Porsche 911 of any era..

Range Rover

Citroen ds3

Toyota Prius.

Civic Type-R

So what makes a cult car - something that people aspire to?

Some of them were first in their field, like the Golf and 205 GTIs mentioned by Trilogy; the Renault Espace; the Mazda MX5; both old (1959) and new (2001) Minis; probably the new Fiat 500 more than the old; the Range Rover (1970 original and now the Evoque); the E-type Jaguar and perhaps the first XJ6; the BMW 2002 and the early 3-series (now too common to be 'cult'); the Porsche 911 and perhaps the Audi R8. I'm sure there are plenty more.

Some were ahead of their time or point the way to a possible future (the 1955 Citroen DS; the Prius) or just oddball (the 1937 Cord; the Renault Avantime, which may become a cult car when there are few of them left).

Some featured in films, like various Aston Martins (James Bond) or the 1960s Alfa Spider (The Graduate).

And some just look good and make people want them (1938 Lancia Aprilia; 1939 Lagonda drophead; 1970s Mercedes concave-roof coupe; the E-type Jaguar again; the Bentley Continental convertible; and quite a few Ferraris.

I suspect we could each come up with a different definition of 'cult' - none being absolutely right or wrong.

The first online dictionary I looked at suggests:

an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing,especially

as manifested by a body of admirers; the object of such devotion.

My list was of a few of those 'venerated' in their production lifetime and set to become collectors' cars thereafter, whereas Unthrottled's is more of those that are either a reul of fresh thinking or stand out from the crowd, or both.

Logically, Unthrottled, wouldn't you also include the Ford Model T, the original VW Beetle and Morris Minor, and the Austin Seven?

Perhaps a fair description of the cars in both our lists is 'legendary'.