4trac:
RC;
Look at the GT RS models from Porsche, they became more extreme (design-wise) as well.
I was going to make this point to Carlos, decided not to, and you made it for me....! I assume Carlos does not see the Porsche GT winged specials as hideous because he drives the basis for such cars so automatically sees them as more normal, despite acres of black plastic, spats, huge wings, etc.
Actually this is quite interesting how Porsche has somehow normalized ownership of these "more extreme" GT versions, to customers who (perhaps 10 years ago?) never saw themselves in such extreme machines. If I recall correctly, RT members such as Peter M were sceptical about owning the big-wing versions, but came to love them and (then?) saw them more as normal sports cars.
I'm one of those customers. Years ago I made fun of the big wing and wouldn't be caught dead in with the GT3, GT3RS or GT2. However, if you're a Porsche enthusiast, IMO those are the only car worth driving. Part of their attraction is the wing because it differentiate the GT cars from the run of the mill 911's. Does it give me pause to driving around in a RS (this October)? A little but when you consider performance/value, it's not difficult to overlook the enormous wing.
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