As a child, staring at poster of a Lamborghini on the wall, I imagined how wondrous it might be to drive a supercar. Finally having the chance some 24 years later, I was surprised to find most are extremely difficult to drive.
Yes, cars like the Noble M400 or the Nissan GT-R or the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series are gorgeous cars – and have more power than all of North Korea. But stunning looks and overwhelming brute force don’t a brilliant car make. Take the SLS Black for example. It starts around the $230,000 mark. For that money, buyers get 622 horsepower, gull wings, gobs of carbon fiber, and a 0 to 60 time of 3.5 seconds. These all sound pretty good, that is, until it’s put into practice.
The SLS Black with all its front-engine power sent to the rear wheels is just as keen to spin the driver around and chuck him into a wall, sending him home to Jesus, as it is to stand still and look like a long, sleek, high-cheek-boned super model. By that, I mean the SLS is gorgeous but also a bear to drive. Just because a man can afford it, doesn’t mean he’d want to drive it.
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