I decided to create a "Dream Car Garage" game, a selection of cars that if I had enormous amounts of money I would like to own and drive. I enforced few rules to make the "dream garage" more "scientific"
- Cars must be 1980 and newer - old cars are a totally different story and I do not want to go there
- One car per manufacturer - it makes it more fun as I had to cut some of the obvious choices
- No French cars - they are rubbish
- Cars are split across several categories like city car, classics, limousines, cabrios up to supercars
I had a lot of fun making my dream garage, I suggest you try it on your own.
Suzuki Swift Sport
Power: 125 bhp
Performance (0-100 km/h): 8.9 seconds
Top Speed: 200 km/h
Weight: 1105 Kg
Price: 15,500 EUR
Suzuki Swift Sport is my choice when compact city car is concerned. It comes as a surprise to me as well, as Suzuki is mostly known for super bikes (for example "Suzuki Hayabusa") but they seriously decided to use all that hi-technology in automotive industry too. Suzuki Swift Sport is small, nimble and fast. It's main contenders for space in my dream garage are Fiat Panda 100hp and Ford Fiesta ST. Suzuki is cheaper then Fiesta and more reliable the Panda (Japan beats Italy in car quality). That said Suzuki Swift Sport will be a car of choice to replace my old Fiesta one day.
Alfa Romeo SZ
Power: 207 bhp
Performance (0-100 km/h): 7.5 seconds
Top Speed: 230 km/h
Weight: 1256 Kg
Price: 30,000 EUR
I have a thing for cars emerging at the end of 1980's. and beginning of 1990's. That was a period of great dares in car creativity and technology. Alfa Romeo SZ is in my opinion the best designed car of all times. It does not have spectacular specification, but the way it looks is just brilliant. A touch of Italian charm with comfy interior smelling of beginning of 1990's, ahhh, what a great time that was. Only about 1,000 were ever built and it ads to the value. A cabriolet version called Alfa Romeo RZ was also made in even smaller series of only 241 vehicles. Greatest contender for this place is Audi S2, another great car of the era. But I already have an S2 ;)
Nissan Skyline GT-R
Power: 473 bhp
Performance (0-100 km/h): 3.3 seconds
Top Speed: 310 km/h
Weight: 1740 Kg
Price: 50,000 EUR
Every car enthusiast has a thing for cars that are called supercar-killers. That's a special category of cars that are within a reach of normal wallet, offer supercar performance and stunning driving abilities. This started with Audi Quattro and Lancia Delta Integrale HF only to be widely spread with Subaru Impreza WRX STi and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions. But the king of them all is without a doubt a new 2008 Nissan Skyline GT-R. While I think they could have made a prettier and surely a lighter car, there is nothing in today's top automotive technology that has not been installed in it. I want one in my garage. Every man should have one.
Audi RS4
Power: 420 bhp
Performance (0-100 km/h): 4.2 seconds
Top Speed: 300 km/h
Weight: 1650 Kg
Price: 70,000 EUR
Every now and then you will need a car for longer journeys, something that is comfortable, reliable and of course blazingly fast. Skyline is too aggressive, supercars are not that practical. But Audi's RS4 is a limousine that offers brutal performance, German precision technology and comfort and four wheel drive safety. This car has it all, the looks and the performance. Rivals in the class are BMW M5 and a Mercedes C63 AMG but I wouldn't drive my kids in a M5 on a wet road and I have different plans with Benz.
Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG
Power: 517 bhp
Performance (0-100 km/h): 4.5 seconds
Top Speed: 310 km/h
Weight: 2200 Kg
Price: 85,000 EUR
For those sunny days I will need a cabriolet in my garage and what is better then an SL55 AMG? Maximum comfort while you are enjoying the sun, over 500 bhp under the bonnet of this luxurious monster. The car is way too heavy but you have to make compromises. Yes there are cars like Mazda Mx-5 that offer fun in driving but what you want here is to drive for fun. You only live once, why skip on good things?
Ferrari F430 (Scuderia)
Power: 483 bhp
Performance (0-100 km/h): 4.0 seconds
Top Speed: 315 km/h
Weight: 1435 Kg
Price: 175,000 EUR
What would a dream car garage be without a Ferrari in it? Ferrari F430 is technically a brilliant car in every way. It is a super car which you can drive to a supermarket. It is fast and it has F1 technology inside. For about 50,000 EUR more, you can purchase a Scuderia version - lightened and more powerful. Only contenders for this place in my garage are other Ferraris - Enzo, 360, 612, 550. But F430 is my choice and is best all-round supercar still in production today.
Bugatti EB110 (SS)
Power: 552 bhp
Performance (0-100 km/h): 3.4 seconds
Top Speed: 343 km/h
Weight: 1566 Kg
Price: 220,000 EUR
Beginning of 1990's was really a beautiful period in car industry, specially super car industry. We remember rivalry between Porsche 959 and Ferrari F40. Lamborghini Diablo against Jaguar XJ220. Boundaries were moved every day, until one day out of nowhere a car appears that rewrites the book. Bugatti EB110 had 4 turbochargers, a power plant that is one of the most advanced and complex engines ever created and a 4 wheel drive - a perfect supercar. The looks are brutally good - even by today's standards. SS (Super Sprint) model was introduced later and brought 100bhp more and 150 Kg's less. This is the one to have, out of only 31 ever made first belonged to Micheal Schumacher. I would still have this car over Bugatti Veyron just for the smell of 1990's leather and stone age computers.
Porsche Carrera GT
Power: 605 bhp
Performance (0-100 km/h): 3.8 seconds
Top Speed: 330 km/h
Weight: 1380 Kg
Price: 360,000 EUR
This is most beautiful supercar ever produced. I'll repeat that again - this is the most beautiful supercar ever produced. With looks of a modern jet fighter and power almost to match, Carrera GT is at the end of all my car dreams. Not in production anymore it is still the best supercar in the world today.
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Hi! My name is Vladimir Prelovac. I am a computer engineer by profession and an adventurer by state of mind.
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Ever heard of the brand ''Vauxhall''
They have one great model, which is the ''Vauxhall Monaro VXR''(or the australian version ''Holden Monaro''. Look on youtube for some videos from the guys from Top Gear
Chris: Bugatti is Italian.
I agree 1.6 liter 2009 Fiesta is good piece of fun.
Yesterday a friend of mine bought this awespme restyled 2009 Ford Fiesta with 1.6 engine. Guys this is just a #1. This is a small vehicle with strong character. This vehicle will for sure suite almost anyone - your friend or husband and i am sure you too. I just recommend you to visit your nearest car seller and make a test-drive. I really think you will not regret. Be sure to take your dad or other person so you both can enjoy this car. BTW do you know how much will it cost for French customers?
You violated one of your rules: the Bugatti. Bugatti is French
Oh and I just found this: http://www.hottunedcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/bentley-continental-gt-tuning-1.jpg
Bentley Conti GT is awesome, but we are leaving cars there and heading into sin :)
I agree the S5 looks brutally good, especially with those LED lights but now I am longing even more for an updated RS4 :)
Wow, some great cars here. I have to agree with the Nissan GT-R, the RS4 (although I'd rather own an Audi S5, I like coupes better,) the Bugatti is crazy, and the Carrera GT is awesome.
I love the F430, but honestly, I rather have the Ferrari 360 Modena. Call me crazy, I know.
Mercedes Benz SL55 is too heavy car, it shows it is turning curves easy. I supported to SL55..
Thanks i injoyd my stay here @ cosyness in mysearch of stuff to dress up my coming business site. WP was the reason nr. 1 i landed here :)
Altea over Leon cos' of design and loading space, maybe it was Altea over Leon because of the man i thought loved me back. By second look at Leon it sure looks likewise nizzle.
And then Honda civic type R starts up engine.. Rrrr
Hmm, at the moment the prices comes down very fast. There's coming news in all the time, you know the story :)
In DK we have very good leasing companys as well, one trying to overdo the other leasing company in. So i can lease a brand new you-name-the-brand- car, i choose color, enigine, seats and so on, for less money pro month, than if i schould by the car. Because of my busyness i can skip almost all the government taxes, fee's and duty's.
WroOoom... WrOOooMmm?
;)
Hi Bettina, you surely know cars and I welcome you here :)
Now why altea over leon cupra same engine?
It is a great car but I guess it costs twice as much as swift sport, doesn't it?
Started up in a Ford (noname) Escort from 1981, tincan on wheels. +++ ventilation 4twin(d). It was a gift, and YES i cry'd all the way home in my first drive, enjoying my new-old car, and only MY car.
Car nr. 2 came in my life when Johseff (ford) died, as a gift (no choice of brand). I would never have chosen the Ignis Van from Suzuki, its a good car for city driving.. only! I own a business and drives the highways a lot.. :/
As a start I would have chosen Swift sport, its super nifty girlie-car for women born whit gazolin'98-blood in the vein's =) styling comes easy, beautycoolfully and cheap WooooT!
15.500 Eur :O in DK list prize is 26.375 course of monster government duty's + we pay by the weight of the car pro year (also duty of government) environment duty and owners duty. And :O insurance.
Before wintertime i need to change car, and my heart goes to:
1/
Honda Civic type/R
Take a look http://civic.honda.dk/TypeR/ + seach youtube for speed
2/
Seat Altea FR TDI PD DPF 2.0 170 bhp
RooooArRR :D
http://www.seat.dk/Modeller/Sport/Power.aspx?model=Altea
Thanks for hanging out here =) this octan/gasolin-thing is hard to share with them girlfriends ;)
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Take care
Ford Escort Cosworth?
Ford GT40! must have this, oh and Bentley continental.
Need a Lambo Miura SV!
Enzo or FXX are way too impractical for everyday use. But a lambo?
FXX FXX FXX FXX FXX
WERE is the ENZO or FXX
Hey, it's my dream garage I can put whatever I want ;)
Just kidding, I am not much of a BMW fan, as you see I drive an Audi. There you go :)
Only few cars from this list are acceptable... Hey, man, where's the best brand - BMW? Do you sometimes read some car magazines' tests and oppinions of the experts, whether they are German or for example British magazines? And you don't have to have so much money to buy all of this, any NBA player can have this and probably does have this, maybe even better collection!
Cool dream garage !
James, how are you? :)
i would have more super cars fish Omlette
My dream car garage could not be possible without a Bentley :)
Wow! That's quite a car collection. Bugatti eb110 is immensely beautiful!