Your favorite sedan?

[omicron]

The Citroen SM is awesome, but it's a fastback coupe! 

The SM Opera by Chapron is exquisite.




So beautifully-proportioned, so pure, so elegant. Fabulously-detailed, too. All modern stylists should be forced to look at this car as a lesson in restraint and purity of line.

[cawimmer430]

The SM Opera by Chapron is exquisite.

So beautifully-proportioned, so pure, so elegant. Fabulously-detailed, too. All modern stylists should be forced to look at this car as a lesson in restraint and purity of line.

Yes, now THAT is lovely. If only Citroen had commissioned Chapron to build more of these!

I believe only two were built...

[2o6]

The SM Opera ruins everything I like about the SM. (Namely the roofline and greenhouse). The transition is inelegant, and can't hold a candle to the DS.

[FoMoJo]

If I were buying in a few months...absolutely gorgeous in person.



My second choice, if I had a few extra bucks...stunningly sensuous when seen up close.

[Cookie Monster]

The Lincoln looks like it's squinting.

[cawimmer430]

When it comes to Lincoln sedans nothing touches this. 

[FoMoJo]

The Lincoln looks like it's squinting.

It was kinda' bright on the stage .

A picture doesn't do it justice.  I was sceptical when I first saw the images from the Detroit show but it looks far better in person.

[FoMoJo]

When it comes to Lincoln sedans nothing touches this. 

For me, it's always been the '63.  The suicide doors make it special...

[omicron]

The SM Opera ruins everything I like about the SM. (Namely the roofline and greenhouse). The transition is inelegant, and can't hold a candle to the DS.

No prizes for guessing that I disagree. I've always liked the SM (in any configuration) more than the DS, but that's akin to saying I've always liked Pol Roger more than Mo?t. There are no losers here.

A slight caveat, however. My DS would have to be the later swivelling-headlight model - the fixed-lamp models never quite did it for me.

[cawimmer430]

For me, it's always been the '63.  The suicide doors make it special...

That's also hot. I have a thing for the '60s and '70s Lincolns.

Even the 1980s Town Car is hot IMO. 



^Look at that thing!^ 

[AutobahnSHO]

Everything about the new Lincolns makes me want to hit them with a Louisville slugger.

[cawimmer430]

Everything about the new Lincolns makes me want to hit them with a Louisville slugger.

Just look at these masterpieces and you know why I feel the same way as you do. 

[FoMoJo]

Everything about the new Lincolns makes me want to hit them with a Louisville slugger.

I was of the same view until I saw their display down at the local auto show.  The MKS is a far more impressive car when viewed in person.  Also, the MKT Town Car, for those wanting a luxury CUV, is quite imposing.  The only oddball, in the lineup, is the Navigator.

Certainly, much more has to be done to resurrect it as a true 'luxury' brand, but they're off to a good start.  They still need that V12 'halo' car.

[cawimmer430]

Certainly, much more has to be done to resurrect it as a true 'luxury' brand, but they're off to a good start.  They still need that V12 'halo' car.

Piece of cake. Lincoln should resurrect this badboy. The V12 engine will easily fit into the long bonnet. 

[S204STi]

2008-2009 Subaru Legacy GT Spec B.

[SVT666]

Overall Favourite





Favourite that I could actually afford to buy

I still stand by the Rapide, but after today I have to discard the G37 like a pair torn underwear.

[Raza]

Gah!  Why do the headlamps touch the grille!?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Gah!  Why do the headlamps touch the grille!?

I makes me feel like it has eye boogers.

[Laconian]

You know it's going to be crammed with white LEDs and fiber optics. Radioactive eye boogers!

[SVT666]

Gah!  Why do the headlamps touch the grille!?

After seeing it in person, I like it a lot better than I did in pictures.  I drove a 2008 323i today and now I get the love for BMW.  I completely and totally get it now.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

After seeing it in person, I like it a lot better than I did in pictures.  I drove a 2008 323i today and now I get the love for BMW.  I completely and totally get it now.

Does it drive better than the G8 GT?

[SVT666]

Does it drive better than the G8 GT?

The G8 GT feels as loose and sloppy as a $2 whore compared to the Bimmer.

[MaxPower]

2008-2009 Subaru Legacy GT Spec B.

I agree. Great looking car.

I'm also a fan of the Audi S4 (B5).

[TurboDan]

The G8 GT feels as loose and sloppy as a $2 whore compared to the Bimmer.

I had the same reaction the first time I drove a BMW. There's something about those cars that just can't be replicated by anyone else. It's almost a magical feeling!

[68_427]

I didn't like how the shifter felt in the new 328 at the auto show.  However it does look really good in person.  And the seats are super low to the ground omfg.

[MexicoCityM3]

I had the same reaction the first time I drove a BMW. There's something about those cars that just can't be replicated by anyone else. It's almost a magical feeling!

I had exactly the same wow experience with the first BMW I ever drove, it was a 325i E36 sedan demo that I had loaned to me by my dad back in 96, when he worked for a while at the first BMW dealer in Mexico.

Before driving it, I used to be a Mopar and VW fan and thought BMWs were outrageously expensive and not worth the money. That all changed that day, I remember giving back the keys to my dad and telling him "Now I think this car is actually cheap." After that I was set and started saving and eventually got a used E36 325is in 98.

[Vinsanity]

The BMW "magic" is hit and miss for me. One of the first Bimmers I drove was an E30 convertible, and I thought it was a super neat car compared to anything else I'd driven at the time (I was 18). As I got to drive nicer cars later on, I drove an E46 sedan that my brother was looking to buy, and I thought it was just okay. Another one I drove was an E34 525i, which I thought was exceptional, until I drove a Maxima from the same year, and found that it felt exactly like a FWD version of the E34.

My favorite, of course, if my brother's E46 M3. He let me drive it from the dealer lot to the gas station when he picked up the car, and getting back into the Caddy seriously made me feel like a geriatric

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

The G8 GT feels as loose and sloppy as a $2 whore compared to the Bimmer.

Now if you're spending you're own money wich would you go with?

[hotrodalex]

I had exactly the same wow experience with the first BMW I ever drove, it was a 325i E36 sedan demo that I had loaned to me by my dad back in 96, when he worked for a while at the first BMW dealer in Mexico.

Before driving it, I used to be a Mopar and VW fan and thought BMWs were outrageously expensive and not worth the money. That all changed that day, I remember giving back the keys to my dad and telling him "Now I think this car is actually cheap." After that I was set and started saving and eventually got a used E36 325is in 98.

First car I ever drove was a BMW.

[SVT666]

Now if you're spending you're own money wich would you go with?

Bimmer.  Before I had driven one, I would have easily said the G8 GT, but now, I can't honestly say that.

I mean, my SVT Focus is one of the best handling affordable cars built in the last 10 years, and my car still feels like it just came off the lot.  No rattles, no squeaks, no noise, and the shifter, clutch, steering, seats, doors, etc. all feel brand new still.  But when I got out of the Bimmer and got back into my car, I almost started to cry.  My car felt like a bucket of bolts afterwards.  I told my wife that I could easily see us with more than 1 BMW in the garage in a couple years.