Holden: The Brand does not have the heritage or longevity of all the European makes, but they cater for all types, from the little econo bubble to the commercial trade to the sportscar and a lot more inbetween.
Whist doing this, maintaing a world class build quality, and keeping the range affordable to most of the working class.
Holden has few rivals at the topend of its range, making a V8 4 door family sedan, capable of 260kph+, sub 14second 400m, sub $100k AUS.
There's nowt wrong with the 924. It gets bad rep but without it Porsche wouldn't be here today. Just like they wouldn't without the original Boxter which also got a panning from Porsche "enthusiasts".
There's nowt wrong with the 924. It gets bad rep but without it Porsche wouldn't be here today. Just like they wouldn't without the original Boxter which also got a panning from Porsche "enthusiasts".
I decided to go with Jeep. You have to admire that they still build the Wrangler with removable doors/top/foldable windshield, and solid axles. They know that changing it to attract more people would alienate the ever-growing fanbase. It's noisy, rides rough, and gets crappy mileage, but that's the way a Jeep should be!
Agree, the problem with the "old porsche" its just the excessive power of the engine, and a less adequate weight distribution.
We can see that in the 911 (930) turbo, when the turbo boost is like a rocket in 1/2 second and that is a problem in a RWD car, with 60% os weight on the back.
This problems where solved quickly, and presently Porsche is one of the best supercars manufacturers.
I very well could have said "Mercedes-Benz" and been done with it. It's no secret that I have a love for any and all pre-1995 mercedes products. I own one, it's now running under the guise of the M124 self propelled storage locker with a gravity operated reverse gear....
But I'm a Ford guy. I grew up drooling over old hotrods and customs, and many of the best wore the blue oval. They had some fantastic muscle cars, even better small sports cars (Cortina, Escort, Sierra...) and for a while they smacked Ferrari around Le Mans and asserted their dominance.
The blue oval is experiencing a resurgence in worthwhile products and leading the charge in the United States for smaller, turbocharged engines.
As far as a specific model, I have been a massive fan of any hatchback Civic from the EG / EK chassis era but i'm slowly moving onto like the K20a engine (obv a swap into an older chassis is possible i'm opting out of that one) thus also making me like the DC5 Integra Type-r and therefore will be my next car!!!
Even though I can't vote (I'm guessing it's my noobishness ) my vote would go for Lotus. I'm currently saving for an S1 Elise but the company just has a history of making some fantastic and original cars
Other manufacturers that came close:
Pagani
Alfa
Maserati
Lamborghini
TVR (Because who doesn't want to die in a 100mph backwards fireball into a tree? )
