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The future classics of the last 15 years from Mercedes carry smart badges.
As unpalatable as that thought will be to most on this forum.
There are cars that have ground breaking features, but I think for what it’s worth, you have to look at the entire package, not just individual elements.
For example it might handle well and be loads of fun to drive, but it leaks like a sieve, or it might not be vary reliable. (Lotus Elan) The charm of Lotus onership.
Future classic: The CLS
Future Classic: SL55 AMG
Triumph Stag V8 - Great looking car with the Alloy Buick power plant, but boy did they rust. The straight six engined stags with lucas electrics hmmn![]()
I agree with Will, the R129 is surely the one to watch, also any proper AMG car if low miles and looked after.![]()
Those two paragraphs are quite telling, if expanded a touch.
First off, we have the draw, the thing it does well, the aspect that gains it an audience. In the case of the Elan, its handling.
Also necessary though is a more subjective quality, something about the way it all gels that becomes the 'charm of ownership', despite the odd flaw (or two in the case of the Lotus!).
So really a classic has a bit of objective talent wrapped up in subjective 'character'...
The Stag only came with a Triumph 3.0 V8 engine (basically two dolomite engines glued together with bostick).
Any with straight six engines or Buick (Rover) V8s are ones that have been altered later.
Rust not that much of an issue compared to others of its day, including the R107, XJS, XJ6 coupe etc. Ones that were waxoyled and looked after still as strong as ever today.
As for future classics, I think the W209 coupe and convertible and the CLS could both be up there, along with the BMW Mini.
Ford Ka.
Typically though, narrow band criteria are selected to exclude cars people don't want on the list but yet include their own favourites, but offering up your own car on the basis of a few numbers, doesn't cut it.
Being a lemon doesnt stop a car becoming a classic - take lambo's everyone of those was a lemon
If any modern ford is going to become a classic though its the Racing Puma, pretty much flopped, wasnt much kop and was overpriced
The SLK32amg is a performance car with supercar attributes, ( certainly at the time ). 0 – 60 figures of 4.5 secs is hard to argue,
I was also astonished to learn that they'll hit 193mph de-restricted (according to Wikipedia). Not bad at all for a 3.2-litre engine.
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