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Originally Posted by Viffermike
So I'm amused that many of the journos are calling the S1 a 'supercar' when it's very evident to me that it will compete directly with the Porsche 718 GTS and GT4 -- the latter of which will almost certainly have a flat-6 in it (as will the 718 Spyder) and will, thus, be bought by cylinder gluttons like NickyC ...
Saleen's claiming a less-than-2,700-lb weight and 1.2Gs of skidpad grip, too.
I think this car's got a lot going for it design-wise. There's definitely a design language being used. But it has some hallmarks of tack-on Chinese-think (the headlights, for one. The whale tail, for another. The cheesy and crooked '1' icon on the rear, for yet another) that can be misconstrued as kit car-like.
I guess the big question will be: An American two-seater funded, then built in, China. Wouldya?
I wouldn't.
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4 bangers are fine, just not $100k 4 bangers. ;P