3 years and an adapting taste later my ideal car would be this:
Ain't the most pretty SL ever, not by a long shot but it combines all the aspects of a car which can conquer any potential driving routine. It's got luxury, decent ride quality, decent handling, and an absolute sledgehammer of an engine.
Favorite car? Mazda 787B, without a doubt. It is easily the single coolest race car ever built. If we're talking street cars, it's a toss-up between the RX-8 and the McLaren F1. I omit "Serenity", my Civic EX-L coupe, because my only justification for putting it next to the F1 is "It's mine."
Favorite vehicle?
The Israeli Merkava Mk IV main battle tank. One of the coolest AFV's ever built.
No offense, but unless that thing was a major sleeper, you'd get laughed at and horribly picked on around here. That said, I can see why it might be appealing, because it can haul a lot of people, without being too flashy and is probably insanely reliable.
Anyways, this score pretty high on my favorite cars list.
I'm also a rather large fan of the mid '70s Ford pickups.
New favorite: Nissan Silvia S15 Spec-R. Reasons why is because I love Nissans and I find this car fun to drive, not to mention I kind of own one in a Dark Pearl Blue, and I'll be driving in less than a couple of months.
8th generation Accord coupe is probably my favourite looking "affordable" car, I have one but it doesn't look as good at this, no money for coilovers and wheels
I love a lot of Japanese sedans, but I have a major soft spot for American trucks (mainly Ford) but also the Buick GNX. Sadly, where I live, neither of these vehicles are on the roads or have even really been sold.
Definitely one of the most bad-ass American muscle cars.
It just screams power and style. Well, to me at least. Haha.
Oh yeah. Definitely gotta love those large SUV's too.