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manaknight14 All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:538 Points:429,135 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Oct 27, 2011 7:45:50 PM Ignore manaknight14 Report Abuse If you could have any car in the world (i.e. no limit on the price), what car would you want? I'm curious how other people feel about this question, since for most of my life it always stumped me when people would ask me this. As for me, it wasn't until recently that I actually had an answer to this question, which I guess makes sense since this car didn't exist until recently. My dream car is the new Porsche Panamera Diesel. It packs a 250hp 3.0-liter V6 that can do 0-60 in under 6.8 seconds. That might not sound like a huge deal by Porsche standards, but when you consider it has more torque than a HEMI V8, then add in an eight-speed transmission and arguably the greatest stock audio system on the market it starts to look interesting. Cap it off with a mpg rating of 29city/42hwy, and it's downright ridiculous. If only it was about $100,000 cheaper... and available in America. [Edited by: manaknight14 at 10/27/2011 7:46:45 PM EST]

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If you could have any car in the world (i.e. no limit on the price), what car would you want? I'm curious how other people feel about this question, since for most of my life it always stumped me when people would ask me this.

As for me, it wasn't until recently that I actually had an answer to this question, which I guess makes sense since this car didn't exist until recently. My dream car is the new Porsche Panamera Diesel. It packs a 250hp 3.0-liter V6 that can do 0-60 in under 6.8 seconds. That might not sound like a huge deal by Porsche standards, but when you consider it has more torque than a HEMI V8, then add in an eight-speed transmission and arguably the greatest stock audio system on the market it starts to look interesting. Cap it off with a mpg rating of 29city/42hwy, and it's downright ridiculous. If only it was about $100,000 cheaper... and available in America.

[Edited by: manaknight14 at 10/27/2011 7:46:45 PM EST]

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Bluebird333 All-Star Author Wisconsin Posts:634 Points:52,300 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 17, 2012 3:32:18 AM Ignore Bluebird333 Report Abuse This is a tough one because their are so many great cars out there. 1.Ford GT Only 4000 made and very fast and very cool. OR 2. E36 BMW M3 GTR Only 2 were made street legal and they have great handling. If I could afford either one I wouldn't care about gas prices.
Bluebird333 All-Star Author Wisconsin Posts:634 Points:52,300 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 17, 2012 3:32:04 AM Ignore Bluebird333 Report Abuse This is a tough one because their are so many great cars out there. 1.Ford GT Only 4000 made and very fast and very cool. OR 2. E36 BMW M3 GTR Only 2 were made street legal and they have great handling. If I could afford either one I wouldn't care about gas prices.
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