THIS IS ONLY FOR FUN-NO BASHING INTENDED!
A Ferrari owner friend of mine (he bought my 308GTSi), was attempting to explain why the "Ferrari loyalists" do not consider the NSX to be in the same league as a Ferrari (he was not so naive as to use the 308 as the standard of comparison, but did offer up the 355 for the sake of discussion). His theory was that if the NSX was so appealing (we are talking design, not mechanicals) then why do so many NSX owners modify their bodywork. He claims that you do not see as many, or hardly any, 355's modified, which according to his theory supports the conclusion that a truly great car (again, talking design only, not mechanicals) would not need such appendages, because the car in stock form would be breathtaking enough, as in the 355.
So, the inquiry is, do we suffer in comparison, due to a perceived less than exciting design (a point I thoroughly disagree with), such that mods are necessary to give the car a different look; and in doing such mods proving their point?
I like the mods, as they give a personal touch to a car--But, does he have a point? In fact, he bolsters his argument by claiming that companies such as Mercedes (using AMG) and BMW (M) have incorporated the mods into production based vehicles therby exempting those marques from the same criticism, whereas, HONDA/ACURA has not done so in the US market (except perhaps for the Zinardi)
Well, this is for fun--let's hear your opinion, especially those of you who have done some spectacular mods to your cars!
Frank (FGG)
'96 NSX-T (Red/tan)
A Ferrari owner friend of mine (he bought my 308GTSi), was attempting to explain why the "Ferrari loyalists" do not consider the NSX to be in the same league as a Ferrari (he was not so naive as to use the 308 as the standard of comparison, but did offer up the 355 for the sake of discussion). His theory was that if the NSX was so appealing (we are talking design, not mechanicals) then why do so many NSX owners modify their bodywork. He claims that you do not see as many, or hardly any, 355's modified, which according to his theory supports the conclusion that a truly great car (again, talking design only, not mechanicals) would not need such appendages, because the car in stock form would be breathtaking enough, as in the 355.
So, the inquiry is, do we suffer in comparison, due to a perceived less than exciting design (a point I thoroughly disagree with), such that mods are necessary to give the car a different look; and in doing such mods proving their point?
I like the mods, as they give a personal touch to a car--But, does he have a point? In fact, he bolsters his argument by claiming that companies such as Mercedes (using AMG) and BMW (M) have incorporated the mods into production based vehicles therby exempting those marques from the same criticism, whereas, HONDA/ACURA has not done so in the US market (except perhaps for the Zinardi)
Well, this is for fun--let's hear your opinion, especially those of you who have done some spectacular mods to your cars!
Frank (FGG)
'96 NSX-T (Red/tan)