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Question: “Matt, what's your favourite car?” Or, alternatively: “What new car would you buy if you had all the money in the world?”

Answer: “Sit down, order a drink and get comfortable ‘cause the answer is going to be very long.”

Spring is springing up and that should make us all think about summer, car shows, car mods, alloy wheels, washing cars, driving, and road trips -- well, at least it does me.

Many people also think about changing their old, tired jalopies for some new digs; which is why this is one of two times in the year when I get the most questions on new car purchases. Inadvertently, the question of what car I would buy always comes up.

I always answer with questions such as, “Can I pick one car per body style?” Or “Let's say I have $1 million, can I buy as many cars as I can without going over the amount?” The bottom line is: There is no such thing as the perfect car...

At least, that was my official answer until I drove the 2014 Mercedes E 63 S-AMG 4MATIC Wagon. Turbocharged V8, wagon, AWD, fast, semi-exotic, available in white and with carbon-ceramic brakes, big wheels and dat exhaust sound! This AMG wagon truly reduces me to a puddle of mad want and desire like few other cars ever have.

So, this opens up the door to “what other cars?” The only rule that applies to the following list is that the cars cannot be more than two model-years old otherwise, I'd get shot down for writing a book...

So, this is how I see it:

1 car: For the first time ever, I have an answer and it is above.
Convertible: 2013 Mazda MX-5
Performance sedan: 2013 Audi S4
Performance coupe: 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302
Pocket rocket: 2013 Subaru WRX STI
Crossover: 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan
Pickup: 2013 Ford F-350 Super Duty King Ranch w/Power Stroke
Performance SUV: 2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS
Luxury sedan: 2013 Audi S8
Hot hatch: 2012 Volkswagen Golf R
SUV: 2012 Range Rover Sport Supercharged
Wagon: 2012 Cadillac CTS-v wagon
Oddity: 2012 Local Motors Rally Fighter
Hybrid: 2012 Lexus CT200h
Micro car: 2012 smart fortwo Brabus
EV: 2013 Nissan LEAF

So, there you have it. Well, in fact, this list is riddled with holes. There's no way I would ever only own these cars. My “rule” was for listing purposes only, as it could easily have held another 10 or 35 cars -- and that's by discounting anything that could be considered classic or plain “older.”

There's now a concrete answer to the question “Which car?” Even then I'd not be happy.

Next time, I'm going to list off the cars I plan to buy before I kick the bucket, divorced or not.

2014 Mercedes E-63 AMG (Photo: Mathieu St-Pierre)