[willwagner]

I'm in my mid-40s. When my dad was a kid, he always had a car lust for a Cadillac. When I was a kid, I had a car lust for a Porsche 911. I wonder what kids these days think would be the ultimate car? I presume a Tesla but I could be wrong.

[bengl3rt]

I'm all about the Acura NSX, the 20-year old car that still seems to be from the future.

But I'm a weirdo, most folks my age really like the Audi R8, and yes, the Tesla.

[buster]

I'm 30 and i'd say Audi R8 and Aston Martin (doesnt matter which one ;) ).

I never got why people liked the Porsche cars, though. In my oppinion very uninspiring, even boring designs... But that's a matter of taste :)

[seanp2k2]

The Porsche is an experience that you just have to feel to "get". It's a similar aesthetic to Apple computers. A Porsche might not be the fastest, most expensive, or prettiest, but it is the /Porscheist/ :)

Very similar: Lotus. Try an Elise or and Exige some time. I'd love to have one set up for where I can really use it: on the track. IMO, any "street car" that does better than about 6sec 0-60 is wasteful on the street, and sadly most of these 911s are driven by lawyers and housewives of hedge fund managers who will never use them where they really shine.

[highlander]

It's interesting. I can see that the Audi R8 is a technical masterpiece and I find it visually attractive. However, I find it hard to get over the fact that it's an Audi and it shares design elements and some components with cars that I would consider to be quite mundane (e.g. standard A3). Marques like Aston Martin and Porsche seem more special to me because they only make 'special' cars - there are no mundane cars with these components or visual design.

[LaaT]

R8 is a piece of art. Too bad, the waiting lists are over a year for that car. It would otherwise be sweeping the segment.

[dragonquest]

Actually it hasn't changed that much. My cousins and other kids I know (age group 12-20) still like the newer Corvette's and 911's. Whenever they're putting up a supercar poster, its almost always a Lamborghini, one model or another going back right upto the Countach. Something about their design still holds the car-of-the-future attention in kids, even in 2012.

[arethuza]

More like right back to the Muira - the first, and to me the most beautiful, of the mid-engined supercars:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Miura

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSj7GFLDhew

[dsrguru]

Don't forget those Lotus Elises and Exiges.

[keeran]

For the hairdressers.