The iconic McLaren F1 is about to make a reinvented comeback, so we got thinking about what else we’d like to see return from the mists of time.
So here (with none of the business case considerations that would be required for it to actually happen) is our list of dream resurrections for the modern day.
Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Any version of the Integrale should be on the To Drive bucket list of any self-respecting petrolhead. Which is why the current Lancia line-up of Ypsilon 'fashion city cars' (their description, not ours) is enough to make us all cry. So action is needed.
Read what happened when the Lancia went head-to-head with a Ford Focus RS
Parent company Fiat has just adapted the Mazda MX-5 for the 124 Spider. Why not swipe the Mazda 3, of which there is no longer an MPS version, and add some Italian style, 300-plus bhp and an all-wheel-drive system? Voila – a legend reborn.
Lotus Esprit
Given to the world in 1976 and, five generations later, taken from us in 2004, the mid-engined Esprit was a sports car beloved by many, not least because of its submarine adventures in The Spy Who Loved Me, but also because of its sweet handling and entertaining performance.
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Rover, Citroen, Austin, Peugeot and lastly.......
The moggy had style, bags of it, thats why it lasted so long in production and produced so many, and why so many are still around today, so, the Minor is a must, the Rover is a must, the Citroen is a definite must, the others can come when they are ready, but please someone make this come true.
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Oops i meant to put to name but four... not three, back to school for me.
I was thinking that if
The big issue is likely to be pedestrian impact and a whole load of other regulator issues.
Cars aren't designed by idiots, if you want them light, then they can either be small or expensive. Small is unacceptable because rich people are more likely to be big people. To get them built down to price anyone will actually buy means raiding the parts bin which now includes structures since the ability to pass NCAP is key. The net result is all the compromised cars that we find currently being sold.
The Bugatti Royal was sort of tried but customers weren't interested and VW weren't going to take the risk. The big issue is that mid engine hyper cars tend to be perceived as higher value than saloons. However building a bespoke saloon probably costs more than building a bespoke mid engine supercar, not least because it hard to show where the additional value is coming from versus the existing highly developed saloon cars like the RR and Bentley Range.
If they were going to do this an Aston Taraf type conversion from an existing Bentley might be the best way to do it from a cost point of view. However it is likely to be avoided as it might devalue the brand given its Bentley/Porsche background.
I've always loved the
Another old favourite of mine would be the Lancia Monte Carlo. There quite a few cars I would choose; Opel Monza, Suzuki Cappuncino, Subaru SVX, Mazda RX7, Mazda 3 & 6 MPS, Alfa 166, Alpine A610 and Porsche 928 as a GT flagship Coupé.
I actually meant the Alfa 164. Loved the styling of that car!