350R
3. 2023 C8 Z06
4. 2022 RAM 1500 Limited 5.7 Hemi
5. 2022 Lincoln Navigator Black Label
6. 2022 718 Spyder
7. 2023 GT4 RS
8. 2022 GT3 Touring
9. 2022 992 Turbo S
10. 2022 Taycan RWD PB+
11. 2022 R8 RWD
12. 2022 G63 Edition 55
13. 2022 Lucid Air Dream Edition
14. 2019 Road Glide CVO - Mako
15. 2020 Tri Glide CVO - Black
16. 2022 GR Yaris
17. 2022 Camaro SS 1LE TR-6060
18. 2022 Camaro ZL1 TR-6060
19. 2023 Grenadier Fieldmaster Edition
20. 2025 EQG 63 AMG
21. 2022 Bronco 4D Soft top

There's more but these would do.

 

[Matski]

To be honest, if I had to fill a 20 car garage, but it had to be cars currently in production, or in production for this year, I'd probably struggle to do it with stuff other than 'for the sake of it'. There just really isn't that much stuff coming out at the moment that genuinely appeals. I could obviously fill any garage with BMWs and Alpinas, but beyond something like an M240i and B5 touring as dailies, it would still mostly be for the sake of it. A Phantom and Cullinan for posher days out. Perhaps a Brabham BT62 and/or SCG 003 for showing off (probably by crashing spectacularly) on track - and for probably crashing spectacularly on the road, something a bit different, like a Caterham Seven 620.

 

[martinbo]

To be honest, if I had to fill a 20 car garage, but it had to be cars currently in production, or in production for this year, I'd probably struggle to do it with stuff other than 'for the sake of it'. There just really isn't that much stuff coming out at the moment that genuinely appeals. I could obviously fill any garage with BMWs and Alpinas, but beyond something like an M240i and B5 touring as dailies, it would still mostly be for the sake of it. A Phantom and Cullinan for posher days out. Perhaps a Brabham BT62 and/or SCG 003 for showing off (probably by crashing spectacularly) on track - and for probably crashing spectacularly on the road, something a bit different, like a Caterham Seven 620.

You're either totally fussy or so jaded that your next car ought to be a Haval.

20 cars would be no struggle for me whatsoever, in fact, choosing which one to drive from 20 from would send me straight to the loony bin. Of the current crop here's where my billionaire-level dosh would go...

1	BMW M2
2	BMW M3 Touring
3	BMW M5 CS
4	BMW M760i
5	Bugatti Chiron (ok it's sold out but still in production)
6	Ferrari 296 GTS
7	Ferrari 812 Superfast
8	Ferrari Purosanque
9	Ferrari SF90
10	Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica
11	Lexus LX600
12	Mercedes Benz G 500 4x4²
13	Porsche 911 Turbo
14	Porsche GT3 Touring
15	Porsche GT4 RS
16	Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo GTS
17	Rolls Royce Ghost II
18	Toyota GR Yaris Track Pack
19	Toyota GR86
20	Toyota Land Cruiser GR Sport

 

[Tourbillon]

Well I'll keep it very short and sweet. I'll eventually put up daily drivers and super cars and maybe an SUV, LOL! But the first car I'd like to put up is a provocative one and a controversial one some would say, but I'd disagree as there are myriads of reasons why one likes or loves something they do and that's it.

It started in Top Gear Magazine in 2010~

The main attraction way back when was the aesthetics and in other area's too there were or should have been firsts like 1 piece carbon fiber wheels etc. Maybe one day I'll write up a legacy piece. Anyway Jason Castriota is a MASTER at design. Period. This one's purely his creative genius and you can tell. His surname is present on the hypercar too.

And here's the pre production prototype. She looks a hell of alot better in (pearl?) white than black. For a production hypercar over a a decade old she looks mint. Irrespective of any "shenanigans" later. Looks like they'll be very rare too.

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

Anyway Jason Castriota is a MASTER at design.

What else has he designed?

 

[Tourbillon]

What else has he designed?

Jason Castriota - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

"Jason Castriota is an American automobile designer born in White Plains, New York, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Emerson College in Boston and attended but dropped out of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.[1] After his internship at the Pininfarina design studio, he decided to stay in Turin rather than return to the US to complete his studies. As a designer he took part in the design of production cars such as the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and Maserati GranTurismo, concept cars like the Maserati Birdcage 75th and the Rolls Royce Hyperion, and, as Head Designer for Special Projects, one-off exclusive cars for particular customers, such as the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina, a restyled Enzo Ferrari for American car collector James Glickenhaus, and the Ferrari 612 Kappa, a restyling of the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti for car collector Peter Kalikow."

And most likely alot more under NDA in collaboration or not.

 

[Matski]

Haval.

Haval? Please... it'd be an Ora Good Cat, actually.

I'm definitely quite jaded when it comes to the upper end of the performance market, in a lottery win situation I'd be more likely to spend my time and money tracking down mint examples of curiosities like that TommyKaira M30e I recently posted, than swanning about in a supercar that's basically just going to be uncomfortable and never come close to delivering its performance potential in the real world.

Don't get me wrong. With a Euromillions jackpot win, I'm buying literally hundreds of cars.

 

[Tourbillon]

This would be my choice as a daily driver. Perhaps not the most sensible choice but nevertheless it's spacious and the build quality was very very good and from memory the powertrain reliable and the dynamics absolutely cracking.

That'll be me for awhile now as I mull over which Bugatti to choose!

 

[martinbo]

the dynamics absolutely cracking.

Nah, not really. Too much engine mass ahead of the front axle means that understeer is solely the order of the day. A bit inert, actually.

 

[montana]

1. E 500 (W124)
2. S 63 Coupe (C217 pre-fl)
3. Mercedes-AMG GT C Coupe
4. Range Rover SV
5. LR Defender 110 V8
6. Taycan Cross Turismo GTS
7. Murcielago LP640 roadster
8. Diablo VT 6.0
9. Huracan LP 640-4 EVO
10. LaFerrari Aperta
11. F12 TdF
12. 296 GTS
13. Purosangue
14. Pagani Utopia
15. Conti GTC
16. Flying Spur S V8
17. Koenigsegg Gemera
18. Bugatti Chiron Super Sport
19. RR Spectre
20. Honda E

 

[Merc1]

That is a winning list.

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[Merc1]

Updated list -

1. Range Rover SV
2. Mercedes-AMG SL63
3. Porsche 911 GT3
4. Aston-Martin Vantage V12 Roadster
5. Mercedes-AMG S63 E-Performance
6. Ferrari 812 GTS
7. Mercedes-Benz SL600 Silver Arrow (2002)
8. Mercedes-Benz E500 (1994)
9. Bentley Continental GTC Mulliner
10. Rolls Royce Ghost Black Badge
11. BMW M4 Convertible
12. BMW Alpina XB7
13. Bentley Flying Spur Speed
14. Ferrari Purosangue
15. Lamborghini Sian Roadster
16. Ferrari SF90 Spider
17. Chevy Corvette Z06 Convertible
18. Bentley Continental T (1997)
19. Mercedes-AMG S63 Cabriolet (2020)
20. Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4


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[Sunny]

Here is a "dream" garage, these 2 at f#cking MSRP -
GT4 RS,
Civic Type R

 

[Merc1]

List needed to be updated..

1. Range Rover SV
2. Mercedes-AMG SL63
3. Porsche 911 GT3
4. Aston-Martin Vantage V12 Roadster
5. Mercedes-AMG S63 E-Performance
6. Ferrari 812 GTS
7. Mercedes-Benz SL600 Silver Arrow (2002)
8. Mercedes-Benz E500 (1994)
9. Bentley Continental GTC Mulliner
10. Rolls Royce Ghost Black Badge
11. Maserati Granturismo
12. BMW XM
13. Bentley Flying Spur Mulliner
14. Ferrari Purosangue
15. Lamborghini Revuelto
16. Ferrari SF90 Spider
17. Chevy Corvette Z06 Convertible
18. Bentley Continental T (1997)
19. Mercedes-AMG S63 Cabriolet (2020)
20. Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4


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[martinbo]

Great list, Marcus, but of all the BMWs to put on that list only one makes it in and it’s the…