I’ll start. It’s the 911 Dakar. I’ve always been a massive fan of the Safari models. But being this off-road capable is insane, and not to mention that it might be one of the best daily driven cars ever made. I always loved big boxy SUVs for daily driving, but this seems to combine my 2 favorite things.
I used to drive a 1996 Dodge Caravan as a daily driver until a few years ago. Back when commuting existed for me. I would attend Car events all over the place and in those events lots of manufacturers let you drive their cars. I always said once everybody was launched, graduated from college, and on their way, I would get a fun car.
The final two family members graduated with their degrees at the beginning of this year.
I wouldn’t call it a dream car, but I would call it attainable and slightly aspirational. Corvette C8.
From the list above that others put before me, I can tell you that I’ve been in the 911 GT 3 RS on a naval base runway up to 180 mph. I’ve also driven the Lexus IS 500, I just toured McLaren headquarters in woking UK. Also, just rented a 911 convertible from Porsche Stuttgart, they do that at the museum there, and drove it through Europe, but particularly the Alps. I’ve also noticed that Porsche has some driving events that include the Dakar now, and so you can pay a lot less than it would to own it to be able to drive it. Similar to the Ferrari, kind of the predecessor to it, is the FF. Also have driven one of those at a Ferrari event.
In the end, low and behold, I just bought my 2023 Corvette C8. Still a lot of money, in my opinion. But it was attainable. And I needed to get something before I get too old and decrepit to be able to put it to good use.
Congrats! My dad retired a few years back and I’m trying to convince him to get into a fun car while he still can