--- title: "What’s Your ‘Last Lap’ Car?" description: "It's Friday, which means it's time to ponder personality-revealing but practically meaningless theoretical [questions](). I was going down a YouTube rabbit hole the other day and came across the topic of what various celebrity chefs and food personalities would have…" date: "2024-01-26" modified: "2024-01-26" authors: - name: "Chris Tsui" job_title: "Contributor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/whats-your-last-lap-car" categories: - "Culture" - "News" - "QOTD" --- # What’s Your ‘Last Lap’ Car? ![]() *Honda* It's Friday, which means it's time to ponder personality-revealing but practically meaningless theoretical [questions](). I was going down a YouTube rabbit hole the other day and came across the topic of what various celebrity chefs and food personalities would have as their last meal. Then, I started thinking about the automotive equivalent: What would be your "last lap" car? That is, if you were condemned to death but somehow could conjure any car ever made, new or old, for one last all-out blast on a racetrack, what would you choose? One easy and, I suspect, popular answer would be the [Porsche]() 911 GT3 RS—pick a generation, any generation. As long as it's manual, right? Or perhaps you're more of a [Ferrari]() person, in which case, something like the 458 Speciale or F40 are the likely holy grail choices. For my [Honda]()-loving, *Gran Turismo*-playing self, it may have to be the 2002 Honda NSX-R—the facelift one. The lightened one. The one with Championship White wheels. The pinnacle of the first-gen NSX and, transitively, the arguable pinnacle of motoring as an idea. [Let's do it at Suzuka, I'll bring the loafers.]() A very close second choice, though: [Lexus LFA](). But what about you? With access to absolutely anything in automotive history, what car would you take for one final flyer? ![]() **Lexus** *Got a tip or question for the author? You can reach him here: chris.tsui@thedrive.com* ## Author Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto. ### Author social links [Instagram]()