By Justin Berkowitz
May 9, 2008 - 1,823 Views
We've all heard the stats. Flying is safer than driving. Bicycling is safer than driving. Swimming with sharks with lasers on their heads is safer than driving. And despite Volvo's claims of an ultrasafe, fatality-free car in the next ten years, cars are destined to remain killers. You can't argue with physics. And there's always the human element: we're fallible. Not to conclude that cars will kill us all, but the risk is out there. Real hardcore motorcycle riders say to "ride the bike you want to die on." Which brings us to the question of the day: if you could know it was going to be your last drive, what would it be in? My choice is a classic 12 cylinder Ferrari, like the 275 GTB. The magnificent sound of the engine is what I'd want to hear if I was on my way out. As the Simpsons' Sideshow Bob once averred, "I shall send you to heaven before I send you to Hell."
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May 9th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
A Toyota Prius, just so I would be dieing while doing good.
Just kidding. I think a 427 Chevelle would do the trick, especially if trying to corner too fast. It would make great noise in the process.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Delage D8-120 coupe.
Go out with style, baby!!!
May 9th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
1969 Camaro SS396 4-speed.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
1987 Buick GNX. Rare car with plenty of room for me in the after-life.
DT
May 9th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
1970 Jaguar E-Type convertible.
Grace and beauty in life….grace and beauty in death!
May 9th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
An Ariel Atom, with a naturally aspirated, highly-tuned Honda engine in it. Probably a B-series, for nostalgia.
I’d say a go-kart wielding a litre-bike engine if the question was suicide.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
a little morbid today…
i for one wish to live beyond my ability to properly drive a car - so I would be a passenger in said automobile…
I’ll vote for something ~ 2060 towncar [equivalent at that time]…
May 9th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Any Aston Martin.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Porsche 911 Turbo on the Autobahn. I’ve always wanted one of those cars and I’ve always wanted to drive on the Autobahn.
It would kill two birds with one stone; well, three including me.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
An ‘89 Nissan Skyline R-32 GR-R, one of my favourite 80’s Japanese sports cars period.
Or, if I didn’t want to wreck any beautiful cars, my 2000 Ford Ranger :P