If you live near a Ferrari or Lamborghini dealer, hob knob in Beverly Hills or have If the answer is no, then it's probably close to being exotic. Or, simply put, would you see one on your bumper to bumper traffic laden commute? Do you see one every day?
Probably the best most common thought about what an exotic car is, can be boiled down to one simple statement. There have been numerous British exotics, America has it's share of specialty exotic manufactures and the Netherlands has yet it's own form of exotic car builder. Again, not necessarily true. For the most uninitiated, they may surmise that an exotic is only of Italian or German decent and manufacture.
There are a number of exotics that have "normal" opening doors, so that's not necessarily an accurate approach. Others view an exotic car as one that has doors that spring forward or are gulled like wings. A humbly priced Lotus Elise is considered exotic, yet is priced around $50K. Not necessarily true.
Some think that it's a car that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. There are a variety of "laymen" definitions for what an exotic car may be described. That's all that will be mentioned on THAT subject. We'll avoid the initial, number 1 definition as not all exotic cars are foreign in the US and the last term has nothing to do with cars, except that most exotic cars are considered sexy. In this case, we'll go with number 2, simply because the others don't fit when referencing an automobile.
Probably the best most common thought about what an exotic car is, can be boiled down to one simple statement. There have been numerous British exotics, America has it's share of specialty exotic manufactures and the Netherlands has yet it's own form of exotic car builder. Again, not necessarily true. For the most uninitiated, they may surmise that an exotic is only of Italian or German decent and manufacture.
There are a number of exotics that have "normal" opening doors, so that's not necessarily an accurate approach. Others view an exotic car as one that has doors that spring forward or are gulled like wings. A humbly priced Lotus Elise is considered exotic, yet is priced around $50K. Not necessarily true.
Some think that it's a car that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. There are a variety of "laymen" definitions for what an exotic car may be described. That's all that will be mentioned on THAT subject. We'll avoid the initial, number 1 definition as not all exotic cars are foreign in the US and the last term has nothing to do with cars, except that most exotic cars are considered sexy. In this case, we'll go with number 2, simply because the others don't fit when referencing an automobile.