[0:00] Hey guys, I'm Brad Danger here, and
[0:01] today we are doing this idealist the
[0:03] right way for YouTube. We are not saving
[0:05] the best car for the end. We are not
[0:07] doing the slow burn. We are starting
[0:09] with the absolute monster and working
[0:11] down from there because if I can open
[0:13] with 1,250
[0:15] horsepower Corvette and I don't, well,
[0:17] that is basically content now practice.
[0:19] And since all of these have been
[0:21] personally victimized by MSRP before,
[0:23] every car gets three things today:
[0:26] horsepower, MSRP, and the real question,
[0:29] can you actually buy it for that price
[0:30] or is it just a decorative number the
[0:32] dealer laughs at before adding 20 grand
[0:34] for market adjustment and nitrogen in
[0:36] the tires. Number one, the Chevrolet
[0:38] Corvette ZR1X. This thing is not a a
[0:42] car. It is a thumbnail with license
[0:43] plates. Chevy says the ZR1X makes 1,250
[0:47] horsepower total with 1,064 from the
[0:50] twin turbo LT7 V8 and another 186 from
[0:54] the front electric drive unit. That is a
[0:56] four-digit horsepower hybrid Corvette.
[0:58] Let that sentence marinate for a second,
[1:01] and GM put base
[1:04] for the 2026 ZR1X at about $207,000,
[1:08] which sounds insane until you remember
[1:11] what this thing is targeting, hypercar
[1:13] numbers for not hypercar money. This is
[1:15] why it is the best opener on the list.
[1:17] It is pure internet gravity. Non-car
[1:19] people stop scrolling. Car people start
[1:21] arguing. Everyone clicks. Can you get
[1:23] one at MSRP? Maybe eventually early on
[1:26] this is going to be dealership theater.
[1:28] Some stores will be cool, some will
[1:30] print a markup so offensive it should
[1:31] come with a warning label, but if we are
[1:33] starting with the biggest what the hell
[1:34] performance story in America right now,
[1:37] this is it. Number two, the Porsche 911
[1:40] GT3RS.
[1:42] Completely different type of insane. The
[1:44] ZR1X is a hammer, the GT3RS is a scalpel
[1:47] made by people who clearly do not sleep.
[1:49] It is only 518 horsepower, which sounds
[1:53] almost reasonable until you realize this
[1:55] car is not about flexing horsepower
[1:57] numbers. It is about doing deeply
[1:59] disrespectful things in corners and
[2:01] making everyone else question their life
[2:03] choices. Base
[2:05] MSRP is roughly in the quarter
[2:06] million-dollar neighborhood before
[2:08] options. And with Porsche GT cars before
[2:10] options is doing a lot of emotional
[2:13] labor. This car is number two because it
[2:16] has insane prestige and insane
[2:17] credibility. Even people who will never
[2:19] own one still watch every GT3RS video
[2:23] like it is mandatory coursework. Can you
[2:25] get one at MSRP? Technically, yes.
[2:28] Practically, this is dealership Hunger
[2:30] Games allocations relationships giant
[2:32] option sheets, and a sales manager who
[2:35] suddenly talks like a hedge fund guy.
[2:37] The MSRP is real. It just might not be
[2:40] your reality. Number three, the
[2:42] Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.
[2:45] This is where the list gets hilarious
[2:47] because the less crazy Corvette is still
[2:49] 1,064 horsepower Chevy. List the ZR1 at
[2:53] 1,064 horsepower and 828 pound-feet with
[2:57] a starting MSRP around $185,000.
[3:02] So, yes, a 1,000-plus horsepower
[3:04] Corvette starts under 200 grand on
[3:07] paper. That is the kind of thing that
[3:09] makes exotic brands extremely
[3:11] uncomfortable. This car is a click
[3:13] machine because the headline writes
[3:14] itself. 1,064 horsepower Corvette. Done.
[3:18] Video idea complete. Can you get one at
[3:20] MSRP? Same answer as every hot Corvette,
[3:23] just louder. Some buyers will eventually
[3:26] Early buyers should expect markup
[3:27] roulette, and dealers know exactly how
[3:29] much emotional damage this spec sheet
[3:31] can cause, so they will use it. Number
[3:33] four, the Ford Mustang GTD. This thing
[3:36] feels like Ford engineers got locked in
[3:38] a room, and the only rule was no one is
[3:40] allowed to be normal. Ford says 815
[3:43] horsepower. Ford says 202 miles per
[3:45] hour, and Ford says Mustang. That combo
[3:47] is why this car is so good for
[3:49] retention.
[3:50] Mustang fans click because it is a
[3:52] Mustang. Supercar fans click because it
[3:54] is trying to punch in their weight
[3:55] class. Haters click because they want to
[3:58] yell about a $300,000 Mustang. Everyone
[4:00] participates. MSRP has broadly lived in
[4:03] the low $300,000 range with a lot of
[4:06] chatter around the low 320s depending on
[4:08] how the final car is spec'd. Can you get
[4:11] one at MSRP? First question is, can you
[4:13] get one at all? This is not just a money
[4:16] problem. This is an access problem.
[4:18] Application allocation approval all
[4:20] that fun stuff. By the time you are
[4:22] talking sticker, you have already passed
[4:24] level one. Number five, the Nissan GT-R
[4:27] Nismo final era R35. And here comes the
[4:31] nostalgia nuke. The R35 is old on paper
[4:34] and absolutely immortal in car culture.
[4:37] Nissan's final era GT-R Nismo is the 600
[4:40] horsepower Godzilla everybody still
[4:42] respects whether they want to admit it
[4:43] or not. This car has video game legend
[4:46] status, drag strip legend status, street
[4:48] clip legend status. It has been that car
[4:50] for an entire generation, and the Nismo
[4:53] is the one people wanted when they were
[4:55] building dream garages in their heads.
[4:57] Final US era MSRP
[5:00] lived in the low $200,000 range, but
[5:03] let's be honest, that number is
[5:04] basically historical trivia now. Can you
[5:06] get one at MSRP new? No, that ship has
[5:10] sailed and did a launch control pull
[5:11] into the sunset. Now it is a collector
[5:13] market conversation, mileage, condition,
[5:15] spec, owner history, and how badly
[5:18] someone wants to own the end of an era.
[5:20] You guys, quick pause because this is
[5:22] super important. The giveaway is live
[5:24] right now, and we're giving away this
[5:26] fully built, dripping in carbon Supra,
[5:29] four months in the making. And guys, it
[5:32] is the tuner hero spec. Plus, a Shelby
[5:35] GT350 with an exhaust that sounds
[5:37] absolutely ridiculous. So, if you want
[5:40] to win, you've got a decision to make.
[5:42] Do you get the JDM legend or do you get
[5:44] the American icon? And guys, for a
[5:46] limited time, every purchase that you
[5:47] make on the site, which is pinned in the
[5:49] first comment down below, you get 2,000
[5:52] bonus entries to win one of these cars
[5:54] plus bonus cash, hat, shirt, entry pack,
[5:57] it don't matter. That's 2,000 extra
[5:59] chances on top. And Rocky from New York
[6:02] grabbed a quick entry pack last time and
[6:04] walked away with a GT-R plus bonus cash.
[6:07] So, yeah, it definitely happens, and
[6:09] we're running it back with two cars. So,
[6:11] which one you picking? Let me know in
[6:13] the comments down below, and go get
[6:15] entered as well, and good skill. Number
[6:17] six, the Ford Mustang Dark Horse. This
[6:20] is where we drop from Halo insanity into
[6:22] actual real-world hero car territory.
[6:25] Ford still lists the Dark Horse at 500
[6:27] horsepower, and that is exactly the
[6:29] right number for this car. It sounds
[6:31] good. It feels serious. And it gives
[6:33] people the thing they want from a modern
[6:35] Mustang hero trim.
[6:37] V8 noise,
[6:38] real performance, and actual
[6:40] personality.
[6:42] The reason this car works so well in a
[6:43] list like this is because it hits both
[6:46] sides. It is aspirational enough to be
[6:48] exciting, attainable enough to feel
[6:50] possible, and that makes people watch
[6:52] differently. They do not just dream
[6:53] about it. They start doing math. MSRP
[6:56] usually starts in the mid $60,000 range
[6:59] before options. Can you get it for MSRP?
[7:02] Yes, way more often than the internet
[7:03] doom posting would have you believe.
[7:05] Markups still exist, sure, but this is a
[7:08] car you can actually shop for
[7:09] intelligently and win on if you are
[7:12] patient.
[7:13] Number seven, the Toyota GR Supra.
[7:17] The internet's favorite argument with a
[7:18] turbo inline-six. Toyota lists the 2026
[7:21] GR Supra 3.0 starting around $58,000,
[7:25] and the familiar 3.0 setup is widely
[7:28] known at 382 horsepower. And yes, the
[7:31] comments will say BMW good. Let them
[7:35] cook. The Supra is still one of the best
[7:37] YouTube cars on Earth cuz it has
[7:38] everything, looks, name recognition,
[7:40] tuning potential, meme energy, movie,
[7:43] nostalgia,
[7:44] and enough real performance to back up
[7:47] the hype. It is one of those cars where
[7:48] people click whether they love it or
[7:50] hate it because they already know the
[7:51] conversation.
[7:53] Can you get one at MSRP? In a lot of
[7:55] cases, yes. The market is not nearly as
[7:57] stupid as it was. If you are not chasing
[8:00] some special edition or impossible spec,
[8:02] sticker is a very realistic target, and
[8:04] sometimes better than sticker is
[8:05] possible if inventory is sitting. Number
[8:08] eight, the BMW M2 CS. This is the
[8:12] compact menace, the tiny little
[8:14] expensive chaos goblin of this list. BMW
[8:17] says the M2 CS makes 523 horsepower in
[8:21] the base. MSRP is right around $98,000
[8:24] before destination. That is a lot of
[8:26] money for a 2 Series, and also exactly
[8:28] why this car starts fights. Half the
[8:31] audience says that is insane pricing.
[8:33] The other half says drive one and then
[8:35] talk to me. Both groups are correct in
[8:37] their own emotionally unstable way. The
[8:39] M2 CS is small, aggressive, and powerful
[8:42] enough to humble people who think they
[8:43] are better drivers than they are. Can
[8:45] you get one at MSRP? Maybe, but I would
[8:48] not build the whole plan around that. CS
[8:51] badge plus limited supply plus
[8:52] enthusiast demand usually equals dealer
[8:54] confidence. If you find one at sticker,
[8:56] act normal while your heart rate spikes.
[8:59] Number nine, the Aston Martin Vantage.
[9:01] This is the cool guy pick, the one that
[9:03] makes you feel rich before you even
[9:04] start it, but the new Vantage is not
[9:06] just pretty. Aston lists 670 horsepower
[9:10] and 590 pound-feet, which is a giant
[9:13] reminder that this thing is a real
[9:14] weapon and not just a leather-lined
[9:16] flex. It has style, presence, and way
[9:19] more aggression than people expect if
[9:20] they only think of Aston as a grand
[9:22] touring brand. It lands this late in the
[9:25] list because the cars above it generate
[9:27] more YouTube chaos, not because this
[9:29] thing is lacking. It is awesome. It is
[9:31] just a different kind of awesome.
[9:33] Real-world pricing on new examples tends
[9:35] to start in the low 200s and climbs fast
[9:37] once options start multiplying. Can you
[9:39] get one at MSRP? More often than the
[9:42] true halo cars, yes, but you're usually
[9:44] looking at heavily optioned inventory.
[9:46] So, the real question becomes whether
[9:48] the car at sticker is actually the spec
[9:50] you wanted. Number 10, the Nissan Z
[9:52] Nismo. And this is a perfect closer cuz
[9:54] it brings the list back to reality
[9:56] without killing the vibe. Still cool,
[9:59] still fast, still recognizable, and way
[10:02] more attainable than basically
[10:04] everything we just talked about. Nissan
[10:06] gives it 420 horsepower and a starting
[10:08] MSRP of $65,750,
[10:11] which makes it one of the most normal
[10:13] ways to get into a legit performance
[10:15] coupe with a
[10:16] real name and real presence. It does not
[10:18] have the click gravity of a GT-R or a
[10:20] four-digit horsepower Corvette, but it
[10:23] absolutely has a place in this list
[10:25] because not every great sports car has
[10:27] to be a moonshot. Can you get it for
[10:29] MSRP? Often, yes. And honestly, that
[10:32] matters a lot because for some people
[10:34] this is the one on the list they could
[10:35] actually own, drive hard, maintain, and
[10:38] enjoy without turning every repair into
[10:41] a financial intervention. So, that's the
[10:43] idealist, not the spreadsheet ranking,
[10:45] not the track day purity test ranking,
[10:47] the YouTube ranking, the what gets
[10:49] clicked ranking, the send it to your
[10:51] friends ranking. So, share this video,
[10:53] but also share winthisidealcar.com
[10:56] with your friends because, well, you can
[10:58] get entered to win not only a Mark V
[11:00] Supra or a Shelby GT350 plus bonus cash
[11:04] to change your life. I pinned it in the
[11:06] pinned first comment, as well as
[11:08] AutoTempest, where you can find all
[11:09] these for MSRP or less if you buy used.
[11:13] I'm Brad Danger. This is Ideal. Like,
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