Cars? Me?

[dewline]

Blame/praise fajrdrako for this: she succumbed to the LJ Writers Block meme, after all.

So...if I were inclined to finally go get my driver's license, what kind of car would I prefer to drive above all others?

Probably a Smart ForTwo or a Prius if I could possibly afford such a beast. Unless something closer to ecologically sound with similar or better performance levels were to hit the market by the time I was able to decide upon the subject.

Shoe leather and buses and the occasional train still manage to meet most of my travel support needs, though.

Comments

Re: Go for the Gusto!

[duncanmac.livejournal.com]

Not unless it's made by Mazda. See the Wikipedia article on the Mazda RX-8 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_RX-8) for more on that.

Re: Go for the Gusto!

[radargrrl.livejournal.com]

RX-8 might as well be a beat up Protege compared with this Bugatti Veyron. It's made by VW, too, so the quality is there.

Hell, I'd take a 'Stang over any Mazda.

Re: Go for the Gusto!

[duncanmac.livejournal.com]

But it wouldn't have a Wankel engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine), would it? :-)

Re: Go for the Gusto!

[radargrrl.livejournal.com]

Not even close...it's got an 8L W-16 engine with quad turbos, producing a max of 987 bhp.

If I wanted a 'rotary' style engine, I'd bypass that damn Wankel and head straight into turbine territory.