As an engineer I feel I must.

Some cars I like include:

  • McLaren F1 - if this isn’t your favourite car then you are dead to me
  • Porsche 911 - if ever you needed proof of evolution then look no further.
    Darwin would have been proud
  • Smart Coupe Roadster - small time fun
  • Lotus Elise / Vauxhall VX220 - separated at birth
  • Honda NSX - a wake-up call to all performance car manufacturers,
    I mean even the key is made of Monel.
  • Tesla - the future - if we like it or not
  • Honda Civic 1342cc - probably the best engine ever
  • Fiat 500 - if you live in a city without hills
  • Fiat Abarth - if you live in a city with hills
  • Dino 246 - beauty
  • Ferrari 288 GTO - every car list must feature a Ferrari by law
  • Mercedes C111 - taxi firm does engineering

Widths

  • BMW 116i = 69.5in
  • Porsche 911 / 996 = 69.7in
  • Cayman 986 = 70.1 in
  • Alpine A110 = 70.8 in
  • Cayman 987 = 70.9 in
  • Cayman 981 = 70.9 in
  • Cayman 718 = 70.9 in
  • BMW M5 E39 = 70.9 in
  • BMW 1M = 71 in
  • Porsche 911 / 997 = 71.2–72.9 in
  • McLaren F1 = 71.7 in
  • BMW X3 Mk. 1 = 73.0 in
  • Alfa 4C = 73.5 in
  • BMW X3 Mk. 2 = 74.2 in
  • McLaren 12C = 75.1 in
  • McLaren 540C = 75.4 in
  • McLaren 720S = 76 in
  • Ferrari 360 = 76 in
  • BMW i8 = 76.5 in

Why Are cars getting wider? My little old 1 series is almost as wide as my 5 series from a few years back.