subject: Defining The Best Exotic Cars [print this page] Is there a difference between exotic cars, high performance cars, sports cars and luxury cars? Searching for any of these posh rides will inevitably bring the driver a rush of adrenaline every time he gets behind the wheel. In simple definitions, the word Exotic means from another place. What exactly defines an exotic car then? Not all of them are from a far off place, and is a German vehicle any less exotic than an American model if you live in Germany?
Part of what defines exotic cars are their sleek, streamlined, smooth and elegant design. Sure, the nature of design is to look good, but it is also to serve functional purposes in the overall performance and speed of the car. We are talking about aerodynamics, of course. So the streamlining of exotic cars contributes to the aesthetic attractiveness and to the performance check.
Everyone knows that owning one of these cars serves as a status symbol for the owner, and is evidenced by the exceptional quality, visual appeal and the performance in a package on wheels all rolled into one. Did you know that some of the most elite car makers employ professional design houses to come up with the designs for their autos? They do not employ young students in design school for these jobs, either.
So we have covered design and have touched on the styling of these exotic cars, now lets talk speed. Although looks are one aspect of a buyers decision to purchase one vehicle over another, speed, honestly, is another. What differentiates a sports car from all others is its ability to accelerate at breakneck speeds and maintain a super fast road speed. A vehicle that looks incredible wont have a chance in a showroom for exotic cars if it cannot deliver the thrill of speed. The best vehicles are constantly challenging the rate at which they can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph, for now, the record for going from 0 to 60 in the shortest time goes to the 1994 Dauer 962 LeMans with a record of 2.6 seconds.
Something else that makes these vehicles exotic is the fact that you cannot buy them off the lot they are not the types that are mass produced, and there are only a certain number of models that are made available for sale. So of course, the fewer exotic cars there are and the more difficult they are to acquire, the greater its value is going to be.
