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68style · 01-22-2016, 11:53 AM

Timpo, your reading comprehension skills need work. Show me anywhere in any post I've made that negates a car from having a soul because it was designed by Japanese people?

I don't know why you keep reading things that I didn't write, you're a weird dude. I would also argue that you're wrong, the Mustang / Camaro / Corvette today are easily related to the original. Maybe the Corvette is less so, but the Mustang 100% has dozens of design cues on it from the 1964.5 model -- nevermind that the basic premise has never changed, being a RWD V8 car. The goal has never changed for the car -- provide muscle car power in a package that's affordable and can still be daily driven. The new NSX has none of the same goals the original NSX did (unless giving Acura a halo car is a goal), it's heavy (!!!! complete opposite), complicated (!!), it's automatic (!), it's AWD to a certain extent, it relies on turbo power which is delivered in a non-linear nature and, as such, compromises the handling experience, and can change its demeanour entirely by a control knob. That's not interesting to a car enthusiast... it's exciting to play with from a technology perspective, but it eliminates your chances of creating an emotional connection with the car.

Just because you have passion for your work, doesn't mean you know how to create art. My dad is an electrical engineer and he got into crochet years ago when he had heart problems, his crochets were PERFECT, every single stitch and loop was exactly to the instructions... but were they beautiful? Arguable.

I would say people who work at Pagani and Porsche are equally as passionate about their work... but the Zonda/Huayra are works of art as much as they are super cars... the 918 not so much. It feels cold, like a device designed to perform functions.

The problem with creating art is that you can't set out to create it. It just happens as part of the process... engineering minded people get confused by this, they don't understand things that aren't an equation or a goal to be achieved.

01-22-2016, 11:53 AM	#235
68style Performance Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Richmond Posts: 19,381 Thanked 21,394 Times in 7,288 Posts Failed 331 Times in 220 Posts	Timpo, your reading comprehension skills need work. Show me anywhere in any post I've made that negates a car from having a soul because it was designed by Japanese people? I don't know why you keep reading things that I didn't write, you're a weird dude. I would also argue that you're wrong, the Mustang / Camaro / Corvette today are easily related to the original. Maybe the Corvette is less so, but the Mustang 100% has dozens of design cues on it from the 1964.5 model -- nevermind that the basic premise has never changed, being a RWD V8 car. The goal has never changed for the car -- provide muscle car power in a package that's affordable and can still be daily driven. The new NSX has none of the same goals the original NSX did (unless giving Acura a halo car is a goal), it's heavy (!!!! complete opposite), complicated (!!), it's automatic (!), it's AWD to a certain extent, it relies on turbo power which is delivered in a non-linear nature and, as such, compromises the handling experience, and can change its demeanour entirely by a control knob. That's not interesting to a car enthusiast... it's exciting to play with from a technology perspective, but it eliminates your chances of creating an emotional connection with the car. Just because you have passion for your work, doesn't mean you know how to create art. My dad is an electrical engineer and he got into crochet years ago when he had heart problems, his crochets were PERFECT, every single stitch and loop was exactly to the instructions... but were they beautiful? Arguable. I would say people who work at Pagani and Porsche are equally as passionate about their work... but the Zonda/Huayra are works of art as much as they are super cars... the 918 not so much. It feels cold, like a device designed to perform functions. The problem with creating art is that you can't set out to create it. It just happens as part of the process... engineering minded people get confused by this, they don't understand things that aren't an equation or a goal to be achieved.