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    1980 BMW M1 Picture

    The mighty 1980 BMW M1. It's the first of the "M" cars, a conspiracy between the Bavarians and Lamborghini, and still BMW's only midengine production machine. But its 3.5-liter DOHC six made a mere 273 horsepower. | May 20, 2010

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The Art of Exotics

Built for Speed and Beauty

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    The word "exotic" explains everything about these cars. They're not the sort of machines you see every day — unless your every days are, themselves, extraordinary. They're not built to do mundane things — unless blitzing across the Alps at over 200 mph is a regular event in your life. They don't compete against one another as much as they do against yachts, luxury helicopters and a second villa on Lake Como. These are beasts that amp up lives that are already running at full volume until they blow apart.

    Almost by definition, it's tough to take a bad photo of an exotic car. They are, after all, built to be stared at. So, stare....

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    outskiing says:

    01:53 PM, 03/25/2011

    Surely we could have a shot of a Morgan Aero. Even if you don't like the classic lines, it is beautifully different.

    jgcl2005 says:

    11:59 AM, 03/07/2011

    Hey inside line...how about you make print books of your "art of" series they're beautiful.

    jay_laz says:

    10:57 AM, 07/07/2010

    Where are you when we need you, Mr. Avis?

    "$19.95 per day, with unlimited mileage!"

    tysken says:

    09:04 AM, 05/28/2010

    Great selection of cars, but I really do miss the Koenigsegg! I find that a car who once held the world record for the fastest production car in the world deserves a spot here.

    objectiveview says:

    03:25 PM, 05/23/2010

    No SLS? No LFA? No Carrera GT? No GT-R? No Lotus at all? But yet a G-wagen? a 918 spider that doesn't really exist? You guys suck at this.

    sixwheeler says:

    01:54 AM, 05/23/2010

    "The curves of Alfa's 8C Competizione are unmistakably Italian. The Germans just couldn't do this; the British wouldn't dare. We, Americans, would put it on the chassis of a Fiero."

    What would - or wouldn't - the Japs do?

    sherief says:

    02:51 PM, 05/22/2010

    There is a 997 GT3 in my future..

    but I want an F40 so badly it hurts.

    sherief says:

    02:26 PM, 05/22/2010

    I want a Ferrari F40 so bad it hurts.

    smoothcriminal says:

    05:49 AM, 05/22/2010

    all but no LFA????
    love the looks of gumpert!!!!

    thecubanratio says:

    12:23 AM, 05/22/2010

    G55 & SL65 Black Series, but no SLS?

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