When Style Meets Performance: Exotic Cars 101

Searching for a quality luxury car will inevitably bringof every sports car.
anyone to the rather apt adjective, 'exotic'. ExoticExotic cars are continually challenging the rate at
food or exotic beauty may be more clearly defined,which a car can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph.
but what really makes for an exotic sports car?Designs are beginning to be shaped from the
Sleek and Elegant Designengineering needs of the car, in order to suitably
Part of what makes an exotic sports car is thedeliver a new record speed. As of the moment, the
vehicles streamlined, sleek, and smooth designs, all of1994 Dauer 962 LeMans continues to reign with 2.6
which serve functional purposes to the overallseconds. However, with the likes of the 2002 Ferrari
performance of the car albeit being so highlyENZO being designed based on the specifications of
aesthetically pleasing.making a fast car, expect faster sports cars in the
Indeed, even exotic sports car makers knownear future.
emphasis that car enthusiasts and racers put onOne-in-a-Million
design per se. After all, owning an exotic sports car inIndeed, exotic sports cars aren't the type that mass
contrast to owning a car is, in itself, a status symbol.produced and you can't but then 'off-the-lot'. Part of
This status is endowed not only by the make of theits exotic appeal is the fact that you can only have a
car but also the style and visual appeal.certain number of models made available for sale.
In fact, companies like Ferrari even employ designThe rarer and more difficult to acquire, the greater a
houses to come up with their car designs. Designcar's exotic value.
powerhouse Pininfarina, for example, designed theIt's in the Name
2002 Ferrari ENZO.Most cars don't need visualization to be called exotic,
Breakneck Speedsthey just are. These would include your cult sports
While design is one of the considerations of many carcar classics your Porsche, your Ferrari, your
enthusiasts, the primary characteristic that by-farLamborghini.
differentiates a sports car from the rest is itsWhile an 'exotic sports car' may be subjectively
acceleration and maintainable road speed. When itdefined over a huge stratum, it's safe to believe that
comes to sports cars, it's all a matter of speed,these qualities are more or less held in commonality
speed, and more speed. A pretty car won't cut it if itby any definition. At any rate, one look at a car may
cannot deliver the exhilarating ride that is expectedbe enough to give you a clue.