The original James Bond car

That's right - I'm talking about Aston Martin DB5. It's often billed as the most famous car in the world as it starred in James Bond's Goldfinger movie. The Aston Martin DB5 is a luxury grand tourer, that was made by Aston Martin and designed by the Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera. The DB series was named honouring David Brown, who was the head of Aston Martin from 1947-1972). This was available as a coupe and as a convertible. Only 123 convertibles were produced and they did not use the typical Volante name until 1965. Many of these convertibles were fitted with DB6 engines and DB5 Vantage engines. Its DOHC straight six, 4 liter engine produced 282HP at 5500 rpm with peak torque of 380NM at 4500rpm. The DB5 has a 5-speed gearbox with optional 3-speed automatic. It's rear-wheel drive and weighs 1468kg. It can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 7.1 seconds with a top speed of 229km/h. The average fuel consumption for the coupe version is about 16.1 litres per 100km. The coupe version cost 4926 euros as new and the convertible version cost 5298 euros. They cost now about 300 000 to 400 000 euros. There is also a high performance DB5 Vantage, which was introduced in 1964 and there was only 65 of them made. It delivered greater top-end performance at the expense of overall flexibility, especially as legendary Weber carburettors are renowned as full-throttle devices. The Vantage produced 325HP at 5750 rpm and 393NM at 4500 rpm. It's 3kg-s lighter than the ordinay DB5, weighing 1465kg. Top speed is 252 km/h and it accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in 6.2 seconds, which is astounding. Average fuel consumption for the Vantage is about 16.4 litres per 100km. It costs a little bit more than the usual DB5. The convertible versions for both, DB5 and DB5 Vantage show the same specifications. Though the DB5 coupe is known the best - the convertible's roof construction have degraded by time. I just love that car, unfortunately, I can never afford it, nor I can drive it, which is quite sad for a car enthusiast like me. The pictures below are the property of Bonhams, Wikipedia user Herranderssvensson, Martin Hidinger, asportcars.com, netcarshow.com, autoindex.com and I do not own any rights for these pictures.

Ferrari F355

I'm pretty hyped for this car, because this was my dream car, when I was a kid. Just as the 512 TR I talked about earlier, it's a classical Ferrari for me, just what I look in a Ferrari. To be honest, it's one of the best sport cars of its era and even today, it is still a beautiful sight on the roads. It was built from 1994 to 1999 and it's relatively common as Ferrari produced 11273 units of them. It's a mid-engined, rear-wheel drive V8 two-seat coupe, targa(you could remove the hardtop yourself, but the roof constructions on engine cover remained) or convertible. This 3.5 litre V8 produced 380HP(279kw) at 8250 rpm, 363NM at 6000 rpm and did 0-100 km/h in 4.6 seconds with a top speed of 300 km/h. The car's frame is a steel monocoque with tubular steel rear sub-frame with front and rear suspensions using independent, unequal-length wishbones, coil springs over gas-filled telescopic shock absorbers with electronic control servos and anti-roll bars. This car allows selection between two damper settings: comfort and sport. Aerodynamic design for the car included 1300 hours of windtunnel analysis. The car's standard seats are upholstered with hides from Connolly Leather, and are fitted asymmetrically in the car, which results in the driver being slightly closer to the car's center line than the passenger. At launch in May 1994, two models were available: the coupe Berlinetta and the targa version GTS. The spider version was introduced in 1995. What's interesting is the fact, that the nomenclature does not follow the formula from the previous decades(engine capacity is followed by number of cylinders), for example Ferrari 246 - 2 and 4 stand for 2.4 litres and the 6 stands for 6 cylinders. For the F355, they used engine capacity followed by the number of valves per cylinder - 3.5 litres engine capacity and 5 valves per cylinder to bring the performance advances introduced by a 5 valve per cylinder configuration intro the forefront. Initially, for the Berlinetta, the 6-speed manual gearbox was the only transmission available. However, in 1997, the Berlinetta was the first ever road car to be equipped with the innovative F1-style gearbox management system. Derived directly from Formula 1, where it made its debut in 1989 winning the Brazilian Grand Prix, the electro-hydraulic system was operated by paddles behind the steering wheel using the F355’s conventional 6-speed manual gearbox. The new transmission guaranteed lightning-quick gear changes, with the additional advantage that both the driver’s hands could stay on the wheel at all times. The average fuel consumption for the Berlinetta was about 15.3 litres/100km. The Berlinetta was priced about 100 000 euros as new, but now it's available for about 40 000 euros. It's now more affordable than ever before. It's truly one of my dream cars and I would truly consider buying it if I wasn't living in Estonia, where the roads are the same as a chocolate cookie crisp. I wonder if it's reliable and easy to work with. The pictures below are the property of MotorCars International and I do not own any rights for these pictures

A classical car

This one is my favorite classical automobile - BMW 325i Coupe (E30). It looks like a furious beaver, that's going to eat your soul and it's shaped a little like a box, which perfectly brings out the characters of that time - it was released in 1982. It has a 2.5 litre L6 engine, which produces 173HP(128kw) at 5800 rpm and 222NM at 4000 rpm. It's top speed is about 211 km/h and with an acceleration from 0 to 100km/h of 8.3 seconds. It consumes only 8.9 litres of petrol per 100km. It's rear-wheel drive, with a manual, 5-speed gearbox. It weighs only around 1176kg, which is purely due the lack of fancy electronics and driver assists. The E30 was the second generation of the 3 series. It featured an all-new E30 platform, redesigned front spoiler and revised suspension. It came with ABS and radio - these were the only comfort options on this car. You can get a proper 325i from Germany for about 5000-9000 euros. It's expensive, because it has proved to be one of these classical cars, whose value should increase with time. I can't argue with that, because it is a fantastic car to look at and since I have even driven it myself, it feels to be the epitome of a real car. I have even thought about buying one of these exemplars really soon, and maybe convert it into a hobby car - a sunday car to have fun with. It's all of the things that a real car should be. All of the pictures below are the property of Twoje Auto, mercadoracing.org, cardomain.com member fdovargas.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

The reason I'm talking about this car is the fact, that I have seen this car in real life, when I was travelling in Finland some years ago. It was fabolous, but not my favorite, still worth mentioning though. It's a front-engine, 2-seat luxury rear-wheel drive grand tourer as the first Mercedes-Benz automobile designed in-house by AMG. SLS stands for Sport, Light, Super. The SLS AMG was designed to be a modern 300SL Gullwing revival. In case of an accident - roll-over, the doors can be fully detached to allow the occupants to leave the vehicle. The SLS AMG has been said to be one of the cheapest cars on the market with an unusual door design. There are many different versions and upgrades of SLS, but I will mainly concentrate on 4 of them: Coupe, Roadster, GT and Electric Drive. The Coupe has a 6.3 litre V8 engine, which produces peak output of 571HP(420kw) at 6800 rpm and with peak torque of 650NM at 4750 rpm. It accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in 3.8 seconds and can go up to 317km/h(electronically limited). The SLS Coupe consumes 13.5 litres of petrol per 100km. It's price starts from 200 000 euros, which seems pretty much, but for that you get a fast car with nice interior - I'm talking about massage seats and stuff like that.
The Roadster, which loses it's trademark doors and roof, converting into a ragtop roadster with conventional doors. It's actually the same as a Coupe but without the roof, but this time it costs about 210 500 euros.
The SLS GT, which comes both as a coupe and as a cabriolet, includes increased engine power to 583HP(435kw) at 6800 rpm and 650NM of torque at 4750 rpm. As both, the cabriolet and coupe are with the same specifications, I will be talking about the GT singularly. It takes it 3.6 seconds to reach 100km/h and can go up to 317km/h(electronically limited). It features a 7-speed AMG Speedshift DCT. The average fuel consumption is 17.7 litres per 100km. It costs about the same as the ordinary versions. The following pictures are all the property of Juergen Zoellter, Brian Farmer, Austin Lindberg

Audi's own vision of a supercar

That's right, I'm talking about the Audi R8. It's available as a 2-door spyder(cabriolet) or as a 2-door coupe. Audi started the production of these in 2006. It's based on the Lamborghini Gallardo platform and the fundamental construction uses an aluminium monocoque, which is built around space frame principles. Even Jacky Ickx, who is a 6-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, described the R8 as the best handling road car nowadays. This car is greatly balanced between power and handling, since it isn't that fast as it's competitors, but is great in handling. The R8 is available with a 4.2 litre FSI V8 or with a 5.2 litre FSI V10 engine – both with the quattro 4 wheel drive system. At first it was available with a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed R-tronic gearbox, which is believed to be not so great, but in 2010 the new R8 came out with a S-tronic gearbox, which is way better than the previous gearbox. The 4.2 litre V8 engine produces 420HP(309kw) and generates 430NM of torque, with average fuel consumption of 17.7 litres/100km. On the spyder version it produces 434HP(319kw) at 7900rpm and 430NM of torque. It takes it 4.8 seconds to reach 100km/h and can go up to 299km/h. The average fuel consumption for this model is 17.7 litres per 100km.

On to the 5.2 FSI quattro...It produces 532HP(391kw) and generates 530NM. It takes it only 3.9 seconds to reach 100km/h and it's top speed is about 316km/h. The V10 R8 included all-LED headlights as the world's first of this kind. The fuel consumption for this model is about 18.8 litres per 100km. The V10 also featured a spyder version, which has 525HP at 8000rpm, along with peak torque of 530NM at 6500rpm. It accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in just 4.1 seconds, with top speed of 314km/h. The average fuel consumption is same as the coupe version – 18.8 l/100km.

There is also a 2013 V10 plus version, which provides 550HP at 8000rpm and peak torque of 540NM at 6500rpm. It takes it 3.4 seconds to reach 100km/h with top speed of 317 km/h. The average fuel consumption for this model is 12.9 l/100km.

And there's a GT version, which is limited to 333 units world wide. It's a 5.2 litre FSI quattro with curb weight reduced to 1.525kg and 560HP(412kw) with top speed of 320km/h, 0-100km/h time of 3.6 seconds. The car also features some visual changes including red brake caliper covers, a fixed rear wing, front bumper mounted winglets and GT badges replacing the V10 ones. The fuel consumption for this model is 13.9 litres per 100km. And the GT doesn't come without a spyder version – all is same about the specifications, except the price.

Price tags:

Audi R8 V8 coupe – 113 500 euros

Audi R8 V8 spyder – 113 500 euros

Audi R8 V10 coupe – 130 000 euros

Audi R8 V10 spyder – 127 000 euros

Audi R8 V10 plus – 153 200 euros

Audi R8 GT – 173 000 euros

Audi R8 GT spyder – 188 000 euros
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