25 Years

[IanF]

Reading the latest EVO mag, which is celebrating 25 years, and there’s an interesting article with a list of the top 25 seismic cars (itho).

Spoiler

And can’t believe a Ferrari was number 1.. although it is the car I’d buy in a heartbeat if I could afford it! A red 458 Speciale is probably my perfect Ferrari and will go great with my 812 Competizione after my lottery win!

Interesting reading about their choices and I reckon we’d all come up with a similar line up (of Evo cars) although maybe not in the same order. Anyone else read it?

Maybe we can run a poll (@mik next month and pick our own top 5?

[Matty]

Aren't you going to list the 25? None of us buy the mag any more, you know

[Carlos]

Going to buy this if I can find it lol

Only the 2nd one this year though!

[DaveE]

I can still remember buying issue one (it was in WH Smith's in Welshpool - I was there for a weekend, visiting a friend)

I too was quite surprised at the car they picked - given how many incredible machines they've driven over the years

It was a bit "meh" for me

I wonder where we'll all be, what the world will look like in another 25 years' time?

[Rich B]

I can still remember buying issue one (it was in WH Smith's in Welshpool - I was there for a weekend, visiting a friend)

a whole weekend in WH Smith's, didn't they chuck you out at closing time?

[Gavster]

Thought this thread was going to be congratulating Barry on the anniversary of him joining the forum

[dinny_g]

I haven't' bought a copy in years but I'll be near a WH Smiths later so will pick this one up...

[DaveE]

I can still remember buying issue one (it was in WH Smith's in Welshpool - I was there for a weekend, visiting a friend)

a whole weekend in WH Smith's, didn't they chuck you out at closing time?

What can I say?

I'm a sucker for stationery...

[Barry]

Thought this thread was going to be congratulating Barry on the anniversary of him joining the forum

There's folk still in here with older accounts Nov 2000 I think I joined the Snitz variant.

[dinny_g]

I'm a newbie and I joined in 2005

[Gavster]

I remember being on the forum in my halls room in the second year of uni which began in 2000, although no idea at which point in that academic year

[Beany]

PageFlipThang!

[mik]

I’ve just been into a WHSmiths, who stocked (amongst other (motoring related) titles) Practical Motorhome magazine, and Ford & Fordson Tractors magazine, but…. No feggin Evo mag.

Someone post the list please.

[Rich B]

I’ve just been into a WHSmiths, who stocked (amongst other (motoring related) titles) Practical Motorhome magazine, and Ford & Fordson Tractors magazine, but…. No feggin Evo mag.

Someone post the list please.

did you see DaveE in there?

[Simon]

[mik]

I’ve just been into a WHSmiths, who stocked (amongst other (motoring related) titles) Practical Motorhome magazine, and Ford & Fordson Tractors magazine, but…. No feggin Evo mag.

Someone post the list please.

did you see DaveE in there?

He was in the stationary section. Motionless.

[dinny_g]

No feggin Evo mag.

I'll be happy to mail it to you after I've had a read if you'd like it for your collection - just let me know.

List is as follows:

25. Mini Cooper (R50)
24. Subaru Impreza RB5
23. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
22. McLaren Mp4-12C
21. Bugatti Veyron
20. Porsche Cayenne Turbo
19. Toyota GT86 / GR86
18. Lamborghini Gallardo
17. Alpine A110
16. Renault Sport Clio Trophy
15/14/13. McLaren P1, Porsche 918, La Ferrari
12. BMW M3 (E46)
11. Audi R8
10. Honda Civic Type R (FK8)
9. TVR Tuscan
8. Ford GT
7. Ford Focus (Mk1)
6. Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
5. Renault Sport Megane R26.R
4 / 3. Nissan GT-R / Porsche 911 GT3
2. Pagani Zonda
1. Ferrari 458 Speciale

20, 8, 7 and 6 stand out as "eh?????? What ????"

[mik]

Cheers Dinny!

That list is… eclectic.

What’s the definition of a “seismic car”?

[dinny_g]

There's no real criteria defined but it does make for interesting reading.

Why that Impreza, why that Evo, why the Vanquish when the DB9 was half the price and not much different. Why the Ford GT at all when they were rife with issues. Why nothing light - no Caterham's, no Lotus etc

At the end of the day, you ask journalists to come up with 25 of anything and "they couldnee agree on the colour of shite" as Hamish would said.

[integrale_evo]

No lotus Elise but 5 warm / hot hatches? Bizarre.

I’m sure most of the time they make these lists a bit controversial on purpose to get people talking about it, drive people to engage with their social media, maybe, maybe even buy a copy to look for themselves?