Last weekend in Seattle I saw an Aston Martin V8 Vantage, a Bentley Continental Flying Spur, a Maserati GranTurismo, a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. All on the same day.
These are cars that scream for attention. People don’t drive these cars because they appreciate the ease of transporting themselves from one point to another. These cars are driven because they invoke some kind of primal response and demand that passers by take notice.
These cars are not humble.
These cars are loud. They are obnoxious. They are fast, over-the-top playthings for adults with money to burn.
These are cars the pope would advise against.
Depending on who you are, that will either make you want them more, or cause you to wonder what kind of car the pope might approve.
Yes, car culture has reached the point where the pope himself has weighed in, and he has one word of advice: