10 damn near perfect cars!

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10 damn near perfect cars!


There are some 1 billion cars on the planet, and when you get right down to it, they’re all essentially the same — a box on wheels propelled, more often than not, by an internal combustion engine. Get past the marketing and one’s as good as another.

There are a couple of sound designs that would last for ages. No car is perfect, but here are 10 that are damn close.

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Ferrari 250 GTO, 1962-1964


It’s a perfect mix of performance, handling and styling. The best sports car ever. Period.


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Volkswagen Type 1, aka Beetle, 1938-2002


Simplicity and reliability defined — it’s essentially unchanged from when the first one rolled off an assembly line in Germany 1938 until the last one rolled off an assembly line in Mexico in 2002. It was more than a car. It was an icon, and VW sold 21.5 million of them.

Runner up: Toyota Corolla. Yes, Toyota has sold more than 35 million of them, making it the most successful car ever. But the Bug is cooler.​

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Jeep CJ series, 1944-1986


From the beaches of Normandy to the rocks of Rubicon, is there anywhere the venerable Jeep can’t go? It isn’t perfect, but it doesn’t have to be.

Runner up: Toyota FJ. A CJ by another name. Yes, it’s a bigger seller and you’ll find them all over the world. But the CJ was first.

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Mercedes-Benz W114/W115 and W123 series, 1968-1985


Mercedes built the 200 and 300 models of this era about five times stronger than necessary. They were luxurious enough to carry presidents, kings and dictators yet tough enough for taxi duty in Mogadishu. Two doors, four doors, wagon, name your flavor and fuel — gas or diesel. The diesels seem particularly indestructible, and they get bonus points for being easily converted to veggie oil.

Runner up: Volvo 2/ 7/ 9 series. The Volvo is to gasoline cars as Mercedes is to diesel cars.

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Toyota Hilux / pickup, 1968-present


The Hilux, known as the Tacoma here in the States 1995, might be the most recognizable vehicle in the world. You’ll find them everywhere, doing everything and taking monumental levels of abuse. If the guys at Top Gear can’t kill one, nothing can.

Runner-up: Ford F-Series. Another one we expect to take heat for. Ford pretty much invented the pickup in 1925 and the F150 has been the best-selling truck in America since the Carter Administration. But the Hilux is known and driven the world over.

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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution series, 1992-present


Ah, the Evo. Mitsubishi’s pared-down flyweight is a rough and nasty little beast that doesn’t necessarily want to be your friend. It started life as an old-school homologation special offered to the masses so Mitsubishi could go racing. One gearhead we know put it best when he said of the earlier generations, “It feels both slapped together and slightly unhinged, as if constantly surprised by the notion that it’s a real car.”

Runner up: Nissan Skyline GT-R series. A tough call, but we gave the Evo the nod. We expect serious flames for this. We’ve got our Nomex on

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Honda Accord, 1975-present


It’s got all the personality of a doorknob, but it will run practically forever with only a passing thought of maintenance. It is bland but consistent, like Starbucks coffee. It is ultimate expression of the automobile as an appliance.

Runner up: Toyota Camry. The Camry is Toyota’s Accord. Or maybe the Accord is Honda’s Camry. Whatever.

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Ford Mustang, 1964-present


Ford’s answer to the small, nimble, sexy cars so popular in Europe during the ’50s created the pony car craze in America. The original was so beautifully styled that we can forgive Ford for the Mustang II. Then, as now, the car came in a flavor for everyone, be it a convertible with a small six-cylinder or a fastback with a tarmac-tearing V8. Bonus points for turning Carroll Shelby loose to give us the GT350 and GT500.

Runner up: BMW 2002. The car that pretty much created the sports sedan genre and cemented BMW’s reputation for sporty saloons.

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General Motors EV1, 1996-1999, and Toyota RAV4 EV, 1997-2003 (tie)


This one was tough, and in the end we couldn’t settle on one or the other so we’re calling it a dead heat. The EV1 was a work of art, a technological marvel that remains a benchmark for EVs. The RAV4 was equally impressive and had the added benefit of four doors and decent cargo space. Everyone who drove these cars raved about them, and the fact there are still a a few hundred RAV4 EVs on the road speaks to their engineering and quality. We’ll leave the debate over the death of these cars to you.
 
r34 is the best skyline and i would take it over the mitsubishi evo anyday.

Plus the fact that its rare in north america makes it much more appealing.
 

ลgǝи†.47

Codename 47
r34 is the best skyline and i would take it over the mitsubishi evo anyday.

Plus the fact that its rare in north america makes it much more appealing.

Well Evos are no way near Skylines
Evos and subaru's are always in race to compete
they are like 2 L and 2.5 L instant turbo

Nissan skyline R34 and all the other GTR's being Twin Turbo all wheel drive are much more faster

Gabhru veere Skyline GTR R34 are now Legal in States? ? ? I thought it wasnt?
 
Well Evos are no way near Skylines
Evos and subaru's are always in race to compete
they are like 2 L and 2.5 L instant turbo

Nissan skyline R34 and all the other GTR's being Twin Turbo all wheel drive are much more faster

Gabhru veere Skyline GTR R34 are now Legal in States? ? ? I thought it wasnt?


I know that is what i meant...they are not even in the same class......and they picked evo over the skyline....lol....

It's not legal but you can import for only track use.
 

ลgǝи†.47

Codename 47
I know that........i just meant skyline and evo's are not in the same class. whichever way you look at it the skyline is better.
yeah i know
hey ive seen a guy who is having a Toyota Chaser Tourer V (JZX100) over in states. .he went from japan and took with him. he is american..
can you do that?
 
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