The Lamborghini Countach has been the poster child for car porn ever since I was a teenager. I had a poster on my bedroom wall from the time I turned 12 until the time hormones kicked in. Through my teen years and then through my 20s, I have always lusted after a Lamborghini.
One should never meet one's heroes, they say, for reality has a tough time keeping up with expectations. So also for cars. Read any review of the Countach on line and you will learn that it is a horrid car to drive and worse to own.
The Countach is in reality a poster child of the principle of Form over Function. Chris Bangle once said, "The Italians design their cars with flair. And they don't let engineering get in the way."
I should have learned my lesson after reading about the Countach. But nope. I had to go and learn this for myself.
Lesson learned. Next vehicle: Japanese.
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