Posted 29 January 2005 - 05:03 AM
Well, if we're getting into hypothetical dream cars, my list includes the following -- Twin Turbo, aftercooler, Electromechanical/Electrohydraulic valve actuation, gas + electric dynamic parallel/series hybrid (the main purpose of the electric is really to provide extra torque and decrease engine load), AWD but with a smarter electronic differentials that makes it behave a little more like a RWD (much like Honda's SH-AWD), manual IVT transmission, IV differentials, ArvinMeritor Hydrogen reformer, Bose active suspension, and probably a few other things that don't quite come to mind immediately.Basically, all the works of top-of-the-line mechanical engineering all in one package. And it seats 6 all in individual buckets (a la the Mazda 5, but bigger).Back down in the world of reality, I'd have to eye the '05 Mustang. It's just a thing of beauty.