My dad celebrated his retirement and selling of his business last weekend, and has asked me to help me find THE ONE CAR. The one that can do it all. He wants something that can do autocross, trackdays, and roadtrips. I asked him what he was thinking about and the first thing he threw out was a Mercedes AMG GT. His main requirement is he wants it to look awesome, so that every time he walks into the garage or approaches it in the parking lot he gets a smile on his face. I'm the exact opposite of this approach, give me a ton of money and I'm buying a ratty NA miata to send to Flying Miata for an LS swap that looks as stock as possible and then go terrorize Porsche club events. So that's why I'm coming to the collective wisdom here to come up with a list of cars that just look jaw droppingly good.
Other things to consider, he currently has a AP2 S2000, and has extensively driven my old NA miata. He loves how light and nimble those cars feel. Based on his stated goals I was listing a bunch of Grand touring type cars, but I know he won't like driving them as much as something lighter.
Other requirements
Less than 5 or so years old
Top price of around 150k or so but doesn't need to spend near all of that
Doesn't care if it's competitive in a specific auto cross class, as long as it's fast.
Bonus if it can haul a set of golf clubs
What I have so far
New NSX
Alpha Romeo 4c
Audi R8
BMW M2 or M4
Cadillac ATSV or CTSV
C7 Vette
C8 Vette
Jaguar F type
Lexux LC 500 and RC-F
Lotus Evora and Exige
Maserati Gran Turismo
Mclaren 570s
Mercedes AMG GT
Porsche Cayman or 911
Toyota Supra
intentionally left off:
earlier vettes,
Nissan GTR
pony cars
Anything I should add to the list?
Other things to consider, he currently has a AP2 S2000, and has extensively driven my old NA miata. He loves how light and nimble those cars feel. Based on his stated goals I was listing a bunch of Grand touring type cars, but I know he won't like driving them as much as something lighter.
Other requirements
Less than 5 or so years old
Top price of around 150k or so but doesn't need to spend near all of that
Doesn't care if it's competitive in a specific auto cross class, as long as it's fast.
Bonus if it can haul a set of golf clubs
What I have so far
New NSX
Alpha Romeo 4c
Audi R8
BMW M2 or M4
Cadillac ATSV or CTSV
C7 Vette
C8 Vette
Jaguar F type
Lexux LC 500 and RC-F
Lotus Evora and Exige
Maserati Gran Turismo
Mclaren 570s
Mercedes AMG GT
Porsche Cayman or 911
Toyota Supra
intentionally left off:
earlier vettes,
Nissan GTR
pony cars
Anything I should add to the list?