Top Gear crowns Fiat 500 as Sexiest Car in the World
Wah? Top Gear conducted a survey to find the Sexiest Car in the World, the results of which appear in the recently released September issue. The results: the Fiat 500 is the Sexiest Car in the World. We'll repeat – wah? The Fiat 500 earned the provocative title ahead of such vehicles as the Aston Martin DBS, Maserati Quattroporte, Alfa Brera and Ferrari Enzo. Apparently the Fiat 500 emits pheromones out its tailpipe, as we'd say the tiny micro mini makes a curious choice for hottest ride the world over. Top Gear editor James May says of the Fiat 500 that it, "advertises nothing about its owner, except that it's someone who doesn't need to try. So you look, and you know. You would, wouldn't you?"
The title of Sexiest Car in the World couldn't have come at a better time for Fiat, which is planning on releasing an updated version of the 500 soon. You can check out spy shots of the new Fiat 500 here, or visit the minisite set up by Fiat to count down the days until the car's release.
Follow the jump for a list of the Top 10 Sexiest Cars in the World and see what nine other vehicles the Fiat 500 beat out for the crown.
[Source: Sept. 2006 Issue of Top Gear via smh.com.au]
Top Gear's Top 10 Sexiest Cars:
1. Fiat 500.
2. Aston Martin DBS.
3. Maserati Quattroporte.
4. Chevrolet Camaro.
5. Citroen C6.
6. Lincoln Continental.
7. Bentley Continental S1 Fastback.
8. BMW M1.
9. Rolls-Royce Phantom.
10. Sally the Porsche 911 Carrera (from the Pixar film Cars).
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Steve C. 4:53PM (7/26/2006)
As the former owner of a 500 (living in Japan!) I can only make one comment -- just make sure you're not in it if it gets hit by another car.
It is as crashworthy as the average Harley and nowhere near as fun to drive.
Oh yeah -- sexy???? NFW!!!
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John Bryans Fontaine 5:01PM (7/26/2006)
Either fans of the Fiat 500 had a huge campaign, or the editors of Top Gear have a really obscure sense of humor.
How about Autoblog conducting a similar survey?
( and ignore the Fiat 500 conspiracy )
My own list would be:
1. Ferrari 288GTO
2. Ferrari 250GTO
3. Ferrari Nembo Spyder
4. Alfa Romeo 8c Spider
5. Alfa Romeo Brera Spider
6. Alfa Romeo Brera
7. Aston Martin V8 Vantage
8. Ford GT
9. Ford 1969 Mustang Mach I
10. Opel GT Cabrio ( custom )
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Ed Kapuscinski 5:19PM (7/26/2006)
THE CAMARO??????
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Martin 5:40PM (7/26/2006)
Yes, we get it: Understatement is sexy. And when it comes to men's underwear, I tend to agree. However, a car that you can't get into without any clown-like manoeuvres if you're taller than a dwarf or midget is not sexy.
Why? Because dwarves and midgets, this car's natural target group aren't sexy at all.
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Taylor Alexander 5:41PM (7/26/2006)
Well, the guys at top gear DO have an odd sense of humor, so I'm not surprised they picked something odd as the sexiest car. Do you guys ever watch the show? It's great. You can download them at http://finalgear.com - that's where i get them. :)
-Taylor
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Chad Gallion 5:54PM (7/26/2006)
Top Gear crowned the stupidest (novelty) car magazine in the World.
Intelligent readers conducted a survey to find the Stupidest (Novelty) Car in the World, the results of which appear in the recent Autoblog comments. The results: Top Gear is the Stupidest car magazine in the world. Top Gear earned the provocative title ahead of such magazines as the Car Craft, Sport Import Tuner, Autoweek and Soccer Mom Minivan Review. Apparently Top Gear emits stupid surveys out its tailpipe, and we'd say that Top Gear makes the perfect choice for stupdity. Top Gear editor James May says of the award that it, "advertises nothing about its owner, except that it's someone who doesn't need to try. So you read, and you know. I'm a stupid dummy head!"
The title of Stupidest Car Magazine in the World couldn't have come at a better time for Top Gear, which is planning on releasing an updated version of Jeremy Clarkson's dumb butt soon. You can check out spy shots of Top Gear here, or visit the minisite set up by Top Gear to count down the days until explodes of its own lamiosity.
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gkz 6:32PM (7/26/2006)
#6 You have recently been crowned as the biggest self-involved jackass who writes crap in blogs in order to make himself feel important because he has no real friends. Nobody is forcing you to pay any attention to what Top Gear does, so get a sense of humor and shutup.
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Robert 6:40PM (7/26/2006)
Sally did have some sexy pin striping under her spoiler.
How Clarkson let this list go to print without an E-Type on it is beyond me. I guess the Bentley Continental S1 Fastback is a good stand in for giant phallus with wheels.
The BMW M1 is often overlooked, but undeniably sexy.
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Shirley 7:07PM (7/26/2006)
#7 I agree... Top Gear is VERY humorous in most everything they write. It's a TOTAL joke..LOL But like most tongue-in-cheek magazines trying to masqurade as genuine, they only fool the idiot who don't know any better.
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iQuack 7:22PM (7/26/2006)
Sexiest car might have been the 1949/'51 Nash sedan. Its seats could be folded to make a bed as shown at the site below. Scroll down:
http://chuckstoyland.com/nash/nash/index.html#4849
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Fabulo 7:31PM (7/26/2006)
Chad Gallion,
Yours comment was the funniest comment on Autoblog ever. Can't help the ones who don't get it.
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gkz 7:45PM (7/26/2006)
#11 - No, you see I do get it. I get it that chad gallion put up that lame attempt at sarcasm in order to make himself feel important by typing some rambling irrelevant crap on a blog.
And on topic, my vote for the top of the list is any of the 250 series ferraris... you could make an argument for any of them
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.T 7:54PM (7/26/2006)
What I really want to know is, how much money did Top Gear get from Fiat for this advertising?
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Darren 8:10PM (7/26/2006)
As Ed said, "THE CAMARO??????"
Not sure how one could choose the Camaro over the Corvette, even with tongue firmly in cheek!
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Luis Longo 9:23PM (7/26/2006)
This must be a joke.
Luis Pichardo Auto Journalist.
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Daniel Cowan 12:35AM (7/27/2006)
I would actually like a little Fiat like that myself. My family already has a multicolored VW Bus and a Mini Cooper, a little thing like that, plus a Citroen 2CV would be a hoot for people to see. Sigh, if only in my dreams.
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Quills R. Optional 2:16AM (7/27/2006)
Can I just point out two things:
1) James May isn't the editor of Top Gear Magazine
and
2) James May doesn't think the Fiat 500 is the sexiest car in the world. In his Daily Telegraph column, he writes that his choice (at least this week) is the Jaguar XJS convertible.
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xanto21 4:51AM (7/27/2006)
The sexiest car was, is and will be the Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder SWB, (I love it in black). But the Fiat 500 is a good option, if you live in Rome.
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Richard Warren 5:45AM (7/27/2006)
British humor.
Get it? Stop watching "Top Gear" (try watching Monty Python instead)
Bloody stupid Americans.
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LucA 3:41PM (9/08/2006)
Alfa Romeo Brera
http://www.topgear.com/html/2006/07/27/homepage/hpassets/img_mpu/01.jpg
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