Friday, October 16, 2009

100 FAVOURITE CARS - PART VII

Count the Kia Soul as one of GoodCarBadCar.net's current favourite cars, certainly. But as far as The Good Car Guy's 100 Favourite Cars of all time, no Kia stood a veritable chance. Every single Hyundai was passed over, as well. GMC? Ignored. Hummer, Isuzu, and Geo make nothing worthy of a list of this magnitude. Fortunately, this leaves plenty of room for high-end machinery. On the opposite end of the Kia Soul's pendulum sits the first vehicle in today's edition of 100 Favourite Cars, cars 61-70.



LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO: Exotic cars, the cars you never see in all your life, should look like something you'll never see in all your life. That statement is embodied by the Murcielago.... and its V12 engine.
LANCIA FULVIA COUPE (GEN1): The problem with the Fulvia concept of 2003 wasn't that it lacked design quality. No, the original Fulvia was so simply stunning that a predecessor was bound to disappoint.
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (L322): Being labelled as the best vehicle on Earth comes with expectations. Imagine how much stronger those expectations would be if the Range Rover had the potential for reliability.
LEXUS LS400: Acquainting a continent with a new luxury brand and its S-Class/7-Series competitor should be a huge challenge. This car made Lexus the kind of brand that would outsell Benz and BMW in total sales.
LEXUS SC400: The SC400 was and is the only Lexus design Jaguar's Sir William Lyons could ever be proud of. Long, low, and wide; the original V8-engined SC was high-value luxury and pace. With space and grace.
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL ('64): Only a few years after the loopy Cadillac Eldorado, Lincoln adopted an understated art deco feel for the Conti and wowed everyone.
LOTUS 340R: Because the Elise wasn't completely stripped to the bone, Lotus felt another step was necessary. Behold, a true bare-bones Lotus.
LOTUS ELAN ('62): Tiny in every dimension, the Elan's best quality was "less". Though likely not a star in modern crash test safety, the Elan is the vehicular equivalent of an Olympic triathlete; a lean and lithe multi-faceted athlete.
MASERATI 3200GT: "Rediscovering mojo", aka "getting groove on for another run at life", is difficult. For an automaker to do so, a 3200GTesque vehicle is a big help.
MASERATI QUATTROPORTE (V): New Subaru Legacy commercials mock the "sedan" - the Accord, Camry, Fusion group - while trying to sell you... a sedan. The Quattroporte puts the words "four" and "door" in its name and will never be taunted. Nay, never.

100 FAVOURITE CARS
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
71-80
81-90
91-100

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