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Originally Posted by trademaster
This is an actual quarter-million dollar supercar. Looks are subjective; Luxury, rarity, and performance make a supercar, this car has all three. Handcrafted interior, superformed aluminum/carbon fiber body and chassis, carbon ceramic Brembos, dual-clutch manual 6-speed rear mount transaxle, active handling, magnetic selective ride control, PTM, 640hp. If it had a sleek, low exterior you would not be able to differentiate this car from the likes of other supercars.
People in the market for quarter-million dollar supercars have more than one.
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Simply checking the boxes off (lux, performance, rare) doesn't make something into a supercar. By that line of thinking, a tuned CTS-V would be a supercar. They are luxury cars, with a high level of performance, and there aren't a whole lot of them. Presto, you've got a supercar, right? Not quite.
A true (or real or actual or whatever descriptor you like) supercar has more than that. Some of it is brand cachet, which can only be earned over time. But beyond that, its the reaction you have to the car when you see it, feel it, and (if lucky enough) drive it. All three have to leave an impact, they have to let you know that the car is special & exotic. Mustang based bodywork will not do that, at least not in North America. And I'm not saying that just because I don't care for Mustangs. It would still hold true if somebody grafted the bodywork of a Camaro over a tube chassis & threw a GT500 engine under the hood. No matter how well it performs, no matter how soft the leather is, no matter how many wonder-gadgets there are to make the car faster. It won't be a supercar.