Ultimate driving machines among classic cars and youngtimers
11/04/2012
The slogan "the ultimate driving machine" is a creation of the BMW advertising department and the Munich-based company has indeed managed to build some vehicles with a great driving pleasure factor. But others have also succeeded in doing so. But what are the "ultimate driving machines" in the classic and modern classic car segment?
We would like to name a few vehicles here that we consider to provide above-average driving pleasure, but of course we are even more curious to know which ones our readers think we should have named. Further suggestions can be made using the comment function that has been active for a few days (at the end of each post). Here are our candidates (in alphabetical order, up to 1991):
The Alpine-Renault A110 won almost everything there was to win in rallying, but was also great fun for the privateer.
The BMW M3 (E30) has retained its reputation of being a particularly attractive vehicle to drive and at the same time suitable for everyday use (picture above)
It is not for nothing that the Dino 246 GT is considered one of the most manageable sports cars to come out of Maranello.
With the Honda NSX, the Japanese attacked the European (and American) sports car elite and impressed with their advanced use of technology. Master Ayrton Senna was responsible for the final tuning of the aluminum mid-engine sports car.
The Lotus Elan (Sprint) is perhaps the most highly regarded handling artist. To this day, it is considered a benchmark for driving pleasure.
With the Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7, the Zuffenhausen-based company put a sports car on its wheels that was as convincing in everyday use as it was on the racetrack.
So, now we're looking forward to the rest of the list!
