Re: Finest and most beautiful Sports Sedans

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu>]

On Wed, 10 Sep 1997, Dave Head wrote:

> Since we own Audis, reliability is not necessarily a qualifier - 4 doors,
> beauty, and go fast is - here's a short list of some of my fondest. No
> particular order...
> 
> Jaguar XJR
> Jaguar XJ12HE Series III
> Jaguar 3.8S Saloon

My Father was/is a Jaguar nut.   I've grown up with them on and off.   I 
cut my electrical diagnostic teeth on a couple XJ6s.  Beautiful cars!   Dad 
even has a Jaguar V12 coffee table back home! :-)

> Maserati Quattroporte
> 98 Seville

I can attest to the new Seville.   I've spent many hours in it, under it, 
and inside it (quite literally sometimes)  It is a fine automobile for 
sure.  It has decent handling, its reasonably quick, and the styling is 
quite nice.   Interior noise is at an all time low, even compared to 
Lexus!   It is as quiet inside this car as many semi-anechoic chambers 
I've been in.   I'd still rather drive an A8 or a 750iL but there are a 
lot of things that both BMW and Audi could learn from this car.

> My wife asked me a few weeks ago what car I would have if I won the lotto -
> after a few seconds of thinking (Porsche, Lotus, Ferrari, Lambo, Vector), I
> told her "Simple - a Caterham Super 7". Don't fit the list - guess I'm still
> a 'wind in yer face' guy at heart... Besides - they're EASY to work on...

That's always a fun thought - for me it would be the McLaren F1 no 
doubt.   That car does everything with clever sophistication that the 
other supercars attempt to accomplish with brute force.

Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey 
'89 Thunderbird SuperCoupe
'86 Audi 5000 CS Quattro
'86 Mazda RX7 GXL 2+2
'85 Mazda RX7 GS