"Best" car in the world?

I'll take one of these.

Oh wow.

Wikipedia:

An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods.[3]

Toyman01 wrote: I'll take one of these.

Please tell me it has a rear-facing third row seat.

^ From drooling over one at a car show I do not think they have one.

mmosbey wrote: So, the best [car] would be the one that does the best job of carrying the most people, right? This must be the definitive answer.

If only the stack was a little bigger....

http://nwga.craigslist.org/cto/2643349706.html

Volvo 244 Turbo...

Best car in the world? Easy. 1984 Toyota Celica ST.

What?

I'll take one of these.

Yeah. I like those. Too new for my wallet, but along those lines, I'd kinda like to find one of these at a good price.

Toyman01 wrote:

Toyman01 wrote: I'll take one of these.

We will not discuss the things I would be willing to do to own that. I'm fairly sure that the CIA is already scanning my brain and preparing to arrest me for thought-crime.

e30 M3 Evo II

Because it's the winningest race car in history.

Because it's the last truly manual supercar.

IMO Toyota corolla comes the closest of any mentiioned. Most people mentioned the best performing or best looking car that they can think of, but many of them would be horrible at being a car (which to me means transportation to places that you aren't going to walk it ride a bike, reliably, in any reasonable weather and road conditions). I would say a OM617 powered Mercedes would be pretty good too, they are great for anywhere you want to drive, and will last 800k miles.

+1 on the STI. It is just as well rounded as the Audis mentioned earlier, but much cheaper to buy into and it won't break down.

I mean how many other cars could you use to commute to work, haul stuff in the hatch back, carry 4 friends in comfort, canyon carve in the rain, take to the mountains in the snow, go to a track day, and set FTD at a RallyX.

Oh yeah, and you can do that without changing anything more than tires, maybe not even that if you are not too worried about the FTD part.

I want one.

poopshovel wrote: Fuel Economy: Probably not bad if you lower it a little, put some larger wheels/tires on it, and stay out of the boost. I'm thinking 30+mpg hwy is easily attainable.

Nope. Not happening.

AMC Eagle Station wagon--- the template for every "crossover" machine on the market today.

utilitarian, unstoppable, and oh so sexy for the ladies!

end of thread

Thought this was already decided in the earlier Dr. Boost thread.

Joshua wrote: Because it's the winningest race car in history.

Umm... not really.

What more objective way could the question be answered than to look at what people choose to buy.

In reply to Giant Purple Snorklewacker:

What do you mean not really!?!? Did wikipedia lie to me?

Toyman01 wrote: I'll take one of these.

I was gonna say my wagon....89 Country Squire....300 hp, outhandles miatas, gets OK milage, seats 8 and can put a 4x8 sheet of plywood in the back and can close the tailgate....

But, yeah... I like the caddy better.

For 30 grand, you should be able to buy around 45 of these. One would always start, you could carry 224 of your closest friends, and you'd have enough cars to restart the Spec Neon class.

Joshua wrote: In reply to Giant Purple Snorklewacker: What do you mean not really!?!? Did wikipedia lie to me?

Well, it might be the winningest touring car for a few sanctioned series - but I believe it is impossible for any production based car, muchless one with a reasonably short production run to have more overall wins in the greater sphere of racing than a Porsche 911. I would go as far as to guess the E36 chassis has more touring car wins by now.