German Car Zone

Originally Posted by lambornima

good point

this car is ment to be automotive art. a pure expression of design. a pioneer of design. a rolling sculpture. just look at that engine cover! a design as dramatic and extreme as this is only seen on concept cars. and this is what the Reventon basicaly is; a concept car put into very limited production. why does it cost as much as it does? because there are more new body panels on it than there are units produced :p think about it. everything from the tail lights to the exhaust tip to the bumpers, diffusers, fuel filler cap, doors, engine cover, wheels, dash-display, etc etc etc are all new. new molds were needed to be made for each of them, to then only produce 35 units. that'll yield a pretty high $/unit resulting in such a steep pricetag. okay so its not the fastest car in the world, but iwht 670 hp, 0-60 in 3ish seconds and a potential 1/4 mile time almost in the 10s is still in the top 10 fastest production cars. whats faster? a Veyron. if launched right a CCX/R or a Zonda Cinque. with launch control the Reventon will be more consistant. maybe the Moslers or S7TTs, but cars like the Mosler or S7 are kitcars next to Zondas, Lambos and Veyrons. so on no other basis than pure performance do they compete with these cars.