Ginetta G60

A buyer approaching a Ginetta badge may expect something that stands apart, but the catalogue data gives a more nuanced answer. The G60 sits 493rd of 600 cars for power and 454th for 0-100 km/h acceleration, figures that place it away from the outright performance leaders. Yet its place in a dream garage is not defined by chasing the highest numbers. It is defined by how unusual its combination of traits is within a field of 600 cars.

The G60 is one of only 8 naturally aspirated V6 cars in the catalogue, and just 22 cars combine a V6 with rear-wheel drive. That pairing gives its 3.7-litre engine layout a particular character on paper, with 310 bhp, 390 Nm of torque and a 0-100 km/h time of 4.9 seconds. Its 265 km/h top speed places it 389th among the full catalogue, reinforcing that this is a car whose appeal comes from its specific recipe rather than a single headline figure.

The comparison becomes clearer when looking beyond performance alone. The G60’s used price of £85,000 ranks 323rd of 600, placing it above 277 cars in the catalogue, while its cost per bhp sits at £274. It occupies a considered position: not the most expensive, not the most powerful, but a distinct choice within a collection where many cars are measured by extremes.

That distinctiveness is sharpened by production. Only 50 Ginetta G60s were built, and among the 177 catalogue cars with known production figures, only 26 are rarer. With Ginetta represented by one car in the catalogue, the G60 also carries a singular place within this selection. Its UK origin connects it to a country represented by 160 cars in the wider catalogue, while the 2-door coupe body style keeps its identity focused.

The expectation around the badge changes once the full picture is considered. The G60 does not need to dominate every ranking to justify its place. Instead, it offers something harder to replicate: a naturally aspirated V6, rear-wheel-drive coupe with a production figure of 50 and a specification that appears in very few corners of the collection. In a garage built from 600 possibilities, choosing this Ginetta means choosing a car whose significance comes from the details that separate it from the crowd.