Only the 4th gens with the H22 VTEC engines.

 

and they were really rare, I searched forever, but only wound up with an Si

 

well of course...all 5th gens have VTEC...so you can only compare apples to apples

 

There is also the even more rare 4WS models...which I think are better then the ATTS system in the Type S.

I still dream of finding another CLEAN 3rd gen...with 4WS this time. I want see how it do in autoX....I come across them once in a blue moon on CL....but they are usually in piss poor condition...I miss my 3rd gen

 

i have always thought that most Mercedes have managed to have a timeless look. I still love the 128's etc. Beutiful cars.

 

werd Sarlacc...the 4WS is much better than the ATTS system in the 5th gen

I'd love to get an LSD in mine (sorry a little OT)

 

I think all W140 coupes and sedans are timeless, as well as all 993s. God i love these cars.

 

yeah one guy at the apartment complex has a W140 S500 coupe. Definately gangsta

 

Jeep Wrangler

 

on both although I always preferred the 4 door accord

 

E34 5 Series. Amazing looking cars.

The best of the E34s was the 1995 540 M-Sport

 

I agree with all of that. Esp. the lude...

 

Porsche 928

 

less the '85 requirement. and ford is slowly creeping back to it

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Also the Ford GT40's...

1964 Ford GT Prototype


1964 Ford GT40 Mk1


1966 Ford GT40 Mk2


1966 Ford GT40 Mk3


1967 Ford GT40 Mk4


2005 Ford GT

 

There are tons like the Supra and 8 series where it was the last of the breed so it stays new long after it is retired.

The 911s (in this case the 993/996/997) where the the shape is so evolutionary that it never gets old because it always looks so similar.

Then there are designs that are just well amazing and exotic and carry on in the hearts and minds eye, such as the Ferrari V8 "Dinos", the 348/355/360/430 in the time frame.

Then the handsome designs that just please most more than subsequent iterations such as the E39 5er and the E46 M3 (possibly).

But, counting out exotics I think the 911 design is the king of this concept, it is hard to argue when the shape is so pleasing and has been far more similar than one could imagine for over 40 years. No car design has aged so well for so long except maybe the Cobra and the GT40 but neither has been in constant production. The 911 remains one of the most desirable sports cars despite its evolutionary design and bass ackwards drive train, as PJ opined "Ass engined Nazi slot car" indeed.

 

Nicely said

 

I agree.

There is something about the design of a porsche 911 that makes a man feel tingley when he sees one.

 

Just look at this shot. It's all in the angle from which the pic was taken. It just gives me the meanest hard-on.

 

911 will be timeless because Porsche has kept the same design since the beginning of time and I'm sure until the end of time.

Not a big 911 fan but I agree that it looks timeless. If you put one from each year from 1995-2006 all in a row I probably couldn't tell you which year each was from.

 

Legend Coupe.

 

2 cars jump out at me:
late 90s early 2000's
Benz E-class. I occassionally see one running around and it's still a good looking car.
#2. Pontiac Firebird WS6. Yes the old F-bodies. there's one guy around here with a jet black one he gets out when it's nice on the weekend. he keeps it garaged. but after it's polished up it looks SOOOOOOOOO SEXY with that ram air hood.

 

I have to admit, the nostil looking ram air hood on the WS6 trans am does look good...

Too bad the interior is shit.

 

Someone should start a "Untimeless Designs" thread, so we can talk about the VehiCross and the like.

 

The Nissan Skyline comes to mind. It's style doesn't get old to me. Timeless

 

The 997 GT3!! The P-cars give me some pause, in that I LIKE their shape but I do not love it. In a year or so one would have the choice of a (used) 360 or a (new) GT3 for about the same scratch. No question the GT3 would be cheaper to own and be a better performer in every objective category but there is something about the shape and mystique of the F-car. While the GT3 is quite special and car guys (and girls) will see that, the average person will see a just another 911. For me the GT3 is a head car and the Modena is a heart car.

 

I've ridden in the previous gen GT3 on the autoX course. It was very nice..Though the ride I took in a Elise right after kicked it's ass.

I was just looking at pics from my autoX teams last event ( I have not attended in a VERY long time) and someone is now running a Modena...I have GOT to get back.

There was also a c6 z06!

 

I think the current Gen Audi A8L will never be out of fashion, it just looks superior in every single way you look at it.

 

Yeah I agree, most of the Audi Designs since the late 90's have a very timeless look to them. They're really simple in a good way, kind of like that 90-93 honda accord design which still looks real good today.

 

Porsche?! 4th gen Prelude is more awesome! :sigh:

I'll vote for the Toyota Cressida. Guy must have taken it out of his garage for the first time in 5 years today, cuz it was the only car on the road not covered in salt grime. Very clean, burgundy. Nothing says JDM more than a classic boxy Toyota!

 

 

I agree with a lot of others and think that the Lexus SC should be added:

 

I agree with a lot of others and think that the 1st gen Lexus SC should be added:

 

Hey, is that a Trans Am "trans am" ??

Did you know that Pontiac had to pay a licencing fee to the SCCA for every firebird that bore the "trans am" name....

 

I forgot the old SC's. IMO, those are better than the new SC.

 

 

To me the original 2nd gen T/A was the best looking one of the bunch. The C-pillar & nose look a lot better than the ones on the Burt Reynolds T/A.

no I didn't know that.