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You've heard the stories – France is drying up. Come 2040, there will be no chance for you to race through Paris powered by fire and gasoline. It'll all be banned - forever.
Rolling into the servo, I love the smell of it. Those sweet fumes. That constant reminder. That thin vaporous cloud is ready to explode. I love it.
But it'll be gone soonish - in France at least - which is why we've made a list. The ultimate list; containing some of the greatest fuel chugging cars that we'd love to storm through Paris before that liquid gold gets banned forever.
Whether you prefer the original GT40 or the spiritual successor from '05, it's the bigger, bolder, 4-speed, 7-litre, Mk. 2 V8 monster that we'd pick. Sure the later versions were more aerodynamic, but c'mon… that silhouette, those wheels, the sound! It's just so coooool.
The engine from a Countach, the styling from a US defence contractor, and a mass of 'just' 2,700kg, the extreme Lamborghini LM002 is literally rolling probable cause. If someone is driving this, chances are they're an Arms Dealer from South Africa, a gym franchisee, or the VP of an Oil Refinery. Which would be handy considering the LM002 drinks around 35.7L/100km.
What? You wouldn't pick an old 911 to storm through Paris? It's Europe we're talking about here; narrow streets, cambered roads, ancient buildings. The 911 would be at home here. You might not be able to annoy everyone so smugly in an old 911, but with that flat-six and nimble chassis it'd still be one hell of a day.
In the same way that three Mini Coopers are synonymous to Turin, the Ferrari 275 GTB is synonymous to Paris. "Starring" in the 1976 short film C'était un rendez-vous (It was a date), the Ferrari 275 GTB might not be the fastest Prancing Horse, or the most beautiful, but it would be the one to pick for a last blast through Paris.
Even though we all know it was actually a Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9 that the camera was attached to, but shhh…
Doesn't matter whether it's a sedan, wagon, or coupe, we don't care – they all sound fabulous. Powered by AMG's legendary 6.2 litre V8, this bellowing mammoth is our pick for both its obnoxious gurgle and its significance as one of the last naturally aspirated European V8 engines. Even if it does just constantly feast on rubber.
Check out the video below for the original C'était un Rendez-Vous.
What do you think of the ban on cars and petrol? If you could blast through Paris what car would you pick? Tell us what you think in the comments below.
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