THE real test of the beauty of any car, classic or modern, is the hot date test. So just imagine you're about to go on the first outing with the man, woman or other of your dreams. You have spruced yourself up, hit the Old Spice or the 4711, put on your best frock, shaped the hair using your $179 Babyliss Pro with the Ferrari V12 (12-bar rotor system) hair dryer, slipped on your $1800 Tonino Lamborghini GT1 830S watch, pulled on your $200 Aston Martin socks and naturally, in the expectation you will get lucky, you have made up your $25,000 bed from the Bentley Home Collection.
Now the big decision: which car should you take?
The Jaguar E-Type ($100,000) says style, class and oil leaks. The 1936 Bugatti Type 57 SC ($45 million) says good looks and excess money. The new Alfa 4C ($80,000) says your date must be a contortionist. But if your would-be flame is a car person best to consult Road & Track magazine. They have just tested 44 modern performance cars ranging from a Ford Fiesta ST to a Ferrari 458 Speciale. The winner was the Porsche GT3 … like "dark chocolate, complex and satisfying".
But I'd ignore all these and go for something American. The new Ford GT ($250,000) is the third in a series of incredible Ferrari and Porsche beating machines that have proven to be some of the best investments you could ever make.