DIDWEGET ITRIGHT SIX YEARS AGO
when we declared performance cars ranging
from the Mk1 Focus RS to the Diablo SV as
prime candidates for future icon status? I think we did pretty well
on the whole, with models such as BMW’s 1M, TVR’s Sagaris, Aston’s
Vanquish and Porsche’s 996 GT3 RS and fi rst Boxster Spyder as
sought-after today by those of us who seek out the thrill of driving
as they were when box fresh. That said, a few of our GT nominations
from 2013 – Maserati’s GranSport and Bentley’s Continental GT,
for example – have either failed to break away from their niche
following (the Maser) or been a victimof their own success and
struggled for credibility (the Conti GT). Both of those are still
intriguing and desirable cars, but icons? I’m not so sure.
Back in 2013 we nailed our colours to the mast with ten dead
certs for future icon status, and I don’t think we picked a duff one.
What really stands out for me is how many of the cars we have
earmarked as similar propositions in this issue are from the same
manufacturers: Aston Martin, BMW, Porsche and Lamborghini
clearly get what’s required when designing, engineering and
delivering cars that will stand the test of time and be as desirable
when they are ten, twenty or thirty years old as they are the day they
make their motor show – or should that be Instagram? – debut.
From that original list we’ve lost a few representatives from
former coreevomanufacturers, among them TVR – sadly no longer
with us, and we’ve stopped holding our breath for its resurrection.
However, there is some consolation in the form of a new(ish) British
fi rm hopefully carrying the fl ag for supercar iconology: McLaren.
Predicting the future can be a bit of a fool’s game, and while we
hope we’ve got our choices right we also want to hear from you what
cars you think will be the icons of tomorrow and why. After all, one
driver’s M2 Competition could be another’s 2-series Active Tourer.
See you next month!
Stuart Gallagher, Editor
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