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Friday, August 30, 2013

Car Porn At It's Finest.

Gorgeous, Sexy, Amazing, Beautiful. 
I am not talking about women (although this blog could apply to them too). I am am talking about, you guessed cars. All the words you see here can be and have been used to describe cars for many decades now. There have been many discussions on what exactly is the most beautiful car in history. This post is going to be another one of those discussions.

First of all what is it exactly that makes a car Beautiful. Taking into account only looks (which is all I am focusing on in this post). The car has to make jaws drop every where it goes, being very exclusive will help in this pursuit. It has to look unique, nothing can look like it because if there is a clone out there, what is to stop some one from saying that the other car looks better. It must have a certain sex appeal, whether it attracts men or women doesn't matter. What matters is how many of each sex it attracts. First and foremost though is what I like to call the wall factor, This basically means how good a picture of this car would look hanging on your wall (simple right).

Many cars over the century old automotive landscape have fit the criteria for world's sexiest car, For this reason I cannot cover all of them. To do this my blog post would have to be about 150 pages. I could theoretically write a completely separate blog on the subject. I will more than likely revisit this at a later date, but for now let's get down to it.

http://www.creativecrash.com/3d-model/jaguar-e-type-1962-coupe-3d-model
The Jaguar E-Type. How many ten most beautiful car lists has this dame been on. For good reason, It is all but automotive perfection as far as looks go. I however do not believe it to be the most gorgeous car out there. Why? well for a few reasons. It is gorgeous but with the roof up it looks a little odd, It's hood screams....ahem....compensation. It's wall factor could be much higher in my books, I mean how many twelve year old boys have this hung on their wall, I could be wrong but I'm guessing not many. It does however OOOOZZZE sex appeal, It's curvacious hips, It's low hunkered down stance. You don't see cars from the early sixties that look like this in stock form, They didn't really exist. So as far as being unique. At the time nothing could touch it and generations to come have borrowed from it. Hell there is even a company that makes a modern version of it called the Eagle Speedster ($500,000+ dollars). So yeah it's on the list but (sorry Jeremy Clarkson) it doesn't win.

http://drewphillipsphotography.com/blog/2012/11/21/2013-srt-viper-photos-on-autoblog-com/
 I cannot in my right mind write a blog about the best looking car in the world and not include the SRT/Dodge Viper. I am probably going to take flak for this but I don't care. I know it's not pretty, it may not even be sexy. No one can deny however, this car looks BADASS!. It looks like it is going to beat the hell out of you for no reason (from the reviews I've seen, while driving, it does just that). This car does one thing very very well. It evokes emotion. From almost every angle this car looks, More than any other car, scary. The best looking car in the world should evoke some form of emotion in the viewer and the Viper does just that, so it's on the list.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1936_Cord_810.JPG
I am normally not a huge fan of 20's and 30's car's, I am more of an exotic car guy. One car that I would own in a heart beat though would be the Cord 810 convertible. This car is breathtaking. Nothing looks like it now nor has anything ever looked like it. Definitely a unique ride, The wall hang factor is not high however, again you won't see these in the bedrooms of any ten year old. The styling on this car, with the coffin hood and the breather pipes coming out the side make it look both elegant and menacing at the same time. Which is something many car's try to do but fail miserably. If only they weren't somewhere around 800 thousand dollars. 

http://www.gtoforum.com/f12/lets-see-them-67-gto-colors-39356/
This is another car that isn't so much pretty as it is; get in, sit down and shut up badass. If ever the muscle car "look" was perfected. It would have been on this beast. The sixty seven Pontiac GTO. wall hang factor is high for this one, It would and does look great on a wall. The smooth lines and the hood mounted tach along with the nostrils on the hood make this car one of the best looking bad boys in automotive history. The best looking muscle car period, in my humble opinion.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443991704577576991765602500.html
Let's face it. Horacio Pagani Knows how to design cars. The Zonda is and was gorgeous For many years. The new Huayra however. Now that is his crowning achievement. It is one of very few cars that can be called a rolling work of art. Every angle on this car is stunning. It doesn't stop on the interior either. In the automotive world there is not a damn thing that looks like this. The swept back roof line and the bug eye mirror's. The beauty is in the details in this car, The name badge is milled out of solid chunk of aircraft grade aluminum and takes twenty four hours to craft. The wheels are also made out of a (much larger) piece of aluminum, they take 4 days though. The only other car that could maybe compete with this in the details would be the Spyker C8 laviolette. I even think that may be beaten by this. it is easily on any looks based car list and could very well win if not for the next two cars.

http://www.sensethecar.com/gallery/aston-martin/2013-aston-martin-am-310-vanquish/attachment/2013-aston-martin-am-310-vanquish-7/
The 2013 Aston Martin Vanquish. This car is all but the epitome of "art-on-wheels". It was designed specifically to be beautiful. It is not the fastest car, nor is it the best handling. When you buy this car, you are paying 397 thousand dollars for a painting that you can drive to the golf course. The wall hang factor is sky high, It is the only car that looks like this and when you see it you instantly love it. It's curvy, It's sexy and it's mean all at the same time. It also sounds intoxicating. Why isn't it the best looking car than, It does everything that is required of it. The reason it is not the best looking car is because of it's big brother...

http://carsfolia.com/photo/im/aston-martin-one-77/03/
The Aston Martin One-77 is in my opinion, the most beautiful car ever made. It's exclusive, it's breathtakingly gorgeous, kids hang it on they're wall, it's unique (only 77 were made) and it evokes emotions like no other car. Who cares if it cost a million dollars and who cares if it's "trunk" can only fit a small purse (maybe). Look at it! Do yourself a favor, Google images of this car. The air vents on the front and the slats on the side. Everything about this car says touch me. For these reason's and many more. I believe this to be the pinnacle of automotive design. Aston Martin has been creating sculpture for many years, They are unrivaled at doing this. They have out done themselves with this one though. The Pagani Huayra came close but I still think the One-77 is the king of the automotive supermodels.
http://supercaars.blogspot.ca/2013/04/aston-martin-one-77.html
  Oh yeah and it can do THAT!!
                 

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Hyper Cars!

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/the-laraki-epitome-looks-like-it-was-designed-during-a-fever-dream/
With the advent of the Laraki Motors Epitome at Concours D'Elegance this past week, I started thinking. What exactly are the defining characteristics of a "hyper car" and what is the best one?
Not having driven any of these cars. This is purely my personal opinion, gathered from everything I have read and or watched over the years.

So what makes a vehicle a hyper car rather than a super car. A few things must be realized, and some cars do only a few of these things but not all of them. For a car to truly be considered a hyper car I feel everything has to be accomplished.

First off we deal with performance numbers. A hyper car should in my eyes have over 750 horsepower. Now allot of people are going to spout off about how power to weight ratio is more important than shear power. Those people are correct. However, a hyper car is supposed to strike fear into mortals and if you're vehicle has 300 horsepower, but it only weighs 1000 pounds, yeah it's going to be fast but a mustang would beat you in a bragging rights competition and what else do you buy a hyper car for if not for bragging rights? Next it should have a top speed greater than 230 MPH. If you follow current specs on a certain 2 cars from Porsche and Mclaren you will notice that this will disqualify them. Many people will disagree with this. As far as I know these cars are electronically limited to the top speeds they attain. I am not an engineer but if these vehicle's were allowed to go as fast as I'm sure they can they could beat the Veyron, but alas they are not. We can't forget acceleration either. A hyper car should be able to do the 0-60 run in under 3.3 consistently. Why not under 3? For the simple fact that for the driver to be able to do multiple back to back runs under 3 seconds he has to be an F1 driver on a perfect road in perfect conditions, not just you're every day (ahem ok maybe not your every day, but you get the point) rich guy. Now that performance has been dealt with. A hyper car of course needs to be exclusive and, in my mind that means no more than a thousand can be made. For the final criteria we have the price. Which, of course, will be just stupid and unnecessary. I'm thinking a cool million dollars will do the trick.

Now what does that leave us with? Now this will not be an exhaustive list by any means because there are many cars that fit the bill but I will cover some interesting ones and my personnel favorites.

http://www.rhinocarhire.com/Car-Hire-Blog/March-2013/Bugatti-Veyron-Special-Editions.aspx
I've covered the Bugatti Veyron before and as we all know it has well over 750 horsepower, 1186 to be exact (if we are talking supersport....and we are!) It costs over a million dollars and meets all the performance specs and than some!

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/22/koenigsegg-releases-full-agera-r-specifications/
Now this is a car I have not covered yet. The Mighty Koenigsegg Agera R. This car is super gorgeous and ultra fast. It regularly challenges the Veyron for top speed honours. She does 0-60 in 2.9, and has a snarling 5 litre V8 under the hood that puts down a possible 1115 horsepower on E85 fuel. For a small fee of 1.6 million dollars she can be yours. Is it the best hyper car? From what I have seen it can turn around and bite you on your ass if you don't respect it, so i'm not sure. Hyper cars should arguably be a handfull but this one seems to be overly angry.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/26/hennessey-preparing-updated-venom-gt2-with-1-500-hp/
The Hennessy Venom GT can not and will not be forgotten. It's a car that comes from a tuning company. It took down the Bugatti and currently holds the record for world's fastest standing run to 200 mph, completed in 15.6 seconds. Pictured is the GT2 which has 1500 horsepower. The venom cost 1.1 million dollars, so it's a bargain! Yes it is in reality just a VERY highly modified Lotus Exige body, but that engine however is a thing of beauty. A 7.0 litre V8 that sounds like it's going to eat your heart and will propel you to a measured top speed of 267 MPH! This car is mind blowing but because it is not a wholy original car I don't think it can be considered the best hyper car.

http://autocarsrelease.com/2012/02/23/2012-pagani-huayra-specs-and-review/
The Pagani Huayra... Just look at it, take it in. The name means Wind and it moves just like it's name sake. It just barely squeaks in the hyper car world with a 730 horsepower V12, a top speed of 230 MPH and a 0-60 run of 3.3 seconds so it just gets there. It does cost a million dollars though which once more just gets there. The interior is out of this world with a gear lever that has the mechanics exposed so you can see and hear the lever action "click" when you select a gear (even though it has paddle shift, but when you have that cool of a stick shift why bother?!) I do not beleive this is the best hyper car, I do however think it is the most beautiful. It is a piece of art if I ever saw one.

http://www.thesupercars.org/ssc-aero/2009-ssc-ultimate-aero/
The SSC Ultimate Aero is the car that originally took down the Veyron with a world record run of 257 MPH (since been broken). I'm also pretty sure that the record run was done by a 70 year old man (which makes him the coolest octogenarian on earth). The car has a 387 cubic inch V8 that produces 1287 horsepower, does 0-60 in 2.87 seconds and costs a million bucks, like the rest. So I would say it definitely qualifies for hyper car status. It is not the best hyper car in the world though, for one reason. That reason is this.

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/ssc/2014-ssc-tuatara-ar100402.html
The SSC Tuatara. This car is technically not in production yet but when and if it does come out? It will trump pretty much everything. It supposedly has the fastest 0-60 at 2.3 seconds. Also it has the fastest top speed, 276 MPH. This is made possible by the V8 that apparently is boasting 2 turbos and twin superchargers for an output of some where in the range of 1350 Horsepower. No word on the price yet but you can bet it will be terrifying to mere mortals. Is this the best hyper car. Well, who actually knows but I can tell you it has a damn good shot.

Hyper cars are for making peoples neck's snap, for making rich guys wet themselves and when it comes down to it, for saying mine's bigger than yours. To say which is the best one is all but impossible until some one lines all of them up and goes to town (PLEASE LET THAT HAPPEN). For now it is allot of fun to see where we are going with all this and if it will ever stop and reach a breaking point.

This is one car obsessed guy who hopes against hope that it doesn't. 

     

   

Saturday, August 17, 2013

The New Breed

So it's been awhile since my last post. I had some internet service provider issues.
I am back now and have been coming up with and finding new ideas, so they are gonna start coming fast and loud. So let's get on with it shall we.

every few years the auto industry goes through a bit of a metamorphosis. Where allot of new cars debut with allot of new technology. Some times this tech and these cars blow everyone's mind and get people very excited for what is to come. Other times no one cares and things continue as normal.

The last time we had an amazing year that I can remember was 2005. That year brought the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, the current design generation of the Ford Mustang (which is in it's last year sadly), the Aston Martin DB9, the Ford GT and the Ferrari F430 just to name a few. before that I would say it would have had to be 2002 which saw the debut of Lamborghini Gallardo (which they should be replacing shortly), the Ferrari Enzo and a new generation of Dodge Viper.

Now however we experiencing one of the best years in automotive history to date. 2013 and for that matter 2014 in my opinion will change cars as we see them the forever. No longer will you have to put a big engine in you're car to make big power, The performance statistics we are used to are being shattered in spectacular fashion and hybrid technology will go from being a joke to save at the pumps to being a viable option to add useable power to performance cars in an economic way.

I cannot and will not try to name all of the cars that are debuting or going on sale in 2013 but I will discuss some of them that I find to be notable. Let's see, we have the Ferrari Laferrari, porsche 918 spider, BMW i8 and i3, volkswagon golf/GTI/GTD, BMW 4 series and M4 along with the new 3 series and of course the Mclaren P1.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/ferrari-laferrari-vs-mclaren-p1-vs-porsche-918-spyder-geneva-2013-03-06
Honestly what can I tell you about these cars that you don't already know. If you read this blog than you probably try to stay on top of car news as much as I do but if you don't I will try to enlighten you.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/ferrari-laferrari-vs-mclaren-p1-vs-porsche-918-spyder-geneva-2013-03-06
We are going to start with the mind blowing laferrari, This car is the spiritual successor to the exceptional and rare Ferrari Enzo. This car however will make the Enzo look somewhat shall we say archaic. For that reason The car is....well I'll be frank it isn't cheap 1.3 million dollars but when you look at what it's competing against that isn't so bad.

It is driven by something called the f70 f150 HY-KERS System which produces 963 horsepower. This is basically saying that they took the V12 from the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta (730 horespower) tweaked it a bit to get 789 HP and put an electric motor system on the back of it which adds another 161 horsepower.

This seems to be the way allot of hyper cars are going now. They take a big engine and instead of dropping a big turbo on it they supplement an electric drive unit. I think this is a wonderful use of the technology available for two reason.

1, It increases the fuel economy of an other wise 3mpg car to slightly more reasonable numbers.

2, If you strap a big turbo on you're car it will probably blow up if the engine can't handle it, and NOS is illegal for street use. we have not seen the reliability of such electric/gas drivetrains yet but I have high hopes. Plus you can say you drive a hybrid without being laughed at.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/111012430516/porsche-918-production-car-will-be-a-spyder
 As most of you will realize above is the new Porsche 918 spider. it's a little cheaper at just over a million dollars. It also has slightly less power at 875. It runs on a 600 horsepower v8 plus and electric drive motor to come up with it's total. The cool thing about this car over the Ferrari or the Mclaren is that unlike those cars this one can run on only electric drive if you so choose. I'm not entirely sure why a person who buys a million dollar 875 horsepower car that can do 0-60 in 2.8 seconds would want to drive in only electric mode (maybe it's a party trick) but to each his own I suppose. However having the ability to drive in pure electric does give the 918 a bit more daily drive credibility which could move it into the realm of the perfect car.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/111012430516/porsche-918-production-car-will-be-a-spyder
Now we arrive at my favorite of the hyper three, The Mclaren P1. This car is of-course 1.1 million dollars but that is no surprise by now. The tech in this car however is in my opinion more useful for a hypercar than that of the previous two cars in this post. It has a turbo charged 3.8 litre V8 that puts down 727 horsepower. Unlike the other two cars however where the electric motor works sepreatly but in conjunction with the gas engine, in this car the electric motor is attached to the driveline of the engine kinda like a supercharger it produces 34.8 psi of boost which in turn gives the engine another 177 horsepower for a total of 903. The electric motor can decouple from the gas engine and run on pure electric ( I know I said the porsche was the only one that could do that but the Mclaren can only run on pure electric for 6.2 miles so cut me some slack). My favorite part of this car though is the fact that it essentially has an electric NOS system. There is a button on the steering wheel that let's you instantly dump all 177 horsepwer into the engine for what I'm guessing would be a rather abrupt boost in power. That is just cool on a street legal car.

So that is the three big hyper cars debut for the year, Now let's talk about some more affordable cars.
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/16/bmw-m4-concept-monterey-2013/
 The BMW 4 Series. Ok let's get this out of the way first. The name M4 or even just the 4 series is stupid. The name is supposed to represent the 2 door variant of the sedan 3 series and M3. Think about this for a second they have a 4 door car called the 3 series and a 2 door car called the 4 series. Am I crazy, does that make sense to anyone else. I understand why they didn't call it the 2 series or M2 because that makes it sound like less of a car. However a 2 door car called the 4 series hurts my head.

Now that I got that of my chest let us get back to the matter at hand. That car is drop dead gorgeous. The specs are all speculation from sources I've read.

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/290449/m4_concept_is_the_new_bmw_m3.html

it looks like the car will cost a little more than the current m3, around 90 thousand (the current models base is a bit over 72 grand) the M4 will have roughly 430 hp from a turbo charged motor as oppose to the current model's 414 HP naturally aspirated unit. The M4 will hit 60 in around 4 seconds. All in all it is shaping up to carry the tradition of possibly the most well rounded car on the market today. I can't wait.....now if only someone would let me drive one and review it.

http://www.zemotoring.com/news/2011/07/bmw-i3-and-i8-details-specifications-video-gallery
BMW's electric baby's

http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicles/i/i3/2013/showroom/index.html
These cars are really rather cool the i3 being a pure electirc car with a top speed of 93 MPH from a 170 horespower electric motor get's the little beast to 60 in about 7 seconds. That's not bad considering the Hyundai Veloster Turbo does it in 6.8. so the little electric beamer can hang with some hot hatches and it fully charges in six hours.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/first-looks/2014-bmw-i8-coupe
The i8 on the other hand is a bit of a different animal. It is a gas electric with about 362 horespower and will hit 60 in about 4.6 seconds. In this car the gas engine is a turbo 1.5 litre 3 cylinder unit with 231 horsepower, this drives the rear wheels. The front wheels are separately powered by a 131 horsepower electric motor that is available instantly from zero rpm. The electric motor alone can power the car up to 75 MPH. All told this car can get 95 MPG on U.S cycle gas. that is pretty awesome.

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/1211_2014_volkswagen_gtd/
The new Volkswagen Golf just landed and amongst the debut they announced some model's such as the next generation GTI and GTD. These will be coming in 2014 and 2015 respectively. I am going to focus mainly on the GTD today though because it's my favorite.

The new GTI will be an amazing car. They have redesigned it slightly and it will now produce 220 horsepower or 230 if you opt for the performance package (which for once actually means something). The new Golf GTD is where it's at though. This car combines awesome fuel economy, the looks of the GTI and the torque of a diesel, and IT'S COMING TO CANADA PEOPLE!
It has Volkswagen's new EA288 diesel TDI motor which produces 184 horsepower. This is less than the the GTI's 220 yes but the GTD puts down 280 lbs ft of torque! This means it will be amazing at what hot hatches are supposed to do. That is accelerate and get out of corner's, Let's face it you don't really buy a hot hatch for the top speed. A hot hatch is used as a wicked fun daily driver that can dust lookey loo's at stop lights so 280 lbs ft of torque is a god send. The best part, while you're having you're cake you can eat it to. For the GTD to get 35 MPG with a heavy foot shouldn't be a stretch and it all will costs 27 thousand dollars (cheaper than the GTI by about 4 grand). I think this just may be the perfect car, now Volkswagen better damn well not change their mind because I for one would be in line to buy this beast.

So that's it folks a little bit of a preview of what's to come. I am excited for the future of automobile's and you should be to. With electric motor's being used as NOS to a sweet diesel hot hatch the only way this could get better is if I lived in Europe.

                         

Sunday, August 4, 2013

The perfect car?



Perfect Cars. Cars are constantly ranked on many different criteria such as top speed, acceleration, price and so on. Motor Trend and Car and Driver specifically have annual "Ten Best" awards which many people take very seriously (me included). To be the perfect car however, it has to be well rounded, useable as possibly a daily driver, innovative, good looking, priced accordingly, and be fast and fun to drive as well as fuel efficient. Not exactly a small list is it, as well it shouldn't be. To be considered the perfect car is quite an accomplishment and not many can achieve it. I will be talking about the candidates I consider are maybe worthy of this title.

http://www.automodels.org/articles/61-new-2015-bmw-m3-sedan-first-photos.html
The first car I consider to be a possible perfect car is non other than the BMW M3. It's a car you can live with on a daily basis as it can have 4 doors (the new coupe model will be called the M4 which is really stupid and potentially very confusing for people in Britain) and it has a pretty good sized trunk (up to 12.4 cubic feet). If you drive it nicely (which will most likely be hard) it can return 20mpg highway as well. On the other hand it is also a fire breathing monster with a 4.0 litre V8 that puts down 414 HP and propels it to 60MPH is around 4 and a half seconds. It is a little pricey at
72,000 CAD for the base model but I think you get what you pay for. It is also a subtly gorgeous car, look at the muscular stance and the shapely hood blister that hides the dragon. The interior of this car is also something to behold...

all the spec provided by
http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-M3-2013/specs/
http://autogear-s.blogspot.ca/2010/07/bmw-m3-interior-2010pictures.html
It is an amazing vehicle that fits the bill for the perfect car, but there are other contenders for the title..

Such as the Volkswagon GTI.
http://blackauto.blogspot.ca/2011/04/vw-gti.html
The GTI is not as fast as the M3 by any stretch of the imagination (at least in stock form) or as exclusive. It's only around 30 grand and only has 200 horsepower, although the new one will have 220. It does however have much more cargo capacity (46 cubic feet to be exact) due to it being a hot hatch. It also gets better gas mileage, up to 31 MPG highway. Than again this car is not meant to compete with the BMW. It is a fun family car, but that does not disqualify it from contention of the perfect car. It can be all things to all people which is what a perfect car should be. It's fun, relatively fast get's good fuel consumption and can turn heads. Not bad for what it is. So is it the perfect car?

Info on GTI courtesy of
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/20/2013-ford-focus-st-vs-2012-volkswagen-gti-comparison-review/


Keeping in the VW family, you could also consider something a bit different. The Bugatti Veyron.
(allot of people are going to disagree with me on this one, just hear me out)
http://www.carsincare.com/2012-bugatti-veyron/
I feel any car considered to be perfect should be the absolute best at something or at least damn close. The M3 is the best sports sedan, the GTI is (in my opinion) the best hot hatch. The Veyron is the fastest, well, anything. Yes it's well over a million dollars and yes it returns something stupid like 3 MPG at full chat. It's looks are also completely polarizing (I think it's gorgeous). When you say the words Bugatti Veyron to anyone who knows anything about cars they know what you're talking about and they know that it is a force to be reckoned with. For those reason I think it could be the prefect car and in the very least it is perfect at one thing.

Now, when ever you're talking about what could be a flawless car you should include one of my all time fav's - the Nissan GTR.
Taken with my iphone and personally edited 
all specs provided by  http://autos.aol.com/cars-Nissan-GT_R-2013/specs/ 

This car needs to be considered if only because of the reputation it has developed as the supercar pounding godzilla. It's a 3800 pound car that can do 0-60 in less than 3 seconds and handle with the best cars out there. It also has a useable trunk (kinda) at 8.8 feet and back seats (they may not be to friendly but they are at least there) It also get's slightly better gas mileage than the BMW at 23 MPG highway thanks to it's V6 rather than a V8. This car can be driven daily if you so choose and it is definitely one of the most eye catching cars you can do this with. The only arguable problem is that it cost 110 thousand dollars which is allot of money, but for what you are getting it is a bargain.

And finally, a list of the the perfect car cannot be complete without mentioning the Porsche 911
http://www.designsojourn.com/the-new-porsche-911-2012-is-just-sublime/
Porsche has made this car for over 60 years with basically the same formula. Jeremy Clarkson once compared the 911 to an ax murder you took out to dinner - it will be all friendly and talkative one moment than the bill comes and BAM! It kills you. This is mainly due to the fact that the engine is in the "wrong place" or so many people think. I would say after doing the same thing for over 60 years they have finally perfected it. Now this car has virtually non existent trunk space (4.8 cubic feet), it gets pretty good gas mileage at 24 MPG highway and it can hang with the GTR in acceleration. It also has won countless "Ten Best" awards including the 2012 car of the year. So frankly if there is a car that deserves to be called perfect this one makes a very strong case. Don't you agree?

I have not covered all of the cars that could be considered and I will revisit this topic later because I think it is a very interesting topic. There are always new and better cars being produced which means there could be a new perfect car waiting in the midst that we don't know about yet. The future is exciting in the car world as always. So keep checking back cause you never know what will happen next....