Let’s take a trip across the pond to view the 10 most popular British drives of 2007.

The most popular car in the country - as it has been since 1999 - was the Ford Focus, of which 126,928 units were sold.

The Focus was one of only three cars to break through the 100,000 barrier, the others being the Vauxhall Astra and the Ford Fiesta. Completing the UK top ten were the –
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Over at Top Speed they have listed the Top Ten cars for Making Love. Of course this is a european list, so most of the cars aren’t available on North American soil.

1. Fiat Stilo

2. Seat Leon

3. Fiat Grande Punto

4. VW Golf

5. Ford Focus

6. Renault Twingo

7. Honda Civic

8. VW Fox

9. Ford Fiesta

10. Renault Clio

Just like Travolta said in Pulp Fiction, it’s the difference between “here” and Europe is the little things. In my eyes, there is no way that any of those cars qualify as a Love Machine. My best ever Love Machine was either the double bed sized bench seats in my 69 Plymouth Fury 2, or the folded down back seats of my 79 Dodge Monaco wagon.

What was your favourite Love Machine?

The guys & girls at the Florida Car Club have posted their list of the top 10 cars a teen would want. The list is as follows:

10th - Dodge SRT-4

9th - Pontiac GTO

8th - Volkswagen GTI

7th - Mitsubishi EVO

6th - Acura RSX

5th - Scion TC

4th - Subaru WRX STI

3rd - Nissan 350Z

2nd - Ford Mustang.

1st - BMW M3

This is a pretty lofty list, I hope these guys come from well off families! Not that I disagree with the cars, but I think the expectations of many young people are way off in left field. When we were in high school (I know, I’m going to sound old here) the special cars were the ones that cost more than about three grand. The rest of us scraped together enough to pick up something that was half that. I was very proud of the big green 69 Plymouth that I inherited when my grandfather stopped driving.
With 2 guys who had “real” jobs in our circle, we built 4 VW Rabbits over a couple of years. The original built Rabbits were sold to finance the new GTI when it made its’ debut in 1982. That car sold for something like seven grand. You could throw a few bits on the car and have a truly fun car that could be driven reliably. Many of us even got our first taste of autocrossing behind the wheel of a GTI.

While the FCC guys have the GTI on their list, it is now a thirty thousand dollar car. Gone is the cheap little pocket rocket. Number one on the list is an M3 of all things. A wonderful ride, no question. But how much money does a kid have that a car of this magnitude is even on his radar?

Perhaps this list should be the Teenagers top ten cars to dream about list.