Thursday, August 15, 2013

Top 7 Best cars of all time

Top 7 Best cars of all time
Do you want to know about best cars of all time? Car designer Jeff Teague gives us his picks for the top seven best engineered cars in history, factoring in both affordability and a great ride. Jeff Teague is a Automotive Designer and his father was also an expert in the same field. This is how he had the opportunity to design, drive and test several of these cars in his life time.

Among all the machinery made by humans till today, car is one of the greatest things man has ever manufactured. It has altered the way we live and it has given style to our life. Now let’s have a look at Teague’s list of top 7 cars:


1907 Mercedes Touring cars
1907 Mercedes Touring cars
1907 Mercedes Touring cars: America witnessed this elite car and the quality of engineering which was employed in manufacturing this car just surpassed all the standards being introduced till that time. These cars were designed to work at 70 HP. If you ever get a chance to see this car anywhere, you will be astonished after seeing the quality of material used. Aluminum was used along with casting techniques.

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost: Who forgets to mention Rolls Royce when we talk about best cars of all time. There are several opinions by experts that Rolls Phantom was the best car by Rolls-Royce. But Teague suggests Silver Ghost from 1907. “Remarkable, Elegant, Good looking”. It was declared to be the best car on Earth. It gave you the feel of Luxury over other cars introduced till that time. Silver Ghost was incredible with a 134-inch wheelbase and a curb weight just above 3,000 lbs.

1963 Aston Martin DB5
1963 Aston Martin DB5
Any Aston Martin: Then it comes Aston Martin. “We're talking 250 short wheelbase, 3-liter, and an incredibly fast car with 325 horsepower. Classic." The best in their design shape and look. What an elegant look they had. On a side note, Aston Martins had a bad reputation for high maintenance costs.


Ford Model T
Ford Model T
Ford Model T: There is something historical about these cars. Henry Ford did something incredible. He made cars reachable to a common middle class man. It seemed like as if these cars were affordable for anyone. Whenever you talk about top best cars of all time, you cannot forget to mention how cheap and easy to maintain these cars were.


Toyota Prius
Toyota Prius
Today's Toyota Prius: Latest Technology at its best. This is when scientists and engineers started working consciously on environment friendly hybrid cars. Toyota prius is highly esteemed car of these days with best fuel economy and spaciousness ever witnessed in automobile industry.

1950s Mercedes Gull Wing
1950s Mercedes Gull Wing
Late 1950s Mercedes Gull Wing: Just look at the picture of this car. Isn’t she a classical beauty with a touch of modern design and proportions? This was the design which outclassed all other models of car manufacturers and they were all bound to rethink and reconsider their design strategies.

1964 ½ Mustang
1964 ½ Mustang
1964 ½ Mustang: Strong Car with outstanding performance. Teague suggests keeping this car in list of top seven best cars of all time. It was a choice of youth at that time, still is. It emerged in the automobile sector as a favorite car of its time.


This was all about this list of best cars ever. Do you keep a different opinion or wish to give your reviews and comments about any of these cars? Don’t forget to comment on this article then. Share with friends if you are a car enthusiast automotive engineer yourself.

8 comments:

  1. While i was searching on Google about the same topic "best cars of all time", i found this article. Glad to see your collection of top seven cars from history. I had a chance to drive 1963 Aston Martin DB5. One of my friends is keeping it with him. Awesome ride it was.

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    1. Wow i am jealous i could not get a chance to ride one. These are best cars engineered and designed by some legends in the history.

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  2. Austin Martin is my favorite.

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  3. Yeah this is a good list of cars but i think writer forgot to mention modern cars like Lamborghini Aventador, and Bugatti. They are the fastest cars so far. Best in design and performance. What do you say?

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    1. No we are not talking about fastest cars here. We are talking about overall performance keeping in mind the cost at the same time. This is a list of Top 7 best cars of all time in the history, I hope you understand.

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  4. Hey what about Volkswagen Beatle? Since 1936 had been an iconic auto of all times and let me tell you, is not a bad car!

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    1. Yeah i also agree with you here. But Ayesha Iqbal has managed to come up with list keeping in mind the economical cars with best performance in the history. I suggest next time she must write about more cars instead of just 7.

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