thestig84 wrote: Im surprised so many journalists say that when its clear Mclaren comfortable putting excellence above emotion.
Even better was the journo who said that supercars need to be a bit rubbish in order to be good (I paraphrase but that's the essence of his point).
In effect the problem with the 12C is that it's perfect and therefore lacks "character". "Character" was the term used to excuse the constant breaking down, bad manufacture (every second car was a "Friday car") and piss poor dealer service that typified supercar ownership over the last 30 years. Cars had "character" because that was the only way to rationalise the fact that a Ford was in everyway (other than poke or aesthetics) better than a Ferrari or Lamborghini.
Another journo recently bemoaned that car buyers don't seem to buy the cars that the journos rate most highly. He was talking about 911s being bought with tiptronic boxes, soft roofs and big alloys. All of these are anathema to the typical car journo, of course, because they destroy the "purity" of the experience. But hey, the fact that most people don't get to spend their lives driving on open moors or race tracks seems lost on him.
But when journos come out with claptrap like the first one above did, is it any wonder that people don't necessarily listen to them come purchase time?
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