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Hagerty 'Hot List': 10 New Cars with Collector Potential

3/9/2015

 
PictureThe collectible MINI
How many times have you knocked yourself in the side of the head and muttered, "Gee, I wish I had bought (insert name of high-value collectible car here)?" Many of us can recall those missed opportunities to purchase a '60s Ferrari for a song or that new Yenko Camaro right off the showroom floor.

Well, now, Hagerty, the classic car insurer, is doing the work for you and identifying its top 10 new cars that you must buy today and put away in that heated garage. They call it the "Hagerty Hot List" containing collectible vehicles which must be produced within the 2015 model year and have an MSRP of less than $100,000.

"We hear a lot of chatter about how cars made today are boring," says McKeel Hagerty, the company's CEO.  "The cars that made this list prove there are still cars to be excited about. They are true drivers' cars that are definitely enjoyable now, but each one that made the list has that special something that will make it a collectible in the years to come."

Below are the new cars that Hagerty says will stand out as collectibles within the next 25 years.  See how they match up with your selections.

  1. Alfa Romeo 4C Launch Edition ($69,685) – Alfa Romeo returns to America after a twenty-year absence with a junior supercar that boasts an impressive 0-60 time of 4.1 seconds and a carbon fiber chassis. It oozes Italianness from every single carbon fiber, making it perhaps the hottest car on a very hot "Hot List" 
  2. BMW M4 Convertible ($73,450) – The M3 and M5 have been the go-to cars for BMW Motorsports junkies since the late 1980s. The M4 offers those fans the silky torque of a twin turbo, inline-six engine, but, perhaps more importantly, it's the only M-car, other than the pricey M6, that can be had as a convertible.
  3. Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 ($75,000) - The ultimate road-course-ready Camaro. Boasting a weight loss of 300 pounds and the LS7 V8 with 505 horsepower and 481 pound feet of torque, Chevrolet let the engineers out to play and they created a monster. Anyone who isn't aware that we're living in a new golden age of automotive performance has been clogging up the left lane for too long.
  4. Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ($78,995) - Bang for your buck is an understatement for the supercharged Z06, which may well be the all-time performance-for-the-dollar champion. The Corvette has now entered supercar territory at a fraction of the price of the competition from Germany and Italy.
  5. Dodge Challenger Hellcat ($58,295) – It feels like the 1960s again. The Cold War is back and so are the muscle car horsepower wars.  Dodge just exercised the nuclear option with this beast. Limited production and 707 horsepower means that the Hellcat earns its name.  Clearly the Challenger Hellcat is here to turn fuel into noise and rubber into dust and little else.
  6. Ford Mustang GT Performance Package ($37,125) – Although the 50th anniversary edition will be produced in far less numbers, Hagerty thinks the GT performance package is the true driver's car. Ford had a tough job following up the 2005-14 Mustang, but they've done it very well (better perhaps than in 1967 when the Mustang was redesigned for the first time). Here's to another 50 years.
  7. Mazda MX-5 Miata 25th Anniversary Edition ($33,000) – The popularity of Japanese collector cars is on the rise and the Miata has established itself as the quintessential modern roadster. With this special edition also the last of its generation, it is already sealed as a collectible with only 100 models making the trip to North America.
  8. MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop ($24,950) – New for 2015, the two-door hardtop John Cooper Works MINI is the most powerful version ever produced. The performance specs are impressive, but what will have collectors drooling in the future is the attention paid to the MINI's design concept.
  9. Subaru WRX STI Launch Edition ($38,190) – With a stiffer body, advanced suspension and a turbocharged Boxer four-cylinder, the STI is quite literally a factory-built rally car that you can drive off the showroom floor. The smile-inducing acceleration is simply intoxicating, and the very limited release Launch Edition will be loved by collectors and rally fans for years to come.
  10. Volkswagen Golf R ($36,595) – "4Motion" all-wheel drive, 292 horsepower, 0-60 miles per hour in 4.9 seconds and a top speed of 155 mph make the all new VW Golf the most powerful VW hatchback to date. With a two-liter turbocharged inline four, this VW is bound to excite collectors now and in the future. It's the Golf that GTI fan boys and girls have been begging VW to build.
(Our thanks to the manufacturers for providing photos here and on the home page.)


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