How does Oppo feel about stanced Supercars?

"Mythlin" (kxcmiles)
08/18/2014 at 19:31 • Filed to: LibertyWalk, 458, blue, stancenation

I was at the Stancenation meet in LA on Saturday and saw the famous blue LibertyWalk Ferrari 458, I absolutely loved the car it looked gorgeous, how does Oppo feel about it?

DISCUSSION (22)

Arben72 > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:32

I mean, it's not like they're practical in the first place. To each their own I guess.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:33

Just say no to Stance.

Period. End of discussion.

lone_liberal > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:33

I can't speak for Oppo, but for me it just proves that money can't buy taste. YMMV.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:34

I'm not a huge stance fan, to be honest. On one hand, why do this to a perfectly good super car? On the other hand, it already sits so low, it's not a huge deal.

Now, the Autozone bolt-on, exposed-rivet fenders, those are another story.

DanZman > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:35

this is not stanced. I dont like it, but its not stanced

ly2v8-Brian > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:35

My citroen won't start > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:36

No, never.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:37

I don't mind stance as long as its like that and not the 20° of camber nonsense

http://www.stancenation.com/wp-content/upl…

Turbo666 > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:41

Meh looks ok, except the hideous fenders. Final ruling, more money than brains.

JalopJeep > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:42

This and RWBs are so damn awful. I admire the work, just not my thang ya dig.

Vicente Esteve > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:43

Well, that was a nice waste of a 458

JalopJeep > JalopJeep
08/18/2014 at 19:43

Also do not take that as me saying I wouldn't drive the ever loving piss out of that thing

Dsscats > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:45

Fucking christ, I was there too!!!!!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:48

HELLZ YA!!!!!!!! Let's make the car ride even worse, destroy is handling, and murder it's lap times! Sounds sick, bro!

Disclaimer: this is sarcasm. Stance on a supercar is almost as stupid as not wearing a seat belt.

Nate > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:51

I'm not terribly excited by new Ferraris, or concerned about the sanctity of a 458's body panels (though, I mean, hats off to Pininfarina for the accomplishment) so when a red LB 458 roared by the other day it did not rustle my jimmies — on the contrary, I thought it was cool. Saw quite a few LibertyWalk cars at the Tokyo Auto Salon last January, and to be honest others at the show were doing FAR more garish things to cars (I'm looking at you, leopard seats/leopard paint Aventador).

Formula4speed > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 19:57

Ugh, how positively new money.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 20:09

I don't get it. It's already low enough that stancing it won't improve performance. And I have yet to see a quantitative analysis about the visual feature set that merits appeal.

will_kern > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 22:07

Aesthetically I don't think it is that bad... The whole point of a supercar is to have some sort of drama and panache, which this certainly delivers. I don't even mind the bolt-on flares; they are a matter of taste, and I am sure there are just as many people who think this is a perfect work of art as there are who think it is an abomination.

That said, I have never really gotten the idea of stanced sportscars or supercars. You take a car that was designed to handle well, and you undermine its ability to corner or go over a speed bump for the sake of aesthetics. The whole idea of stanced supercars puts form above function, which, again, in terms of pure aesthetics, I have no problem with. But this being a fairly practical person myself, I have always valued function over form. I don't know if I would want to sacrifice the handling of a car that was built for speed and performance for the sake of appearances, especially after buying a car well north of 100K. Every one to his own, though. The feeling that the owner gets from his car is the most important thing, whether that be from appearance or performance, so I find it hard to judge any car disdainfully

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Mythlin
08/18/2014 at 22:13

I think it's the automotive equivalent of a woman about to go running and putting on high heels. You will fantastic but be utterly useless in what you are trying to accomplish.

I put function over form.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Mythlin
08/19/2014 at 03:15

Meh, all supercars being produced now are just so blah. don't really care one way or the other.

Tani Vickson > Mythlin
08/19/2014 at 14:42

If you're going to deliberately make a car slow, use a slow car to begin with.

Stef Schrader > Mythlin
08/25/2014 at 04:33

Not a fan. These may work like the RWB cars do on glass-smooth Japanese circuits, but for the rest of us, I can't see the improvement over stock. The tacked-on fenders cease to look functional on a supercar as they do on someone's autocross Miata that reaches far lower top speeds. Here, the rivets just look like an aerodynamic disadvantage, and like the owner cheaped out on an otherwise stellar car.

Not my aesthetic. Nope. Not at all.