Green eggs and turbos
How do you like your fried eggs? Personally, we prefer ours with a healthy helping of Jungle Green Metallic paint and a side of twin turbos, just like this glorious 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo. While the 996 GT3 offers sheer pleasure from its flat six howl, it’s the Turbo that we’d want to drive every day, especially when the interior looks as good as it does in this example. Sure, it’s missing the six-speed manual we would have perhaps preferred, but the auto only adds to this car’s relaxed cruiser credentials. If you’re looking for a modern classic to drive every day, then why not pick one that will turn the heads of every Porsche fanatic between your home and Stuttgart?
Star power
For a car with such an outrageous design, we think the Sagaris has aged remarkably well, still appearing as crisp and contemporary today as it did a decade and a half ago. If you wanted one of these untamed beasts, then why not go for the very car that Jeremy Clarkson drove on Top Gear? Yes, this is that car, and what it lacks in ABS or stability control, it makes up for with a 406 bhp straight six. Other awesome details include the perspex rear wing, and lack of door handles, which are replaced by buttons flanking the radio. As you can probably tell, the Sagaris was a very weird car, but that’s just another reason to add one to your collection, because there isn’t anything else quite like it.
Not that Centenario
The Centenario is one of the fastest cars Lamborghini has ever built. Powered by a 759 bhp V12, the carbon-clad supercar can reach an eye-watering top speed of 217 mph. Except, this isn’t that Centenario, but like the supercar, it was built to celebrate the 100th birthday of company founder Ferrucio Lamborghini. Number four of only five examples constructed from existing vehicles from the 1960s, this mechanical sculpture was created by artist Adler Capelli, who elected to leave the metal completely unpainted in order to promote an attractive patina over time. If you’re collection is missing an oddball centrepiece, you could hardly do better than this fantastic Lambo.
Son of Quattro
With values of Audi Urquattros already high and continuing to climb, the rally-derived sports cars are no longer the underrated classics they once were. Instead, if you’re looking for relatively cheap AWD thrills, we would strongly recommend this Brilliant Black 1991 Audi S2. One of our favourite automobiles of the 1990s, the S2 took the Quattro’s silhouette and smoothed out the edges, resulting in a sports car that you could easily enjoy every day, on pretty much every road surface. Powered by a 217 bhp five cylinder turbocharged engine, the S2 still holds its own against many of the modern-day hot hatches. So, if you want an affordable and usable classic, look no further.
Unstoppable force
If you are either A) a politically dubious rapper, or B) living in the middle of nowhere, then this 2019 Argo Sherp is the vehicle for you. It’s capable of inflating or deflating its tyres at will, which means it can cross anything from jungle terrain, your local swamps, or even open water. With climate change resulting in more extreme weather by the day, owning one of these super off-roaders might not be the childish fantasy it once was. Even so, if you add this Sherp to your collection, we’re sure your inner ten-year-old will thank you.
