Heading west on Sunset (that winding bit just north of the Los Angeles Country Club), when a charcoal grey Lamborghini Murcielago pulls out just ahead of me. Nice. It made a lovely sound and went from zero to 40 in about 2 seconds. Really expensive cars tend to actually be driven well (unlike the run-of-the-mill Mercedes/Porsche roadsters around here, mostly driven by the kind of women who take their dogs for a “walk” in a Prada bag).
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You can reach 40 in LA?
If you stay off the freeways 🙂
Some surface streets are pretty good, and the normal speed limit in non-residential areas is actually 35.