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Popularmechanics.com - The 100 hottest cars of all time

Stupid advertisements ruined it.
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reply to Doctor Olds
The 2012 Audi S6 really has no business in that list. It's a fine car and all, but it's brand new, doesn't stand out all that much, and just doesn't fit into the list well with the others. It'll be mostly forgotten in 10 years. And where the heck was the Ford GT40? What about some of the muscle cars that changed the automobile industry? Sure, they had the venerable 1st generation Camaro. But what about the Superbird for example? Hemi Cuda? How about the '64 Mustang? There's a car that made history.

You raise some very valid points and I suggest that you add your comments to their system as they ask people to do:

From the 1st page:

»www.popularmechanics.com/cars/ne···#slide-1

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From open-wheeled, pre-war racers to modern techno-marvels, here's our list of the 100 most attractive cars of all time. The only hard requirement for making the cut: At least one fully drivable example had to have actually been created. The rest is our subjective opinion, but one thing is certain: Each car carries a unique allure that simply can't be denied. Disagree with our rankings? Don't see your favorite? Let us know in the comments.

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reply to Lurch77
I agree the S6 is way to high.

reply to Doctor Olds
No Delorean on the list = lame

reply to Doctor Olds
My Austin Mini used to be a hot car in summer, mostly due to having the radiator on the side and thus sod-all airflow. Though not putting the radiator behind the radiator grille did have the advantage of exposing the distributor cap to a wave of water with every puddle.

reply to Lurch77

While working in Milwaukee this past week, I saw it's sister, the Charger Daytona. Unfortunately it was going the opposite way on the highway.

If anything, the Daytona would be a better choice for the list. The Daytona came first. The Superbird was a sequel and didn't break any new ground.

reply to Doctor Olds
Eh... so-so list in my opinion. Thanks for sharing and all, just... wondering if this list was supposed to be ranked, because the ones that stood out on beauty seemed to be all over the place compared to whether they had an impact on the industry or the automotive landscape at large.

Also some accusations that the picture AC Cobra in the list was not an actual AC Cobra, but a kit-car. While they did mention the photo found for the Ferrari P4 was a repro, nobody bothered to fact-check that one too? I think PM needs some better fact-checking staff.
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reply to Doctor Olds
GT40 was 11th.

reply to NOCTech75
I missed it, thank you.

reply to Doctor Olds
I own a 65 vette and it certainly deserves to be on this list