STUD or DUD: Is Panoz's Abruzzi Spirit Of Le Mans Overstyled?

Design is an entirely subjective matter and you know what they say:

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

No kidding. Although I believe that just about every car has one beautiful aspect, to me there is absolutely no redeeming quality about the new Panoz. I can't find one thing I like about this vehicle's design.

Am I alone here?

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Panoz has really turned out a solid design but at least the Esperante had some clean, smooth lines.

I am crossing my fingers that its interior makes up for the exterior and judging by the door panel, that may just be the case...

This is the Panoz Abruzzi Spirit of Le Mans, a new limited edition sports car revealed today at the famous Le Mans circuit in France.

Just 81 units will be built, one to celebrate every year of the Le Mans between its inception in 1923 and the event in 2013 (2013 will be when of the Abruzzi production ends).

Company boss Don Panoz said the car will “deliver an exotic automobile experience” to Panoz’s customers and Abruzzi would take the company to “a completely new level...

[Source: Autocar]








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theoptimisticpessimist - 6/8/2010 9:54:54 PM

+1 Boost

I hope it's fast.

MSP6 - 6/8/2010 9:58:04 PM

+2 Boost

Huh...
looks a little bit like an overdone early 2000 transam ram air.

If this car could speak, it would probably say something like "hey! I'm a supercar, did you noticed?"

uaw_lax - 6/9/2010 10:19:26 AM

+1 Boost

You beat me to it.

g2ok - 6/9/2010 12:01:06 AM

+3 Boost

It might work Bruce Wayne.

Joe_Limon - 6/9/2010 1:49:33 AM

+2 Boost

Interesting... it's like a Panoz GTR-1 mixed with a Panoz Esperante. I suppose it's nicer than the Esperante.

freeagent - 6/9/2010 5:49:52 AM

+1 Boost

truely awwful

Steve - 6/9/2010 8:23:25 AM

+1 Boost

Someone is missing a car in Gotham City.

2003TCSignature - 6/9/2010 9:58:29 AM

+2 Boost

Holy crap, Batman!

globaltrader - 6/9/2010 10:15:07 AM

+1 Boost

Ok,so batman meets F1, having admitted that i love it. The nose and the tail are both very daring. The F1 nose combined with the 30' styling on the back set this ride apart!!