Cool Cars
Welcome to the world of cool cars. Whether it is fast cool cars, beautiful automobiles or fun buggies that you are interested in, if it has four wheels and is cool then you should find it here.
Firstly
what makes a cool car?
Porsche, Mustang, MG, Rolls Royce and Ferrari. These marques just are and always will be cool. They are awesome cars. End of Discusssion.
On the other hand, some cars start out uncool and over time become cooler. A '57 Chevvy was not a cool car in 1957; but today the ice cracks the tarmac whenever one drives by.
In the 1950's Enzo Ferarri took time out from designing his Italian classic sports cars to whip up the design for the Mini for a small English firm called Austin. The original Mini is still cooler than a Scotmans knees in January after more than 50 years on the road.
German cars are often technically very very good (The VW Golf is one of the worlds greatest engineering achievements) but they are rarely cool. Aside from Any Audi from the last 30 years and the Porche 944 the Germans do not do cool. They do oompah bands, good cars and beer instead - bless them.
So, what is it that makes a cool car? Is it simply the lines? The look? the shape? the colour schemes? the ride? the comfort? the engine?
No, it is all those and more. Cool is an intangeable combination of style and substance. Cool is understated elegace, raw power and lets face it, cool is also sexy.
A list of cool cars
If you disagree then.. well, you are wrong.
- 1963 Aston Martin DB5 (James Bond's cool car in the cool film Goldfinger)
- Aston Martin Vanquish
- Porsche 944
- Austin Mini
- Alfa 147 & GTA
- Alfa GTV
- Audi A2
- Audi A3
- Audi 80
- Bentley Continental GT
- Ford GT40
- Ferrari 320
- Jaguar XJ
- Jaguar XJR
- Koenigsegg (of course it is cool. The name is a bit pony but It goes like stink)
- Lamborghini Gallardo
- Lotus Elise
- Maserati 4200GT
- Renault Clio
- Rolls Royce Phantom
- Saab 93 (Just sit inside one and then try and tell me it isn't cooler than a Polar Bear's toenails.)
- Saab 95
What extras define a cool car?
Adding extras to an uncool car will never make it cool. However, if a car comes off the forecourt with:
- Cruise Control
- Sat Nav
- Air Conditioning
- Power Steering
- Power Brakes
- Power Windows
- Power Locks
- Power Seats
- Keyless Entry
- Satellite Radio
- Intermittent Wipers
- Tilt Steering Wheel
- Alloy Wheels
- Rear Window Defrost
- Dual Airbags
- Heated Seats
- Anti-Lock Brakes
- Traction Control System
- Multi CD or MP3 entertainment system
then for the time being it can probably be considered cool enough that an in-car refridgerator would be a waste of time.
In five years time, when this list is standard for all new cars, then the cool cars are going to have to up the ante.