Interpret ‘cool car’ as you will.

I’m partial to Lamborghinis, but find myself preferring more modern designs for supercars than the much loved designs from the 80s/earlier.

Otherwise, that rocket car that broke the sound barrier some years ago tickles me, I think because of the rocket cars in the San Fransisco Rush games I played as a kid.

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      All I’m saying is that other car companies don’t have to post statements like this on their website

      Q1: Why do we often see media reports with Toyota vehicles (such as Hilux, Land Cruiser 70) pictured in use by armed groups? Does Toyota consent to such use? A: Toyota does not consent to its vehicles being used as shown in such media reports. We can only assume that these vehicles come from back channels and are exchanged among individuals. Such unofficial dealings, particularly in used vehicles, are very difficult for an automaker to follow.

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    Pretty much anything in the first Need for Speed would count for me, Viper, NSX, Supra, RX-7 etc.

    For a more obscure pick, the Autozam AZ-1 is just great.

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    spoiler

    this monstrosity was a self-propelled test unit with an electric transmission, which served to study the possibility of using an individual electric drive for all drive and steered wheels on heavy multi-axle chassis. Its design was carried out by specialists from the 21st Military Research Institute together with the Moscow State Technical University named after. N. E. Bauman, and a prototype was assembled by the Kolomna Research Institute of Rolling Stock in 2003.

    At first glance, this huge 16-meter machine was a Lugansk diesel locomotive DM-62 with a 2,000 hp diesel engine, which was part of the Molodets railway missile system. Here, only the upper structure for testers and special equipment, which was installed on the MAZ-547V (12x12) chassis from the Pioneer missile system, has been preserved. Unlike a railway locomotive, a generator was mounted on it to power traction electric motors built into the chassis wheels, and a new electronic system for automatic power control and selection of rotation angles.

    However, such an exotic and needlessly complex design was quikly deemed non-functional. The first attempt to drive it under its own power to Bronnitsy ended with the loss of the fourth pair of wheels and the third axle being tucked under the body. On June 17, 2004, the vehicle was transported to Military Experimental Plant No. 38, where the world’s pneumatic-wheeled diesel locomotive in the world spent its last years.

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    I’d love an electric version of the 1949 Studebaker 2R5 Pickup

    I was going to link to one with a black paint job because everything I like is black-black-black. But orange - damn.

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    I like quirked up white boy cars:

    Trabant P601-

    VW Karmann Ghia-

    Realistically the only car I’d buy now is something like the Slate pickup truck or maybe a Honda Fit hybrid. I want maximum utility, simplicity, and efficiency.

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      My wife and I have an Opel ampera-e/Chevrolet Bolt. It’s almost identical in dimensions and utility to a Honda Fit, but it’s an EV. Curious on your thoughts, since we apparently have identical taste in vehicles

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        That seems like a nice alternative to it. I really like tiny hatchbacks that fit a lot of cargo. It seems like the only tradeoff with yours is that the seats might not do Honda’s magic seat thing to take advantage of every inch of room, but I’d take an EV over that in an instant.

  • Subaru MP-1 Utility aka Subaru Brat.

    No its not for the name, rather that it is one of 2 Group B rally pick-up trucks and that is really cool to me. (Other one is the Peugeot 504 pick-up)

    If they weren’t so rusty I would love to make rally version for myself.

    I could also put in the other cars in the Group B categories. Group B rally being split into 4 categories: B9, B10 and B11, (B12 was the category everyone thinks is Group B). Cars like the Škoda 130 LR, Lada VTFS, Daihatsu Charade 926T and others I can’t remember. Personally I find them to be cooler because they were ordinary production cars that the manufacturers modified heavily rather than the homologation specials that Group B12 was.

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    I do like me a kei truck. They don’t strictly work in my area but there is a dealership nearby. I don’t think they are street legal so I dunno how the paperwork goes but I want one.

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      They’re street legal in most states because they’re over 25 years old.

      I’ve been wanting one to have for hauling plywood sheets/lumber but they skyrocketed in price lately. More demand plus tariffs. It’s to the point it makes more sense to buy a used minivan or Honda passport that has the same cargo area with the rear seats removed