Every self-respecting petrol-head has their bucket list of cars that they just have to slam the accelerator in before they kick it. Or not - for speed isn't the only thing that goes into making a great car. Also important is history, handling and a whole host of other less obvious factors that only true motoring aficionados will appreciate.
With these principles in mind, we've picked out 50 of our favourite cars. But do you agree with our list? Read on to find out.
50 - BMW M3 (E46)
Not quite the best M car perhaps, but almost certainly the best M car bargain out there. The last such car to be powered by a normally aspirated straight-six motor, many might argue the sound of the 3.2-litre engine was grounds enough to make it onto this list, but it also came with one of the best balanced chassis in the business.
49 - Ford Model T
Here not because it’s fast or brilliant to drive (in fact, it’s a nightmare), but because it’s almost certainly the most important car ever produced, bringing motoring to the masses like none before it, changing the way the world thought about cars.
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ipace?
How can Ipace be on list? instead of the car that changed motoring.
Everyone should drive a Tesla at least once.
The Integra was indeed Honda
The Integra was indeed Honda at its peak, as were others of that era, such as the NSX.
Sadly, Honda design has gone down a fussy and clunky route since then, with nothing that compares with the elegance of the S2000.
Interesting, isn't it.....
.....that apart from the original Land Rover and Rangie who both broke the mould, not a single SUV on the list. Bravo!! Reinforces their mediocre, image-driven status.
Yet why does the magazine wax lyrical about and give so much space to SUVs nowadays?
Nice list. There are three here that will make my retirement-at-55 list.