Comfort Cruisers: Why Luxury Cars Shouldn't Be Taken Out Of A Car Enthusiast's Palate

Take a moment to ponder about what makes a car enthusiast a car enthusiast; it seems as though you must like performance cars and only performance cars to be entitled a “proper car enthusiast”. But that should not be the case. Luxury cars are a whole different kind of beast in the world of cars, usually stuffed with leather, assistance electronics, excellent, and sometimes vainglorious luxury options, like lets say, the $100,000 Bentley Bentayga gold and diamond clock or the Holland & Holland Land Rover Range Rover custom tune and gun collection.

While some of you hardened, speed-hungry enthusiasts will call luxury executive vehicles has sluggish, fat, self-driving and too comfortable, and too expensive, take to note they have been designed to be like that in the first place; to cater to the audience who prefer the finer things.

Is it sluggish and fat? Well, considering an average executive car has to carry all the weight of luxury options, leather and reinforced metals made for the car, there’s a reason why they are sluggish, hence, they always use enormous engines to push their big brash bulk around. Self-driving? To preserve the driver’s energy and to give rest to the tired bones of it’s occupants, driver included, its a given that it be equipped with assistance technology to deliver an uncompromising, comfortable trip to your destination. Too comfortable? Maybe you can request the factory to make it slightly less comfortable, but honestly, given the chance, would you? Too expensive? Do yourself a favor and work to get that money.

Or not, it is your choice.

Look, I’m not bashing at the mindset of the general, speed hunting set of car enthusiasts. Every one has their own opinion and preference, and that, I will respect. But God forbid that unnecessary prejudice and persecution against luxury cars go unchecked. Just because its not agile or fast does not mean it is bad.

If what you seek is the finer lifestyle, then fear not, there is still a plentiful variety of luxury-type cars that will suit your aesthetics and taste. Luxury flagship cars have always been the magnum opus of the manufacturer it is built from, so, every flagship car you can find on the market, whether it be brand new or second hand, is guaranteed to be equipped with all the right things to keep it’s occupant safe and comfortable.

But with luxury cars, comes luxury maintenance. If yours is brand new, then warranty should be able to cover for factory problems it might have had… But if the warranty is over or if its not brand new, then you best pray it doesn’t break down catastrophically otherwise it’ll hurt your finances.

It should be said, however, these executive cars were more meant for the higher ups than the less fortunate, so its expected that running costs will be high,

Also, luxury cars aren’t always giant, four door sofas on wheels. Sometimes, they are tuned to be sporty to a degree and are even manufactured with material that you normally find in high end performance cars, like carbon fiber, fiberglass and sometimes titanium.

Luxury cars are not always unreliable and ungainly...

An example of a budget luxury car for those short on money, would be the 1990s Lexus LS400. One of the first, and perhaps one of the best ever cars to come out of the new company birthed from Toyota Motor Co., even today, it stands as the go-to car for many car enthusiasts and casual owners alike, mainly because of the reputation it’s name has got, it’s solid build, impressive and cosseting luxury features, RWD, easy to drive, and a powerful yet delightfully reliable V8 engine that, for tuners, is very modifiable, and provides adequate power even in stock form.

Even if its basically a Japanese boat on wheels, its got a history of huge success and a kick in the pants for the haughty Europeans who think they had it all with their German engineering and Italian pompadour. The LS400 showed the world how capable a small island nation in the East can really shake up the world… Like how its shaking it up now with anime.

Even today, though not as revolutionary as before, the new Lexus LS460 still stands as a decent, very reliable and budget level executive car, that, though not as appealing as the German executive cars today, is still a desired pick among Lexus loyalists like yours truly.

Now luxo-barges like these just stink of undiluted crapitalism (Boosted Boris), but the engineering effort on these cars are simply undeniable. These cars, are like the magnum opus of their makers. The cream of the crop. The finest artwork in the museum. Though not as articulate as British barges like the Rolls Royce Phantom or the Bentley Mulsanne, these German wonders are very famous for their huge rep.

And these days, with depreciation hitting their price tags below the belt, if you’re a risk taker, you can snag yourself an inexpensive older model of these land yachts, that is, if you’re willing to pay for the rather costly maintenance prices for them.

Luxury barges don't have to be bulky and sedate...

Not all the times are big, hefty luxury cars slow and something that’s for patient people. There are the other options that allow you to go wild… Like a sir. Depending on your taste, you can opt for the brash, shouty Cadillac CTS-V, the high octave BMW E60 M5, the sublimely quick Aston Martin Rapide S, or the direct, straight line power of the Bentley Flying Spur.

In fact, some of these cars fall within the category of sports performance cars that most car enthusiasts fall head over heels for.To have power, luxury, sophistication and looks all in one exquisite package. What more can you ask for?

Conclusion:

In conclusion, the significance of these sorely expensive, mega-luxurious palaces on wheels shouldn’t always be shut down in the favor of stripped out, bone-y race cars. In some point in your car enthusiast life, you may have considered what it must be like to drive such a big, cosseting land yacht of a car. For the most adamant “stripped trackster” type, this might not convince you, but, just because something is faster, sleeker, and lighter does not always mean its the better alternative.

After all, each and every individual has their own aesthetic taste, and that includes the enthusiasts out there who prefer stout luxury and modernism over bare-bones daredevil speed hooliganism.

Thug Bird, out.

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