Recent cars with the greatest character.

Hypersonic · 11-17-2005, 12:36 AM

I was thinking about this after discussing the Bugatti Veyron. To me, the Veyron, although an undoubtedly awesome vehicle, has not got a lot of true character.

Here are the cars produced in the past decade that I would nominate as having the most character.

Porsche 911 993 Turbo

Ferrari F40

Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen

Bentley Continental T

Bentley Continental SC

Bentley Azure

Bentley Arnage

BMW Z8

Pagani Zonda F

Alfa Romeo Spider

What do you guys think?, what else should be added - pre FC Fiat Multipla? - as much as some people hated it, it did have character. What about the Dodge Viper, or the Aston Martin Vanquish and DB9?

Top Secret · 11-17-2005, 02:11 AM

I absolutely agree with your choice of the F40, 993 Turbo and the Zonda - all have loads of character.

I think the Holden Monaro has a lot of character:

Just_me · 11-17-2005, 02:12 AM

Merc1 · 11-17-2005, 02:30 AM

Nice thread Roberto, give me a while to think about this and find some pics.

M

Merc1 · 11-17-2005, 02:53 AM

I think a lot of British and Italian cars make the list by default, but here a few that I think have some real character:

Aston-Martin DB9 Volante

Ferrari F430 Spider

Land Rover Range Rover Sport

I love the stubby look, here in profile -

Chrysler 300C SRT-8

More to come...gotta find the right pics.

M

Just_me · 11-17-2005, 03:02 AM

BMW M3 E30 - godfather of all M

live4mercedes · 11-17-2005, 03:18 AM

Merc1 · 11-17-2005, 03:20 AM

A few more cars with character:

Saab 9-3 Convertible - The non-conformist choice. I've always liked this car.

Audi A8L W12

Ok I cheated with this shot, its the S8 -

More in a bit.

M

Merc1 · 11-17-2005, 03:27 AM

Oh my how could I forget one of the most timeless cars on the road today! Now this is "character" for real -

Old-world British character in spades. Hard to believe this car has been with us since 1997 and still looks so good.

M

The Artist · 11-17-2005, 03:58 AM

I agree with robertos choices.. those car really have charecter.. the other cars posted im not sure off..especially the 430 and the astons.. they are soulless to me the astons

11-17-2005, 12:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Hypersonic Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,514 Thanks: 1,017 Thanked 848 Times in 522 Posts	Recent cars with the greatest character. I was thinking about this after discussing the Bugatti Veyron. To me, the Veyron, although an undoubtedly awesome vehicle, has not got a lot of true character. Here are the cars produced in the past decade that I would nominate as having the most character. Porsche 911 993 Turbo Ferrari F40 Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen Bentley Continental T Bentley Continental SC Bentley Azure Bentley Arnage BMW Z8 Pagani Zonda F Alfa Romeo Spider What do you guys think?, what else should be added - pre FC Fiat Multipla? - as much as some people hated it, it did have character. What about the Dodge Viper, or the Aston Martin Vanquish and DB9? Last edited by Hypersonic; 11-17-2005 at 04:44 AM.

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Top Secret Advocate Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 624 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Recent cars with the greatest character. I absolutely agree with your choice of the F40, 993 Turbo and the Zonda - all have loads of character. I think the Holden Monaro has a lot of character:

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Just_me Expert Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 12,612 Thanks: 741 Thanked 2,035 Times in 1,028 Posts	Re: Recent cars with the greatest character. Cgt

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Merc1 Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aurora IL USA Posts: 4,955 Thanks: 363 Thanked 672 Times in 346 Posts	Re: Recent cars with the greatest character. Nice thread Roberto, give me a while to think about this and find some pics. M

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Merc1 Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aurora IL USA Posts: 4,955 Thanks: 363 Thanked 672 Times in 346 Posts	Re: Recent cars with the greatest character. I think a lot of British and Italian cars make the list by default, but here a few that I think have some real character: Aston-Martin DB9 Volante Ferrari F430 Spider Land Rover Range Rover Sport I love the stubby look, here in profile - Chrysler 300C SRT-8 More to come...gotta find the right pics. M

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Merc1 Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aurora IL USA Posts: 4,955 Thanks: 363 Thanked 672 Times in 346 Posts	Re: Recent cars with the greatest character. A few more cars with character: Saab 9-3 Convertible - The non-conformist choice. I've always liked this car. Audi A8L W12 Ok I cheated with this shot, its the S8 - More in a bit. M

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Merc1 Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aurora IL USA Posts: 4,955 Thanks: 363 Thanked 672 Times in 346 Posts	Re: Recent cars with the greatest character. Oh my how could I forget one of the most timeless cars on the road today! Now this is "character" for real - Old-world British character in spades. Hard to believe this car has been with us since 1997 and still looks so good. M Last edited by Merc1; 11-17-2005 at 03:40 AM.

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