BREAKING THE MOULD
STOPPING POWER COMES BY WAY OF SPOON FOUR-POT MONOBLOC CALIPERS PAIRED WITH SLOTTED ROTORS AND PBS PADS UP FRONT, WHILE DOWN BACK THE FACTORY EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN UPRATED WITH MUGEN BRAIDED LINES
Different aspects of the driving experience are more important than others depending on who you’re asking. These preferences, developed through experience or simple trial and error, tend to be reflected in the types of cars we own and the modifications we make to them. For some, outright power is king; tyre-destroying raw displays of aggression at one stab of the loud pedal cannot be beaten. Whereas others work with smaller amounts of go in favour of superior cornering and smoother delivery through the windy parts. And others simply want to look cool no matter what they’re doing. Where you land on the scale will shape the mould you form in your mind, dictating the purchases you make and the modifications you seek out first.
It’s easy to get stuck within these moulds across a succession of ownerships. While breaking that mould might be hard, it can also be rewarding, as Wellingtonian Richard Walker found out with the purchase of this 2004
