It’s evident to anyone with a pulse that the vehicles we drive from A to B have changed from decade to decade. Noting this ever-shifting landscape, we asked earlier this week which current cars will become timeless in the next few decades. There are always models that stand the test of time and garner record bids at auction once enough time passes. Without further ado, here are your picks for the next fleet of timeless machines:
Quite simply the best-looking grand touring car on the market. Yes, better looking than the Continental GT. Yes, better looking than the Aston Martin DB12. Yes, better looking than anything else in that category, and a hell of a deal in terms of price and performance to boot (even as a 6-figure GT).
There are very few cars that truly fall under the category of pictures not doing it justice, but this is one of the few. Simply magnificent inside and out.
Submitted by: Giovanni_Fitzpatrick
May the Chevy Express live another 28 adequate years.
Submitted by: Maymar
I’m going to tell you exactly what’s going to happen. People hate on it now, but in 10 years after its official death, I guarantee it will be loved and will sell fairly well in the auctions… in 20 years time, low mileage examples will be a 6 figure car.
Submitted by: darthspartan117
I’m going to go with the current-gen Dodge Charger being just as big in 30 years as the 1960/70s muscle cars have been for the last 20 (sorry 1969ChargerFan if I got here first). Mustangs & Camaros may have a following, but the Camaro is already almost forgotten so I expect it will stay that way and Ford already started pivoting the Mustang into a BEV crossover, so there may be a litany future options that simply turn the current gen into one of many iterations, never allowing it to surpass the nostalgia of the 1960s. The current crop of Chargers on the other hand, had a huge time gap so it is much more stand-alone within the brand & fans. It’s (potentially) the last of its kind as a totally unconcerned, RWD, V8 drag strip monster encompassing its whole personality. Dodge has sold a million of them in 1000 configurations, so there should be a ton of pristine examples left in 30+ years, despite also having a bunch of hooligans destroying them along the way. As BEVs & PHEVs get more common, the Charger will remain unique as a car you can truly feel by just starting it, before you even drive it, but also containing many good safety features & conveniences (who knows how that will compare, though).
My initial thought was a hot hatch, but many of the small BEV crossovers are so darn close that there may not be enough of a departure from a FiST (or similar) to some N-Line Ioniq that they will not hold their appeal beyond a very niche following. Minivans are either dying or Toyota can’t make them fast enough right now, so there is nothing special enough about the current crop to keep them from being readily replaceable, unless they all truly die out.
Submitted by: engineerthefuture
If there’s one thing EVs suffer from, it’s that they’re all nothing more than jellybeans and blobs—telling them apart means squinting at the badge to discern what they are.
But here is Dodge with their absolutely brilliant solution to the Blob Problem—that R-wing slot up front that does wonders for the car’s drag coefficient while looking great also. (And how the slot and its Fratzog emblem emulates the ‘69's grille—you know I love it for that styling touch.)
I bet car stylists around the world are slapping their foreheads how they wish they came up with the R-wing first. It’s simply superb and will continue as such for decades.
Submitted by: the1969DodgeChargerFan
I’m gonna go with the Integra Type-R. I think the nostalgia for the originals will only continue to grow and those will quickly become hard to find and unattainable if you can. The Type-R seems a worthy successor with relatively unobtrusive styling that should stand the test of time. The non-hybrid powertrain and manual transmission should remain relatively easy to work on well into the future, though keeping the entertainment system and other electronic gadgetry going will likely be a nightmare. But that’s the case with any current car.
Submitted by: SantaCruzin6
I think you meant the Type S.
No matter what era, no matter what happens, it will remain a timeless monument to one man’s hubris and a complete automotive joke. Elon has created the perfect, timeless, punchline.
Submitted by: skeffles
Hear me out, sure there are tons of them out there, but like the 60s mustangs, they made a ton of them and they stayed popular. The challengers are still very popular, and the V8s will continue to be sought after as more and more V8s go away. Sure, an EV can out perform a V8, but driving an EV does not give you the same visceral experience that a V8, and only large displacement engines can bring.
Submitted by: SlickS30r
A car that is already timeless will probably continue to do so... The 911 stays the 911.
Submitted by: klone121