Comparing The Most Popular Cars
Movie cars
Many cars have come and gone in the public eye, but this time I will be comparing 10 cars that are always popular. The cars are:
Lotus Esprit from “The Spy Who Loved Me” (movie)
Toyota Supra from “The Fast and the Furious” (movie)
Pontiac Trans Am 1977 from Smokey and the Bandit (movie)
DeLorean DMC-12 from Back from the Future (movie)
Volkswagen Beetle from Herbie (movie)
Cadillac Miller-Meteor from GhostBusters (movie)
Ford Mustang from Bullitt (movie)
Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger (movie)
Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (movie)
Mini Cooper S from The Italian Job (movie)
The statistics we will be looking at are the fastest, oldest, newest, and most sold.
First the speed: Lotus Esprit: 160 mph, Toyota Supra: 155 mph, Pontiac Trans Am 1977: 110 mph, DeLorean DMC-12: 130 mph, Volkswagen Beetle: 55 mph, Cadillac Miller-Meteor: 75 mph, Ford Mustang: 145 mph, Aston Martin DB5: 145 mph, Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder: 150 mph, Mini Cooper S: 130 mph
Winner: Lotus Esprit with 160 mph
Older/Newer Category: Lotus Esprit: 1976, Toyota Supra 1994 Model: 1994, Pontiac Trans Am 1977: 1977, DeLorean DMC-12: 1981, Volkswagen Beetle 1960: 1960, Cadillac Miller-Meteor: 1959, Ford Mustang: 1968, Aston Martin DB5: 1964, Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder: 1962, Mini Cooper S: 2001
Newest Award Winner: Mini Cooper S (2001)
Oldest award winner: Cadillac Miller-Meteor: 1959
Most Sold Award: Lotus Esprit: $10k; Toyota Supra (1994): $100k-$110k; Pontiac Trans Am (1977): $24k; DeLorean DMC-12: $53k; Volkswagen Beetle: $1.5k; Cadillac Miller-Meteor: $200k; Ford Mustang: $2.6k; Aston Martin DB5: $1.3 million; Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder: $17.5 million; Mini Cooper S: $1k.
Winner of the Most Sold Award: Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder
So there is a four-way draw between the Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder, Cadillac Miller-Meteor, Mini Cooper S, and Lotus Esprit. Overall results for the four
Lotus Esprit: Speed: 1st; Oldest: 5th; Newest: 5th; Most Sold: 7th Mini Cooper S: Speed: Tied for 6th; Newest: 1st; Oldest: 10th; Most Sold: 10th. Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder: Speed: 3rd; Newest: 7th; Oldest: 3rd; Most Sold: 1st.
Cadillac Miller-Meteor: Speed: 9th; Newest: 10th; Oldest: 1st; Most Sold: 3rd.
Winner: Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder
The Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder is the all-time best car.
Related Articles:
- https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g15084294/the-best-around-car-and-drivers-10best-cars-through-the-decades/
- https://axleaddict.com/auto-industry/The-10-Most-Amazing-Cars-Ever-Built
- https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/the-100-greatest-cars-of-all-time.html
- https://www.motortrend.com/features/top-10-greatest-american-cars-of-all-time/
- https://www.topgear.com/car-news/list/50-greatest-cars-past-20-years
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