what do you look for in a exotic car?

just wondering what options on your exotic's are most important to you? and what are the main points that made you buy the car that you did?

 

If you're not rich price should always be a factor. If you can buy it, drive it and sell it for the price you paid, it's a perfect buy.

Other than that, options, acceleration, top end, handling, braking, style etc. is all personal preference.

 

If it has Taurus on it, I'm sold. Just kidding.

Even though they're well out of my range, I always look for exotics who allow open tops, are offered with a stick shift, have great performance (doesn't have to be the best), and look good. I, generally, am not to picky about what kind of exotic I'd buy as there are lots, but a car like the Carrera GT, F50, or the Murcielago/Diablo Roadster really fit to what I'd be looking for.

 

Very true.

When I bought my first Vette I thought options were a big deal. I did enjoy the heads up display and active handling but now I'm like, whatever....

 

ok so tell me this how well do you think a car would sell if it did 0-60 in 2.5 toped out at 240+ was all carbon fiber(no paint) and sold for 300K?.....and it also had some cool little gismos...like the heads up display remote suspention, ect ect ect

 

Hey neighbor, no offense, but what's the point? what are you trying to say? are you trying to sell a car?

For those specs....... $300K sounds cheap, you're talking Bugatti and McF1 specs.

 

no not trying to sell a car just asking around i have a opportunity to build a car with those spec's and am just asking around to see if anyone would be interested in something like that since it wouldn't have a well known name behind it I'm just getting some opinion's on it before i dump a lot of money into it

 

Depends. There's more to speed and acceleration. How's the handling? The ride? The interior? What can I get on it?

 

It is pulling 1.3-1.5 G's in the corners.

One of the reasons for this thread was to find out what every one wants/likes on an exotic car. So far, we have a short list of things that will either be on the car or offered as an option. Some of these include: F1 trans/or 6spd., sound system, H.U.D. unit, keyless ignition, On-star (or something along those lines), air ride on the front for speed bumps, wireless adjustable suspension so you can raise and lower the car's height.

The car would be built for the bigger guy in mind, so if you are 6ft or taller, you can still drive it and be comfortable. It will also have DVD/Nav, A/C and a lot of different options for the interior color. But I am still trying to get feedback on what else other people want. If a lot of people want the same thing, it will be on the car. If only a few want it, then it would be offered as an option

But, like I said, it's not a for-sure thing yet. Everything is in place if I decide to do it...but if I cannot sell them, then there is no point. So any feedback would be great.

Also, it's a mid-engine set-up, twin turbo V8...and no, it does not sound like a 'vette or a muscle car. It will wind up sounding more like an F1 or Indy car.

 

Some of the keys to success in such a car are:

Reliability - both for the engine and all interior controls and devices.

Distinctive design and styling - often these types of cars look like kit cars. Derivative style of other production cars with poor attention to detail. The Bricklin was an example of one of these. The P4/5 is the opposite - a one-off distinctive design that is beautiful from every angle. Not easy to do.

Dealer support - needed for repairs and warranty work.

High-quality materials in interior - all the plastic bits and leather need to be first class. Once again, not easy to do as a low volume new car. You don't want a dashboard that looks like the motor home industry made it.

So, a car like the Saleen S7 is an example of one of the better attempts at such a car. The Noble is perhaps another one. Older attempts like the Vector and DeLorean DMC had some issues.

Also, a body made out of carbon fiber may not hold up too well in a fender bender. On the F1 cars, the CF tends to shatter into a million sharp pieces whenever contact is made with another car.

Compare your car idea to this one, the Mosler MT900S:
http://www.moslerauto.com/cgi-bin/mosler.pl?header=/mt900/header_pc.html&content=/mt900/main.html
It has 435 hp, weighs 1980 lbs, and sells for $190k.
The primary structure is a CF monocoque.
And, sadly, they probably don't sell very many of them.

Hope this helps.

 

Sounds very interesting, although it sounds like it's better suited for being a stripped out racer, not a fast car with all the creature comforts. Just my opinon.

 

Also the interior better look nice, that's where 99.78% of all the time is spend.

Look at the detail of a high end car and copy iy if you have to, nothing puts me off more than a cheap or poorly constructed interior.

 

1. How it grips the road
2. How it looks
3. Engine torque and horsepower
4. Could I have sex in it or at least receive fellatio

All four Criteria must be met for me.

 

a certain badge with a certain black horse on it

 

In broad:

Exclusivity, Elegance, and sheer Power.

 

Sound first and foremost.(rules out the Veyron!)
Stick shift (rules out the Veyron!)
Design (rules out the Veyron!)


I quite fancy the Gallardo, I must say. Sound is glorious. Almost as good as an F50.

 

Thank you for you post
I have heard of the mosler and they actualy sell quite a few of them, mostly in the uk but they are very nice cars, as far as the carbon fiber goes it does break up in a crash but the way we have this set up a new front end wouldnt cost more than 10,000(instaled).
I do agree with you on the fact that it has to be something that once you see it you dont start saying that it looks like lambo or something like that, that has been one of my biggest problems.
As far as reliability goes i cant say it will or it wont untill its done but i can say that every part on the car will be top of the line. Once its done i plan to take it as soon as i get it and go from dallas to LA to daytona and back to dallas so that question would be answered before anyone ever even had a chance to buy a car.
I dont plan on being one of the companys that are here one day and gone the next if it starts to look like thats how its going to be then I wont do it at all

 

i hate the veyron....thats one of the reasons i want to do this

 

exclusivity...check not many going to be made 100-200 more if the demand is there
elegance....check
power.....check 1,100hp should do

 

Well, F1 cars use a very rigid CF beyond road car applications. CF for most street car exterior pieces has enough flex to bounce a little. Now for the frame/tub yes you run the danger of having to replace it as a whole instead of cutting and welding like you could with a steel frame. Even F50's have that whole CF tub replacement issue that has been discussed here.

 

Looks
sound
acceleration
speed
handling
brakes
history

 

ok so from what you guys have heard about this car, if it was proven to be reliable and of the best quality would you buy one for 300K?

 

Got any pics of what it may look like?? any sketches or anything?

I'm curious?

 

Going along with the original question. Here's how I go about it.

1. What cars' exterior appeal to me.
2. Is the interior comfortable; can I fit in it.
3. Is the inteior physically appealing. As someone mentioned before, I'll be spending most of my time sitting in it.
4. Speed; how fast does this car go and how well does it preform.
5. Exclusivity.

 

I doubt you could sell $300k cars based on a quick discussion. Those types of purchases are thought about and decided after seeing something that is being built. I would say promote the idea like someone did with the street legal formula cars about a year ago. It was a team of engineers that areoffering something unique for $1mm and up. I'm not your market, but for me the car should have looks first, performance second, and comfort third.

BT