I feel like there is definitely a trap that's being created by just how fundamentally good cars are now. They're all becoming slight variations on a shared theme - bigger, more power, safer. More technologically dense & assisted.
The Ghibli in that sense was no exception - it moved out pretty good, but after the initial torque hit you might as well have been knitting on your couch. There was very little drama or excitement, you had to be rapidly approaching triple digit speeds to feel any sort of thrill.
That's why it worked best mashing it between stoplights and making a racket while doing so. I'm probably too smitten by the rarity factor but I don't doubt that a comparable Audi/BMW/Merc is a "better" car, unique switchgear and all. They're just so common, so un-special. And I still think the Ghibli looks better.
Still, were it my money on the line, and I wanted a sharp, luxurious sports sedan with a twin turbo V6 - I probably couldn't make the honest case for not spending 1/2 as much on a Stinger GT.
The Ghibli in that sense was no exception - it moved out pretty good, but after the initial torque hit you might as well have been knitting on your couch. There was very little drama or excitement, you had to be rapidly approaching triple digit speeds to feel any sort of thrill.
That's why it worked best mashing it between stoplights and making a racket while doing so. I'm probably too smitten by the rarity factor but I don't doubt that a comparable Audi/BMW/Merc is a "better" car, unique switchgear and all. They're just so common, so un-special. And I still think the Ghibli looks better.
Still, were it my money on the line, and I wanted a sharp, luxurious sports sedan with a twin turbo V6 - I probably couldn't make the honest case for not spending 1/2 as much on a Stinger GT.
Current: '20 Kia Stinger GT2 RWD | '20 Yamaha R3 | '04 Lexus IS300 SD
Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here
Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here