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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Fe... by dagw on Sunday January 22, 2017 @11:29AM (#13455834)
Because at the end of the day the Ferrari (or Porsche or Lamborghini) design is not a very comfortable or practical design for day to day use. The (two) people I know who own Porsche sports cars also own a second car.
Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Fe... by MrFoof on Sunday January 22, 2017 @01:45PM (#13456482)
Porsche sports car owner here. I don't need to drive daily, but when I do, that's what's used.

People who have sports cars tend to have a second (or third or fourth) car because they have the funds available to afford being able to have other options available. Some Porsche sports cars are tremendous daily drivers -- a 911 Turbo is simultaneously a race car, a Toyota Camry, a snowmobile and a Bentley.

Sold Porsches in a former life. Third car was most typical, with it only being used for pleasure and special occasions. 911s were usually used most often as daily drivers, as opposed to the mid-engine cars, even though the MR layout cars have more cargo space (10 or 15 cubic feet). I'm a very rare breed, considering I live in New England and mine doesn't even have a proper roof (manual "procedure" to remove/install instead of a single button, and is always driven top down, regardless of weather).

Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Fe... by sien on Sunday January 22, 2017 @04:49PM (#13457753)
It's also worth noting that Porsche are different from Lamborghini or Ferrari.

Last year Porsche made 230K cars. In their history Ferrari have made 130K. Lamborghini made 3.2K cars last year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche#Production_and_sales

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari#Road_cars

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini#Products

Porsche are pretty much a normal factory car. They have low volumes and go fast. But that is pretty much where they stand. Ferraris and Laborghinis are far closer to being hand made.

Factory made cars are more reliable than hand built cars. People who have owned these cars have told me using a Porsche for a day to day car is doable. A Ferrari or Lamborghini probably isn't reliable enough.

Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Fe... by dver23 on Sunday January 22, 2017 @11:41AM (#13455875)
Well the old story I've heard is you don't buy on Ferrari, you buy two. One for the shop, one to drive.
Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Fe... by vacri on Sunday January 22, 2017 @10:39PM (#13459578)
An old supervisor of mine was a Jaguar fan, and due to the large amount of time they spend having repairs done: "There's two days when you love your Jag: the day you buy it, and the day you sell it"
Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Fe... by arethuza on Sunday January 22, 2017 @04:15PM (#13457516)
I've never seen anyone doing a daily commute in a Ferrari or Lambo but I've known a few people who drove their 911s every day. 911s are lot more practical (and a good bit cheaper) than their exotic Italian cousins.
Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Fe... by Symbiote on Sunday January 22, 2017 @04:52PM (#13457775)
I used to live in a very expensive area of London [1] (my university owned about half this block, my room in first year was probably worth £0.5M...).

Many people on the street owned Porsches, Ferraris, and there were two Lamborghinis, most were used daily. But, I think there was a restriction of one car per household parked on the street, and most would only have been driving a very short distance through central London -- usually at about 5-6am, before there was much traffic.

BMWs, Mercedes and Lexus cars were more common than the sports cars, and Porsche cars more common than Ferraris and Lamborghinis.

[1] https://www.google.dk/maps/@51.488953,-0.1788157,3a,75y,230.... (take left turns, I think there are five Porsches, and something I don't recognize. But this is probably the weekend, when most of the rich people were away, and normal people "borrowed" the parking spaces. A Porsche shop is 2 minutes walk away, the Lamborghini shop about 5 minutes.)

Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Fe... by stcredzero on Sunday January 22, 2017 @05:08PM (#13457878)
I've never seen anyone doing a daily commute in a Ferrari

There's a retired F1 driver who uses a Ferrari Mondial as a daily driver. That's the opposite of the concept in the op question: A Ferrari that looks somewhat more conventional, yet is a true Ferrari under the bodywork. (It was also quite a bit more reliable than its peers.)

Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Fe... by Keyframe on Sunday January 22, 2017 @06:14PM (#13458257)
Depends on the model. Panamera is definitely a daily driver type of car.
Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Fe... by dagw on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @07:03AM (#13470670)
Sure, Porsche also makes more sensible cars. One of the people I know whop owns a 911 has a Cayenne as his day to day car.