[cyberdog]

Ehhhh not 100% sure if this was posted before. I was alerted to the list coz my beat-up old car is ranked second

Source: Discovery Channel - Feature - Greatest Ever - Sports Cars

Question: what’s the odd one out in this list? Sports cars, vodka Martini, beautiful women, stamp collecting, James Bond. You’re right if you say that alcohol and cars just don’t mix. But the subject of this edition of The Greatest Ever is really for people with something of a sophisticated lifestyle. Our experts have sought out ten vehicles that define the term ‘sports car’. They outdo each with extravagent design, speed and price, but say you didn’t have to worry about the latter, which car would you choose to take for a spin on a Sunday afternoon?

Lamborghini Countach (5000QV) Year 1984
Power 455 HP
Engine 5,167 ccm, V 12 mid-engine
Weight 1,494 kg
Top speed 306 km/h
Rank 10th

Nissan Skyline Year 1968 onwards
Power 400 HP
Engine 4,500 ccm, V8, Biturbo
Weight 1,400-1,800 kg
Top speed 260+ km/h
Rank 9th

Corvette Sting Ray Year 1967
Power 300-435 HP
Engine 6,490–6,999 ccm, V8
Weight 1300-1371 kg
Top speed 240 km/h
Rank 8th

Aston Martin DB5 Year 1963
Power 285.9 HP
Engine 3,996 ccm, V12
Weight 1465 kg
Top speed 229 km/h
Rank 7th

Mercedes Gullwing SL Year 1954
Power 215 HP
Engine 2,996 ccm, 6 cylinder
Weight 1295 kg
Top speed 235 - 260 km/h
Rank 6th

Ferrari Enzo Year 2002
Power 660 HP
Engine 5,998 ccm, V12
Weight 1,365 kg
Top speed 360 km/h
Rank 5th

Jaguar E-Type Year 1961
Power 320 HP
Engine 3,781 ccm, 6 cylinder
Weight 980 kg
Top speed 270+ km/h
Rank 4th

MacLaren F 1 Year 1994
Power 627 HP
Engine 6,064 ccm, V12
Weight 1,140 kg
Top speed 368 km/h
Rank 3rd

Mazda Miata Year 1989
Power 116 HP
Engine 1,597 ccm, 4 cylinder
Weight 955 kg
Top speed 220 km/h
Rank 2nd

Porsche 911 Year 1964
Power 130 HP
Engine 1,991 ccm, 6 cylinder boxer
Weight 1,080 kg
Top speed 210 km/h
Rank 1st

[bigfoot]

i am surprise that the db5 is on rank 7th.

[cyberdog]

Originally Posted by bigfoot

i am surprise that the db5 is on rank 7th.

Ya I think this kind of list is super subjective. Depends on what the compiler was looking out for. I think the mindset here here was "which car would you choose to take for a spin on a Sunday afternoon". I guess in that sense, the compiler was ranking the cars not as sports or racing cars, but more as lifestyle cars.

[beyondgadgets]

where's my bugati veyron ?