What car is more beautiful than an Emira?

[Rcktmn]

Agreed! Which is why I almost bought this car when I knew I couldn’t afford a Dino and lost hope the Elise would ever come to our shores. Even mimics the curved rear window of the Dino. View attachment 67685

Agreed. IMO the FD RX7 is one of the best looking cars ever. And it wasn’t crazy expensive.

 

[seriously]

Last three cars are some of favorite designs. Mr2, bac mono, rx7, wow.

The rx7 was my childhood dream car. So sexy. Had small little door handle, cool rear taillights, glass covered dials, so many cool design choices.

 

[F1 SML8R]

Agreed. IMO the FD RX7 is one of the best looking cars ever. And it wasn’t crazy expensive.
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Well, it kinda was. I actually remember looking at these when I was a young buck right out of college (it was literally my dream car when I saw it). These were trading for roughly $31K in 1993. Take $31K and translate that to today's dollars, you are north of $70K. It was pricy then and is still pricy today, if it were offered new to a college grad at $71K.

 

[seriously]

Well, it kinda was. I actually remember looking at these when I was a young buck right out of college (it was literally my dream car when I saw it). These were trading for roughly $31K in 1993. Take $31K and translate that to today's dollars, you are north of $70K. It was pricy then and is still pricy today, if it were offered new to a college grad at $71K.

Back then they had warranties too.

 

[cyanmauve]

Im just going to use this post to point out a car I dont think gets enough love. I think the Islero is a gorgeous car. The attachd picture is of Ferruccio's own Islero he had made to match a boat he bought around the same time. Its an amazing spec.

I happened to see one on a Sunday afternoon at a car show in Del Ray Beach, Florida. It was very good fortune that we decided to have lunch across the street from a concour that we didn’t know was planned for that afternoon. The Islero was stunning. A Miura as well as a Maserati Ghibli were being presented as well. I doubt I’ll ever see an Islero again!

 

[Emira Fan]

RX7 is one of the best looking cars ever. And it wasn’t crazy

I still have my RX7; bought new out of college. Tacked for bit in my 20's. Didn't drive it much afterwards. Only has 5,900 miles now. Still smells like it's off the showroom floor inside. A similar RX7 in the county next to me sold for $148k a year or so ago. Had similar ultra low miles....crazy

 

[Tomwa]

Unrelated note. What's your will look like

 

[seriously]

I still have my RX7; bought new out of college. Tacked for bit in my 20's. Didn't drive it much afterwards. Only has 5,900 miles now. Still smells like it's off the showroom floor inside. A similar RX7 in the county next to me sold for $148k a year or so ago. Had similar ultra low miles....crazy

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Is it… manual?

 

[geoffbland]

Whilst we're on the subject and also talking about personal taste. I love the look of the Elise S1 but the S2 and its angular lines and never "took" with me, same with the Evora and I seriously considered buying one of those. I don't dislike straight edges - one of my favourite cars is the Lancia Stratos and I also think the Delta Intregrale looks fantastic. Maybe it's something about putting in an edge just for show? That said I know a lot of people prefer the look of the S2 over the S1. Regardless, the Emira is curvy and I would agree is probably the most beautiful car currently on sale.

 

[Emira Fan]

Is it… manual?

Yes It is manual. Test drove the Auto, while it paired well with the turbos it really wasn't very impressive. Auto tech in the 90's wasn't that great.....

 

[TomAce]

I‘m a little biased, but I still think that the Vauxhall VX220 / Opel Speedster has a truly classic and timeless shape. It has a more masculine appeal compared to the more rounded Elises.

 

[me73]

Agreed with many of the cars here. The Emira is on the list, one of the few cars, let alone cars from Lotus, that doesn't have an awkward angle. But there have been many works of art along the way.

I'm surprised no one has posted an Aston yet. This is one of my all time favorite designs. It's absolutely timeless and is beautiful from every angle.