April 06 Issue of Automobile - Top 20 cars of the last 20 years

fervor · March 13th, 2006, 10:55 PM

Obviously I'm biased, but when Automobile includes the Mini and Boxster in the list of 20 cars having the biggest impact on the automotive landscape in the last 20 years? Please.

There are other examples in the list, but did the Boxster (for example) really have more of an impact on the 'landscape' than the Vipers have in the last 20 years?

Granted, there's no way they can do that article and please everyone. But somehow it just seems they missed something there.

**Josh M** · March 13th, 2006, 11:04 PM

If we let magazines tell us what cars were the best we'd all be driving 3 series beamers and honda accords!

fervor · March 13th, 2006, 11:11 PM

Very true. 2 of their picks are Bimmers in fact - M3 and the M5. :smirk:

**Viper4Christ** · March 14th, 2006, 12:26 AM

As time goes on people forget what Real impact cars have, especially the Viper. Everyone wanted one when it first came out. I remember even Good Housekeeping gave DC an award for having adjustable pedals in the car when they reviewed it.
To this day I still love the super tight lines of prototype VM-02 where everything fits perfectly because of the different molding used for it.

NOITALL · March 14th, 2006, 08:35 AM

you may not agree, but to the automotive industry they are pretty significant cars. I do agree though that the Viper should be included, namely the 92 RT/10

whitebluevipe · March 14th, 2006, 09:05 AM

1992 dodge viper 400 HP. next highest us car corvette about 285 HP. fastforward 2006 viper 505 HP and corvette 500 HP. everybody else has a minimum of 300 HP. I think its apparent who's lead everybody is following.

**CHAD** · March 14th, 2006, 10:07 AM

It's quite obvious the Viper rules the automotive world and they are just plain wrong.

The Great One · March 14th, 2006, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh M

If we let magazines tell us what cars were the best we'd all be driving 3 series beamers and honda accords!

Hey buddy, I'll be driving a 3 series until I get myself a Viper, so go easy there

Midwest Muscle · March 14th, 2006, 07:34 PM

I picked that magazine up in the Denver airport the other day. It was so ridiculous, I went ahead and turned them all around and hid them behind some knitting magazine so nobody else would have to be insulted. I'll perform that same service this week at Oakland, Atlanta, Dulles, and Chicago

Mike M