(23 June, 2009)
While I tend to prefer Italian over German styling, I caught up with this Porsche Carrera GT a little further down PCH than the Lamborghini I saw at Topanga and I've got to say that I prefer the style of this car over the Murciélago. They're both roughly in the same price range, they do a lot of the same things well (like go fast), and I'm highly unlikely to ever be faced with trying to decide between buying one or the other, so why not be picky?
From this rear view, the Carrera GT reminds me of some of the "Cars of the Future" that GM, Ford, and Chrysler had designed for the big car shows. Looking like some sort of a cross between Buckminster Fuller engineering design and a dishwasher from The Jetsons, the car looks svelte and muscular at the same time, putting forth a rather sinister demeanor, albeit in a fun-loving, sunshine-enjoying sort of way. While the Carrera GT is capable of all sorts of pyrotechnics and automobilic histrionics, this particular one was being driven in a decidedly non-spirited manner. It was certainly a nice day at the beach, so why not take his time? Only maybe next time he could be taking in the sights and the clean air in the right-hand/slow lane, so that people who haven't yet amassed enough screen credits to buy any Porsche (much less a GT) wouldn't have to swerve to get around him.
Yes, jealousy and envy are insidious emotions...I'll try to work on them.
