Exotic Car Debate

"BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest." (bmanultima) 04/22/2016 at 11:49 • Filed to: None

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I put together this poll.

I’d like to see what Oppo thinks is considered an exotic or not.

All the choices are taken from comments from the Jalopnik article.

http://www.strawpoll.me/10016961

TheHondaBro > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/22/2016 at 11:52

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The Corvette...

Will never...

Be...

Exotic.

Goggles Pizzano > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/22/2016 at 11:53

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Not. One.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > TheHondaBro 04/22/2016 at 11:54

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But a lot of people think it is. That’s why it’s on the poll.

Milky > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/22/2016 at 11:56

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A lot of people spell bumper as bumber, doesn’t mean we should the correct spelling.

Milky > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/22/2016 at 11:59

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The Elise currently has more votes than the Hennessey Venom.

not for canada - australian in disguise > TheHondaBro 04/22/2016 at 11:59

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Exactly. The whole point of the ‘Vette is that it’s a blue-collared, middle American muscle car that can go head to head with a good bit of supercars.

It’s not supposed to be exotic, at all, that’s the whole point of it.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Milky 04/22/2016 at 12:02

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Makes sense to me.

EL_ULY > TheHondaBro 04/22/2016 at 12:07

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exotic killer is a way better title :]

Party-vi > Milky 04/22/2016 at 12:09

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The Elise is made by a real car company. The Hennessey Venom is a custom Exige.

marshknute > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/22/2016 at 12:19

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Dictionary.com defines exotic as: “strikingly unusual or strange in effect or appearance.” So an exotic car is therefore anything that makes non-gearheads take notice. Price or speed doesn’t matter.

A 911 or Corvette is just “some Porsche/Corvette, nothing special.” They’re common, usual occurrences. They’re not exotic.

But an Elise sighting is typically accompanied by the phrase, “whoa, dude, is that a Ferrari?!?” People have no idea what it is and are completely unfamiliar with it, so it it by definition it is an exotic.

And I do consider the Polaris Slingshot exotic. Expensive or not, it’s the most noticeable vehicle on that list and would absolutely make non-gearheads double-take.

citizennick > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/22/2016 at 12:26

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Is it wrong that I didn't click any of the boxes?

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > citizennick 04/22/2016 at 12:30

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Hope not, because I didn't click any either...

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/22/2016 at 12:42

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Tbh I tried to do this but after trying to decide for like 3 minutes I gave up.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > marshknute 04/22/2016 at 12:46

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That’s what I think as well, but styling is very subjective, so others may think differently.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > citizennick 04/22/2016 at 12:47

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Nope. I’m looking for an average opinion.

interstate366, now In The Industry > citizennick 04/22/2016 at 17:23

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Same.

Gamecat235 > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/22/2016 at 17:32

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The disparity between the GT3 and GT4 is interesting.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Goggles Pizzano 04/22/2016 at 17:33

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That’s alright. I left out the obvious ones, just put in the ones that are debatable.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Gamecat235 04/22/2016 at 17:35

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I’m going to post an analysis later.

Also I posted this poll to a few different places online to get a wider audience.

Goggles Pizzano > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/22/2016 at 17:42

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Ah, I see.

The closest on your list were both generations of the Ford GT, but for me country of origin plays the biggest role.

adjective: exotic

originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Goggles Pizzano 04/22/2016 at 17:44

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On second thought, I should have put a none of the above option, but it’s too late now.

Sneaky Pete > TheHondaBro 04/22/2016 at 17:44

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I agree with 1 caveat - if GM ever makes the mid-engined Zora. That’d be exotic.

AntiSpeed > TheHondaBro 04/22/2016 at 17:58

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I kinda consider anything with a GT3 spec variant an exotic car, although that includes the Cadillac CTS-V, so I’m probably wrong.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/22/2016 at 21:51

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I don’t consider any model exotic if there’s a more expensive non exotic model in the manufacturers lineup.

For example, you can spec a Silverado or Tahoe above a Corvette (non Z06) a Porsche Panamera over a GT3 or an S8 or W12 A8 over the V8 R8