Thursday, 16 February 2012

Boring cars

Here are my list of car brands that in my opinion makes some really boring cars to drive:
- Lexus - all models except for the LFA and ISF
- Honda - all models except for S2000, Civic Type R, Accord Euro, Integra, NSX
- Nissan - all models except for Pulsar GTi-R, GTR and 370Z
- Mitsubishi - all models except for EVO X
- Ford - all models except for Focus ST
- Suzuki - all except for Swift Sport
- Kia - all models except for Optima K5 2.0T
- Hyundai - all models available in Malaysia (possible exception is the Veloster turbo)
- Toyota - all models except for Supra (but that is too old) and the upcoming GT-86
- VW - all models except for the Polo Gti, Golf Gti, Scirocco, Passat CC, Golf R and Scirocco R
- Chery - all models
- Subaru - all the Naturally aspirated models

When I say boring I mean the car does not have anything special about it to make it interesting. It may not handle very well, insufficient power to impress, dull interior, no feedback from the steering wheel, dull brakes, lousy chassis, too quiet and no exterior design appeal.

To me the car companies that consistently design interesting cars or entertaining cars are:
- BMW - their regular 3 series right up to the M cars are truly driver's cars.
- Mercedes - the AMG models are awesome
- Audi - the S and R series have always been admired
- Porsche - with the introduction of every new model, their just keep getting better. The only exception is the bland basic 3.6 Cayenne. The engine just isn't good enough for the car. The least Porsche could do is pinch the 3.0 Turbo from Audi and put it in the Cayenne as a base model unit.



I won't even go into the super car range because those cars are made for speed and handling.

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