Hoovey689

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Vanity Fair asks auto writers what car they'd buy for $100k

As automotive writers, we're always asked what our favorite cars are or which cars we would buy if we had the money. To answer the latter query, Vanity Fair's Brett Berk polled 13 scribes to see what they'd pick for under $100,000. An interesting mix of vehicles ensues. Some of the choices stretched the imaginary budget to its max while others went all bang-for-the-buck on us, but what's most surprising about the list is that more than half the cars on it are available with a manual transmission.

Of course cars like the Porsche 911, Ford Mustang and a couple of Mercedes-Benz AMG cars make the cut, but there were also a handful of choices that caught us off guard. Jonny Lieberman of Motor Trend chose the Subaru BRZ, Autoblog weekend editor Alex Nunez would love commuting in a brown Tesla Model S Performance, and Jake Fisher of Consumer Reports picked the Hyundai Veloster... non-turbo!

Here's the full list of what these 13 auto writers would take home if given a sub-$100,000 car:

• Mercedes-Benz E63 Wagon
• Audi A7
• Mini John Cooper Works Convertible
• Porsche 911 Carrera S
• Hyundai Veloster
• Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid
• Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG
• Jaguar XF Supercharged
• Lotus Evora
• Subaru BRZ
• Tesla Model S Performance
• Ford Mustang Boss 302
• Range Rover Evoque

So what do you say? If you could buy ANY new car priced under $100,000, which would you choose?

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/29/v...yd-buy-for-10/

PhilipMSPT

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I'd choose all that except the Mini, Hyundai, and Ford...

xsh0tya

This is a hard one as I have not test driven enough vechicles(not even close) to make a reasonable choice. However, one that comes to mind would be Nissan GT-R, might have to get it as a dealer demo, but still to be able to catch and pass almost anything sounds pretty good.

Mr. Burns

Probably an A7 or Platinum GS450h.

spwolf

could I get 2 for $100k? :-).

GS450h for me and FRS for .. me

:P

xsh0tya

LOL Some people could argue for 5 cars though.

blacksc400

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E63 wagon! The rarest AMG or MB today!

2002GGPIS3

Porsche Cayman S or IS-F !

cino

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Nissan GT-R...

Hoovey689

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Shelby GT500

CDNROCKIES

Simple proof that the writer's at Vanity Fair should stick to talking about clothes as they know fa about cars.

tmf2004

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Gs-f....ftw

Aron9000

New: Cadillac CTS-V Coupe or a Jag XK coupe. For a sedan maybe an Audi S7, S8, or Benz S550. I know all the AMG S classes are more than 100k.


Old: 1965ish Corvette convertible. I know the "rare" big block cars sell for more than 100k, but honestly I'd be happy with any of the v8's as long as it was a manual.

natnut

Realistically : GS450h F-Sport

Fantasy : GS-F

xsh0tya

A lot of GS-Fs, yet it hasn't hit the market. I love the idea of the GS-F myself, but if we have to pick actual cars(that we know the price,styling and performance) what would you folks pick?