Here is the list of the coolest cars ever created
Their production dates,
The number of its kind in the world,
The Features, and Prices both in dollars and in Naira
10.
McLaren F1
The McLaren F1 which falls on the tenth of the list was created between the years 1992 and 1998 with 106 built in total,
Its designer is Gordon Murray
Everything about the F1 is cool. The swooping bodywork, the three-seat layout, the central driving position, the massive naturally aspirated V12 in the back, and that's before we've even touched on the car's performance. Even cooler is the fact that the F1 was a road car that was converted into a racing car
The defining feature of the McLaren F1 when it launched was its performance figures. While rivals from Ferrari and Lamborghini were only just cresting the 200mph barrier, the F1 smashed it by recording a top speed of 240mph. Even today, only a handful of cars from makers such as Bugatti, Koenigsegg and Pagani can better the F1, and all of these use turbo to boost their performance. From a standing start, the F1 is equally impressive, with 0-60mph taking 3.2 seconds, and 0-100mph in 6.3 seconds
Its price in dollars is $20.5 million which is ₦8,467,320,000 in naira
9.
Audi Quattro
The Audi Quattro was created between 1980 and 1991 with 11,500 of its kind made,
The initial idea for the Quattro came from an Audi engineer who saw that a slow and lumbering VW Iltis’ jeep with four-wheel drive was far better at driving in the snow than any other car, no matter how much power the other car had. So engineers joined forces and developed a 4WD mule based on the Audi 80 saloon to see exactly what would happen in a car equipped with the Iltis' running gear. Soon, the Quattro was born, with a 197bhp five-cylinder turbocharged engine and flared wheel arches designed to mark it out from the standard Audi Coupe on which it was based.
Its price in dollars is $30,100 which is ₦16,149,864 in naira
8.
Porsche 911
The Porsche 911 was created between the years 1963 and 1989 with 311,000 of its kind made.
Few cars deliver the kind of cool factor that the Porsche 911 can, which is part of the reason why it has evolved into the car that's on sale today, while outlasting its contemporaries and the models designed to replace it. The rear-engine layout gave the original 911 a reputation for tricky handling, and there is nothing cooler than seeing an original 911 being hustled along a twisty road by a driver that knows how to deal with the limits of the car's handling. Add-in its numerous racing and rally successes, and a host of celebrity owners, and the 911's place on our list is cemented.
The original Porsche 911 was the replacement for the ageing VW beetle-based 356, but initially it wasn't even known as the 911. A trademark dispute with Peugeot , which claimed it had the rights to numbering cars in three digits with a zero in the middle, saw the original 901 name switched to 911, and a legend was born, although the handful of 901-badged '911s' that were sold before the name change are among the most collectable versions of all
What the 911 carried over from the 356 was its rear-engine layout and air-cooled engine, although it had grown to 2.0-litres and 128bhp. That wasn't too much to get into trouble, but power soon increased with subsequent 911S, Carrera and 2.7-litre flat-six models
The pricing of this Porsche 911 is not available
due to its new model the Porsche 911 Carrera,
7.
On Number 7 is the Lotus Esprit
The Lotus Esprit created between the years 1976 and 2004 with 10,675 of its kind made
There was much more to the Esprit than simply being spy transport. Its wedge shape was pure concept car, the work of Italian styling Master Giorgetto Giugiaro, with a low-slung body and typical mid-engine supercar layout. Unfortunately, that engine bay only housed a 162bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine, although the later Esprit Turbo did redeem itself somewhat with 211bhp, and finally 217bhp in Turbo HC guise.
A redesign in 1987 saw Giuigaro's decidedly retro-looking wedge replaced by a curvier body designed by Peter Stevens. Four-cylinder power remained, while the Esprit's parts-bin character only added to its coolness
One aspect of the Esprit that stuck true to other Lotus models like the Elan and Seven was its commitment to light weight. The steel frame chassis was clothed in lightweight fiberglass bodywork, while the small engine meant overall kerb-weight was reined-in to under a tonne - about the same as a Ford Escort of the time, but with more than twice the power.
It was only towards the end of its life that the Esprit got the engine it deserved, as the Esprit V8 was a direct result of the car's competition appearance in the fledgling GT1 sports car championship. This 500bhp 3.5-litre twin-turbo V8 was more like the kind of motor you'd find in a Ferrari than a Ford, as its flat-plane crank meant it screamed rather than rumbled, and it gave the Esprit a 0-62mph time of 4.3 seconds.
Its price in dollars is $43,120 which is ₦17,810,284 in naira
6.
Mini
Built between 1959 and 2000, 5.4 million were made,
The Swinging Sixties were a particularly cool time in the UK, and the Mini was the car to be seen in. Its compact dimensions and bright colors meant it stood out in a new car market that was populated by upright and stuffy saloons, and it proved a hit with city dwellers thanks to its great combination of small size and a surprisingly roomy interior. Add-in an A-list cast of Sixties stars that drove Minis, including The Beatles, Peter Sellers, Princess Margaret and even racer Graham Hill, and the Mini quickly gained cool status without much effort.
The car was the brainchild of Sir Alec Issigonis, and its compact front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout was innovative at the time. Putting all of the mechanical parts at one end of the car meant there was plenty of space left for passengers and some luggage, and it meant the Mini could be a lot smaller than other cars on sale at the time.
The Mini was never a fast car, although that didn't stop the introduction of the Mini Cooper and Cooper S. These proto-hot hatchbacks were tweaked versions created by John Cooper's racing team, and the Cooper S proved particularly adept at giant-killing feats on the rallying and touring car stages
The pricing of a mini is not available due to its new models MINI Hardtop 4 Door Price – $23,900 to $27,900 MSRP. MINI Cooper Clubman Price – $29,900 to $39,500 MSRP. MINI Cooper Countryman Price – $29,100 to $41,500 MSRP. MINI Cooper Convertible Price – $27,900 to $38,900 MSRP
5.
Lamborghini Miura
Built between 1966 and 1973 with only 706 of its kind made, the Lamborghini Miura falls fifth on our table
By laying claim to the title of being the first mid-engine supercar, the Lamborghini Miura is instantly cool. That curvy, low-slung body was the work of Marcello Gandini of Bertone (like the Lancia Stratos in this list), and it's wrapped around a monstrous V12 that set the template for all future Lamborghinis.
The Miura wasn't Lamborghini's first car, that title is claimed by the front-engine, rear-drive 350GT, but it made more waves than the 350GT when it was announced. The first anybody knew about it was when Lambo revealed its P400 chassis at the 1965 Turin motor show, which showed the car's compact dimensions and new transverse mid-engine layout. That was enough for some buyers to put down a deposit there and then, before the bodywork had even been designed, but they certainly wouldn't have been disappointed with Gandini's design when it was finally revealed.
Like with other cars in this list, a dose of celebrity endorsement helped raise the Miura's cool factor. Frank Sinatra owned one, while jazz musician Miles Davis also drove one, until he crashed it, breaking both ankles in the process. Perhaps the most famous Miura is the one featured at the start of the movie The Italian Job. The film starts with a Miura being driven through the Italian Alps before being unceremoniously destroyed by the Mafia with a bulldozer. However, not all is as it seems with this clip, because while a Miura was pushed off a cliff, it was one that had already been crashed - the first car remained intact and was sold on after filming.
Another first for the Miura was the addition of Lamborghini's bull badge. The Miura name comes from a Spanish bull breeder, and company boss Ferrucio Lamborghini felt the bull was a good fit for his company, especially as his star sign was Taurus.
The Miura is a genuine supercar classic. Its V12 power plant laid the foundations for the Countach, Diablo and Murcielago, while the stir its design caused taught the firm that a sensational look would always win buyers over
Its price ranges from $1.5 million to $3 million which is from ₦617,925,000 to ₦1,235,850,000
4.
Fourth place on our list is of course the one and only rugged Land Rover Defender
With 2,000,000 of its kind made, it was created between the years 1948 and 2016
Few cars have survived for as long as the original Land Rover did. While the last Defender is what we've named it in the list, we're counting the entire heritage of the car, all the way back to the 1948 original. In terms of history and longevity, only the Jeep and Mercedez G-Wagen can compete, but the former has evolved beyond recognition from the Willys original, while the latter is now a fashion trinket for the rich. In comparison, the Land Rover is fairly unique in the breadth of its abilities.
That's what makes it especially cool, because the Land Rover looks equally at home on the farm or in the city. Defenders have been used for all kinds of jobs, from remote Scottish farms to Home Counties building sites, as airport as fire engines, to tow boats for the coastguard and even in battle. The Defender really is the Swiss Army knife of utilitarian transportation.
The Defender is next to unstoppable in the rough. The short wheelbase version is the one to go for, and its short overhangs and narrow body mean it'll get well off the beaten track without getting stuck. And there are plenty of aftermarket specialists who can kit a Defender out in all sorts of equipment to make it even more even capable when the going gets muddy.
If you're not a fan of the new Defender's contemporary, refined design, you might be tempted to buy a Defender and our advice is to go for as late a model as possible. The best diesel engine is the last one, which is the 2.2-litre Duratorq from the Ford Transit. It's not outstandingly powerful, but is good enough, and is the most refined engine, too. If you can afford it, we'd recommend one of the limited edition final run cars, too. The Heritage Edition harks back to the 1948 original with its green paint and tan interior, while the Adventure gets a host of off-road upgrades. The Autobiography is the highest spec Defender there has ever been, although with a list price of £61,000, it was also the most expensive.
3.
Lianca Stratos
The Lianca Stratos was created between the years 1973 and 1978 with 492 of its kind made
The Stratos name originally appeared on a Lancia concept car seen in 1970, but the only thing that car and the rally Stratos have in common is the fact they were both designed by Marcello Gandini, the head designer at Bertone. The rally machine was preceded by the Stratos HF concept of 1971. This previewed the new car's radical shape and really stood out, and not just because it was painted fluorescent orange. Its wedge-shaped design and tiny cockpit area with next to no rearward visibility meant it looked like nothing else, and definitely not like a rally car.
What's cooler than building a car that looks like a concept car to go rallying in? Not much, and that's exactly what Lancia did when it introduced the Stratos. It was the replacement for the successful Fulvia HF, but rather than evolve that front-engine, front-drive coupe, Lancia went mad and produced a stunning wedge of a car with a mid-mounted engine sourced from Ferrari
However, that was the purpose of the Stratos, and to underline the point Lancia fitted it with the 2.4-litre V6 from the Ferrari Dino. This made 190bhp in 'Stradale' road going spec, and Lancia was scheduled to build 500 cars to meet rallying regulations of the time.
However, changes to the rules meant that only 492 were eventually made. Later cars came with a more powerful engine with 24-valve heads, compared to the original car's 12-valve configuration, and packed 320bhp. Combine this power with the car's lightweight and short wheelbase, and the Stratos proved nimble, if not a little twitchy at the limit of its capabilities.
The Lancia Stratos was one of the first cars to be built specifically to be competitive in rallying, and came almost a decade before the notorious Group B era. And it proved to be hugely successful, too, winning the World Rally Championship three years in a row from 1974-1976, and it was still winning rallies in the early 1980s. The rule makers tried to peg the Stratos back by limiting its performance, but the road car had a kerb weight under a tonne, and the rally cars were lighter still.
With such little weight for that Dino V6 to push along, it remained a competitive car for many years. Lancia even converted two examples for endurance racing by strapping a big turbo to the engine to break the 500bhp barrier and fitting massive wings, although neither car was very successful.
The Stratos has gone down in history as the radical rally car, but it set the template for Lancia’s next forays into the world of rallying. The Lancia Rally 037 followed it in 1982 with a similar mid-engine, rear-drive layout, although it replaced the V6 with a turbo four. Then the wild Delta S4 added four-wheel drive to the mix, a turbo and supercharged engine and bodywork that was barely recognisable from the road-going Delta.
2.
Jaguar E-Type
Built between 1961 and 1975 with approximately 18,800 of its kind made
The Malcolm Sayer-penned design is as distinctive today as it was when the E-Type was first revealed, with the curved nose, long bonnet and taut rear end giving it a unique look that is clearly as cool as sports cars get.
The E-Type name was a continuation from the C-Type and D-Type racing cars that won the Le Mans 24 Hours in the 1950s, and it shared plenty of technology with the latter of these. A monocoque construction, with the body and engine bolted directly to the frame, disc brakes, fully independent suspension and direct rack-and-pinion steering was all taken from the D-Type, and set new standards for race car technology on the roa
Even better was the use of a 3.8-litre version of Jag's potent XK straight-six engine. This 265bhp unit gave the E-Type a claimed top speed of 150mph, but while this was verified by magazines of the time, the cars tested had been gently fettled by Jag to achieve these speeds. The introduction of a 4.2-litre E-Type in 1964 gave better mid-range torque while still maintaining a 150mph top speed.
What was more appealing about the E-Type was its sheer value for money. It came in at a price that was a fraction of the Ferraris and Aston Martins of the time that had similar performance, and as a result these makers had to rethink their strategies when it came to the kind of performance-per-pound that they offered.
The E-Type was produced for 14 years in total, but while the 1961 original wowed the crowds, some would argue that things went downhill from there. The smooth lines of the original Series 1 E-Type were slightly spoiled by the removal of the headlight covers - an essential update to improve visibility at night - while the arrival of the Series 2 in 1968 saw the E-Type strangulated by US emissions laws. The straight-six had its power cut by 20bhp, while some of the interior trim was downgraded, too. The arrival of a 2+2 also saw a longer body used that didn't look quite as elegant as its two-seater counterparts.
Then in 1971, the Series 3 transformed the E-Type from sports car to grand tour, with the addition of Jag's mammoth 5.3-litre V12. This car had a quoted top speed of 135mph, but it also had awkward looks, with big bumpers and alloy wheels replacing the wire wheels on earlier cars.
Still, rewind to the original E, and you do have a seriously cool car. Even cooler are the lightweight E-Type Low-Drag coupes. These competition-focused models used plenty of aluminum in their construction, and were a logical evolution of the D-Type. While they didn't win Le Mans, the 12 cars built did reasonably well with private owners. And Jag saw fit to reintroduce the lightweight in 2014, with the intention to build the six remaining cars that were supposed to be built alongside the first dozen. While they may lack the heritage of the originals, the 'new' lightweights will set you back well over £1million - if you can find one in the first place.
1.
Finally, it’s time to know what car is the coolest car of all time, and it’s…
The One and Only… Citroen DS
If there's one car that is the absolute epitome of cool, it's the Citroen DS. It's not the fastest or the most exclusive car in our list, but it certainly has style and clever engineering on its side, while the DS name is a play on the French word for Goddess (déesse). You can easily envisage the DS wafting serenely around Paris, along the Champs Elysee and around the Arc De Triomphe before parking up in front of a cafe in the city.
When the DS was revealed at the Paris Motor Show in 1955, its slippery shape wowed the crowds, and Citroen took nearly 20,000 orders for the car on its first day on display. It became a symbol of French innovation, thanks to advanced hydro pneumatic suspension that included a self-levelling function that allowed the DS to deliver a comfortable ride on even the rough roads that were common in France at the time. The suspension could also be raised or lowered, while the pressure in the system drops when the engine is switched off, lowering the DS to the ground in that distinctive way that's so familiar of the car.
The innovations didn't end with the suspension, as disc brakes, power steering and a hydraulically-controlled four-speed manual gearbox with no clutch pedal also featured on the DS. A fiberglass roof helped save weight, while a wide front track compared with that at the rear boosted the front-wheel-drive DS's handling.
Throughout its life, the DS had a number of innovations added, including directional headlamps that turned by up to 80 degrees in line with the steering. Self-levelling headlights were also added to cope with changes in the car's pitch when accelerating and braking.
One area where the DS was a little backward was its engine, because the original car used a development of the four-cylinder unit found in the Traction Avant, which the DS replaced. That engine could trace its roots to the 1930s, and was used after Citroen had abandoned plans to fit the DS with a new air-cooled flat-six. The DS never really had the power to match some executive car rivals, thanks to France's taxation rules, but the addition of fuel injection and bigger engines over its life cycle helped matters. Having said that, the most powerful DS23 still only had 141bhp.
As well as a four-door saloon, the DS was also sold as a Safari estate, and there were convertible versions offered, too. The DS proved popular with French heads of state - President Charles De Gaulle praised the DS after an assassination attempt on him failed because the standard DS he was riding in managed to escape danger, despite being riddled with bullet holes. But the DS also gained popularity as a taxi in France, while success on rallies such as the Monte Carlo and marathon events like the London-Sydney rally demonstrated the car's reliability.
The DS remained in production for 20 years, unheard of in these days of five-year life cycles, and nearly 1.5 million were made in that time. It left a legacy that saw Citroen launch DS as a separate luxury brand in 2010, while the original DS is now a sought-after classic that commands a premium at auctions across the globe - it was even voted the most beautiful car of all time in a poll of 20 leading car designers.
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