Beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder, it can also be calculated. The list of the most beautiful cars created in this way includes at least a few design classics.
Flat and wide is beautiful. At least that applies to cars. A British registration service provider has now compared the proportions of numerous vehicle fronts with the “golden ratio”. On the beauties list there are only Sportcars. Surprisingly many of them with a mid-engine.
According to the calculations, the closest thing to the ideal ratio of length and width is the McLaren F1 from 1994, whose “face” deviates from the golden ratio by just 1,3 percent. The 1,14 meter flat mid-engine three-seater should in theory be the most beautiful car in the world. In second place is the 1970 Lamborghini Miura, which is also powered by a mid-engine, and deviates from the ideal value by 1,94 percent. In the 1957 Ferrari TR250 in third place, it is already 2,36 percent.
In the relevant lists of automotive beauties, at least the Lamborghini Miura appears regularly. The McLaren is more admired for technology and driving performance, the Ferrari suffers in this respect from the strong in-house competition, which mostly occupies the top places in the form of 250 GTO and Testarossa. The “Click4reg” list also includes nine models from Maranello - a record value.
Mid-engine athletes are also well represented, and their particularly flat design probably benefits from the calculation formula. The front seats include Lancia Stratos, Ford GT40 and Lamborghini Countach. The best-placed German car is the Porsche 911 in 23rd place. Five places later, the Jaguar E-Type follows, which is considered by many sports car fans to be the most beautiful car of all time. The latest car in the ranking is the Bugatti Chiron hypercar from 2007 in 5th place.
The complete ranking:
| 1 | 1994 McLaren F1 |
| 2 | 1970 Lamborghini Miura |
| 3 | 1957 Ferrari TR250 |
| 4 | 1974 Lancia Stratos |
| 5 | 2017 Bugatti Chiron |
| 6 | 1984 Ferrari 288GTO |
| 7 | 1952 Jaguar C Type |
| 8 | 1967 Alfa Romeo T33 Stradale |
| 9 | 1966 Ford GT40 |
| 10 | 1969 Ferrari Dino 246GT |
| 11 | 1987 Ferrari F40 |
| 12 | 1974 Lamborghini Countach |
| 13 | 1961 Lincoln Continental |
| 14 | 2001 Aston Martin Vanquish |
| 15 | 2011 Lamborghini Aventador |
| 16 | 1963 Buick Riviera |
| 17 | 1968 Dodge Charger R / T |
| 18 | 2004 Aston Martin DB9 |
| 19 | 1968 Ferrari Daytona |
| 20 | 2007 Alfa Romeo 8C Competition |
| 21 | 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray |
| 22 | 1971 Citroën SM |
| 23 | 2004 Porsche 911 (997) |
| 24 | 1954 Mercedes 300SL Gull Wing |
| 25 | 1956BMW507 |