Vanity Fair asks auto writers what car they'd buy for $100k

AutoBlog: Vanity Fair asks auto writers what car they'd buy for $100k

2013 Porsche 911 Carrera SAs automotive writers, we're always asked what our favorite cars are or which cars we would buy if we had the money. To answer the latter query, Vanity Fair writer Brett Berk polled 13 scribes to see what they'd pick for under $100,000. An interesting mix of vehicles ensues.

Some of the choices stretched the imaginary budget to its max while others went all bang-for-the-buck on us, but what's most surprising about the list is that more than half the cars on it are available with a manual transmission. View list after the jump..

Of course cars like the Porsche 911, Ford Mustang and a couple of Mercedes-Benz AMG cars make the cut, but there were also a handful of choices that caught us off guard. Jonny Lieberman of Motor Trend chose the Subaru BRZ, Autoblog weekend editor Alex Nunez would love commuting in a brown Tesla Model S Performance, and Jake Fisher of Consumer Reports picked the Hyundai Veloster... non-turbo!

Here's the full list of what these 13 auto writers would take home if given a sub-$100,000 car:

•     Mercedes-Benz E63 Wagon
•     Audi A7
•     Mini John Cooper Works Convertible
•     Porsche 911 Carrera S
•     Hyundai Veloster
•     Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid
•     Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG
•     Jaguar XF Supercharged
•     Lotus Evora
•     Subaru BRZ
•     Tesla Model S Performance
•     Ford Mustang Boss 302
•     Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

So what do you say? If you could buy ANY new car priced under $100,000, which would you choose?