The best looking cars ever.

peasant · 22-08-2007 9:43am

maidhc wrote:

I don't know what it is about people listing BMWs, apart from the fascination with them on this website

Aside from the Z1, most stuff they make is pretty bland fare that at times gets strikingly bland(e46), and sometimes pretty ugly(e65, x3, x5).

BMW are grand, but they don't make good looking cars like the italians. Pretty much ANY alfa of the past 30 years has been better looking than anything from germany.

There's ONE BMW that could be called beautiful ...well, close to anyway:

The 507

dak · 22-08-2007 9:52am

Mercedes E320 cdi ?

Marcus.Aurelius · 22-08-2007 9:53am

Peasant, That one really does look like a shoe. With leather insoles!!!

High&Low · 22-08-2007 10:14am

Mercedes 300 SL (Gull Wing)

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Ford GT40 (1960s)

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ShowUsYourXbox · 22-08-2007 10:24am

The 250 GT / Cali are both amazing looking also

RobAMerc · 22-08-2007 10:29am

1. Ferrari 328GTS - although GTO is certainly up there.
2. Daytona /Daytona Spyder. (Well if it was good enough for a certain Messrs Crocket and Tubs......)
3. Alfa 8C
4. Ferrari Dino
5. DeTomaso Panthera - makes me just wanna get outta the way!

Dwilly · 22-08-2007 10:57am

The wife's!

el tel · 22-08-2007 11:06am

h3000 · 22-08-2007 11:12am

Some of my favorites here.

Ferrari 246 GT Dino

AC Cobra

BMW 507

rebel.ranter · 22-08-2007 1:27pm

LIGHTNING wrote:

The 308 is a fantastic car my mate has one and it looks even better in real life.

Does he have a moustache?

22-08-2007 1:35pm

Andrewf20 wrote:

Would love to here some thoughts. Heres my contenders:

Honda NSX

I'm sorry the NSX is ugly.

Turbulent Bill · 22-08-2007 2:19pm

Royale with Cheese wrote:

It's gotta be...

Ferrari 250 GTO

Absolutely beautiful, what a car.

22-08-2007 2:34pm

Turbulent Bill wrote:

Absolutely beautiful, what a car.

It looks like noddy's car!

Tabnabs · 22-08-2007 2:37pm

Always had a thing for a Saab 900

CoolGuy1 · 22-08-2007 3:38pm

IMO the nicest looking cars in the world are as follows (In no particular order - apart from (i)!!!!):

(i) The Aston Martin DBS

(ii) The Bentley Continental GT

(iii) The Jaguar XJ - doesn't have to be the XJR

(iv) The Rolls-Royce Phantom - this car cannot be described as being 'beautiful,' but delivers in spades what no other car can quite master - an unbelievable road presence, a sense of occasion, and an unrivalled aura of prestige. These factors make this a magnificent looking car, not for outright beauty, but for its sheer presence, and the fact that this car really does look like the finest automobile money can buy! The front of the E-Class is one of the nicest of any car around.

(v) The Jaguar XK8/R

(vi) The Mercedes E-Class (pre-'07 facelift-i.e. the '02 - '06 model) This is a truly beautiful car. There is not one line that needs to be changed. Like the SL, the E-class completely captures the current period of car design - trying to balance muscular curvy looks with overall elegance in design - before all car manufacturers move into a new era of sharp Banglesque styling (All BMWs and the latest Mercs - C & S class for example). The E-Class Avantgarde alloys alone on this model are a masterpiece of design - so simple, but fantastic looking!

(vii) In light, of (vi) above, the Mercedes SL obviously!

(viii) Ferrari 360 Modena.

(ix) The new Mercedes CL-class.

Oh, and BTW I've chosen these cars and I'm only 21! Mercs appeal to all people - not just old people! Many of my friends' favourite cars are Astons, Bentleys and Mercs!

Kali · 22-08-2007 3:40pm

288 GTO is the most beautiful ferrari ever... how someone could prefer a 308 is beyond me... especially the gts

The 280 GTO comments remind me of a 280 GT California I seen (on an Irish plate!!) in Kildare a few years ago, which remains the most stunning car I have ever seen on the road.

Andrewf20 · 22-08-2007 5:32pm

ronoc wrote:

I'm sorry the NSX is ugly.

She doesnt look so hot with that rear wing thingy. Im thinkin more along the lines of this older version:

http://members.cox.net/evoc/myNSX.jpg

Welcome to boards Coolguy1. I see its your 1st post.

prospect · 23-08-2007 10:02am

CoolGuy1 wrote:

(iv) The Rolls-Royce Phantom - this car cannot be described as being 'beautiful,'

Yet it makes #4 on your Best Looking Cars ever list...????....

BTW:
Welcome to boards...

CoolGuy1 · 23-08-2007 10:27am

prospect wrote:

Yet it makes #4 on your Best Looking Cars ever list...????....

BTW:
Welcome to boards...

Yes it makes number four on my best looking cars list, as it looks great, but is not beautiful. This was the key point in my explanation of why it is a fantastic looking car - not for being beautiful, but because of its road presence and sense of occasion.

The list was not a "most beautiful cars" list, but a "nicest looking cars" list. There is a subtle but important difference between the two!:)

prospect · 23-08-2007 10:34am

CoolGuy1 wrote:

Yes it makes number four on my best looking cars list, as it looks great, but is not beautiful. This was the key point in my explanation of why it is a fantastic looking car - not for being beautiful, but because of its road presence and sense of occasion.

The list was not a "most beautiful cars" list, but a "nicest looking cars" list. There is a subtle but important difference between the two!:)

Fair enough, my criteria would be entirely different, but each to their own I suppose.

siralfalot · 23-08-2007 10:48am

Ferrari Dino

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just stunning

you have to admit, in terms of car styling, nobody but nobody comes close to the Italians :cool:

nastysimon · 23-08-2007 11:06am

A similar thread on another site with some very tasty cars indeed:
http://www.octane.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=8259

RobAMerc · 23-08-2007 11:39am

LIGHTNING wrote:

The 308 is a fantastic car my mate has one and it looks even better in real life.

That pic is a 328 btw not a 308 !

domonick · 23-08-2007 8:51pm

a lot of really nice cars there i'm a bit of a fan of classic american muscle cars ,but not one mention of the MKiv toyota supra

Plug · 23-08-2007 9:14pm

MK5 GTI and the murchalargo LP640.

Andrewf20 · 23-08-2007 9:54pm

domonick wrote:

a lot of really nice cars there i'm a bit of a fan of classic american muscle cars ,but not one mention of the MKiv toyota supra

I was in Austin recently talking to a guy who has a 1970's muscle car - cant remember for the life of me what it was but it averages around 10mpgs! He said it had over 400bhp, thats all I can remember.