The Case For Buying A Fake Sports Car
Buying a powerful, low-slung two-seat “sports car” specifically to
sit in traffic seems a little odd. Or is it actually an excellent idea?
Consider the ’90s Mercedes SL. Despite its name standing for “Sport Leicht” the car doesn’t feel particularly sporty today and with a curb weight over 4,000 pounds, it was never legitimately light.
That’s
because the R129, as this era SL is also known, was never really meant
to be a sports car at all.
It was (and is) actually what some people
refer to as a “Personal Luxury Coupe.” Or a grand touring car. Not
“slow” per se, but built more for gentle adventures than attacking
backroads.
Of course the 1990 SL’s 300-odd horsepower output claim would have seemed a lot more impressive back in the car’s day. When it was new, the R129 SL had a little more legitimacy to the “Sport” in its name.
(Jalopnik.com)
