QOTD: What Car Do You Want For Christmas?

Every year, automakers release holiday ads showing people giving their significant other a vehicle for Christmas.

It’s such an annual tradition that Saturday Night Live spoofed Lexus’ December to Remember commercials with a hilarious take showing the aftermath last year.

While few of us will be lucky enough to receive a car for Christmas, it begs the question: what would you want? There’s no shortage of answers, so let your imaginations run wild.

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Since being practical and realistic isn’t much fun, we’ll start with the Chevrolet Corvette. While its $62,195 base price is pretty reasonable, it offers plenty of performance as the mid-mounted 6.2-liter V8 pumps out up to 495 hp (369 kW / 502 PS) and 470 lb-ft (637 Nm) of torque. This enables the car to rocket from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in 2.9 seconds and run the quarter mile in 11.2 seconds at 121 mph (195 km/h).

Of course, Santa has special connections and he could potentially hook you up with a 2023 Corvette Z06. It’s billed as an American supercar that features the most powerful “naturally-aspirated V8 to hit the market in any production car, ever.” The 5.5-liter engine develops 670 hp (500 kW / 679 PS) and 460 lb-ft (623 Nm) of torque, which allows for a 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) time of 2.6 seconds.

Sticking with the coupe theme, I certainly wouldn’t be upset with a BMW M240i xDrive Coupe. It’s a bit more reasonable than the Corvette as pricing starts at $48,550 and it has the added benefit of all-wheel drive to handle snowy Midwest winters.

Thankfully, it’s no slouch as the turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six develops 382 hp (285 kW / 387 PS) and 369 lb-ft (500 Nm) of torque. This enables the model to hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in 4.1 seconds, before hitting a top speed of up to 155 mph (250 km/h).

While those are just two examples, a new Bronco would certainly put me in a joyful mood. There’s also nothing quite like the GMC Hummer EV as it’s a 1,000 hp (746 kW / 1,014 PS) pickup with a removable roof and that’s wonderfully ridiculous.