The GOAT Canon
The greatest cars
of every era.
Not a ranking. A living, illustrated collection of machines that changed what automobiles could be—and what they could mean. Select any car to explore its complete profile and join the conversation.
Pioneers
4 defining automobiles

Benz Patent-Motorwagen
The practical beginning
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Mercedes 35 hp
The first modern layout
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Ford Model T
Mobility at world scale
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Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
A new standard of refinement
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6 defining automobiles

Bugatti Type 35
Beauty engineered to race
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Bentley Speed Six
Endurance and immense torque
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Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
Competition in many forms
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Duesenberg Model J
American power and prestige
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Mercedes-Benz 540K
Supercharged grand luxury
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Talbot-Lago T150-C SS
Coachwork as kinetic sculpture
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8 defining automobiles

Jaguar XK120
The postwar speed sensation
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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
Racing technology for the road
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Ferrari 250 GTO
The defining GT racer
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Jaguar E-Type
Performance made beautiful
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Porsche 911
An idea built to evolve
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Ford GT40
America conquers Le Mans
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Lamborghini Miura
The supercar takes shape
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Shelby Cobra 427
Light chassis, enormous engine
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7 defining automobiles

Lamborghini Countach
The wedge becomes a dream
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Porsche 930 Turbo
Turbocharging with consequence
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Ferrari 512 BB
Maranello moves the engine
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BMW M1
Motorsport builds a road car
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Audi Sport quattro
All-wheel drive changes rallying
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Ferrari F40
The analog twin-turbo summit
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Porsche 959
The technological preview
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7 defining automobiles

McLaren F1
The uncompromised road car
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Acura NSX
The exotic becomes usable
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Ferrari F50
Formula One theater for the road
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Porsche 993 GT2
Air-cooled aggression
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Dodge Viper GTS
The modern American brute
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Toyota Supra Turbo
An engineering cult hero
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Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR
Homologation at its extreme
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7 defining automobiles

Porsche Carrera GT
A racing V10 set free
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Ferrari Enzo
Systems thinking arrives
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Bugatti Veyron
One thousand horsepower, civilized
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Lexus LFA
A ten-cylinder instrument
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Nissan GT-R
Software democratizes speed
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Ferrari 458 Speciale
Naturally aspirated precision
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Pagani Zonda
Artisanal hypercar theater
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7 defining automobiles

Porsche 918 Spyder
Hybrid performance integrated
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McLaren P1
Electric torque meets aero
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Ferrari LaFerrari
The V12 hybrid flagship
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Rimac Nevera
Electric performance redefined
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Gordon Murray T.50
Lightness and response restored
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Mercedes-AMG ONE
Formula One complexity on-road
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Porsche 911 S/T
Tactility in the digital age
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