Many of us dream of owning sports cars- but chances are you’re not in a position to simply go out and buy a Lamborghini. But even if you don’t have the budget to buy a luxurious sports car, there are ways you can modify your existing vehicle to make it more sporty to drive (or just make it look more aesthetically pleasing). Here are five ways to modify your car to achieve these goals.
Add a Body Kit
A body kit is made up of modified fiberglass body parts to install on your car. It’s usually composed of front and rear bumpers, side skirts, spoilers, and a bonnet scoop. Sometimes body kits will include front and rear side guards and roof scoops too. Depending on the shape and design of the components, a body kit can reduce drag and even increase traction as the front, and rear fascias filter the airflow underneath your car more effectively. So a sporty body kit will improve the appearance of your car, as well as the way that it drives.
Add a Spoiler
Spoilers and sporty cars go hand in hand, and adding one will instantly make your car look more sporty. The reason these are used on race cars is that they raise the downward force on the back of the car, increasing both traction and braking ability. While spoilers will only really make a difference to cars that are driven at high speeds, they make a cool feature and will definitely add that sporty look.
Change the Wheels
Your car’s wheels can make a huge difference to the overall aesthetic of the vehicle, so they are something not to overlook when you’re planning on improving its style. For a sporty look, go for wheels that are large, wide, and lightweight. Browse wheels like the ones on this website, and spend time considering what would look best with your car and fit the overall look you’re going for.
Lower the Suspension
As well as changing the wheels themselves, lowering the suspension to reduce the gap between the wheel arch and the wheel is a stylistic choice that generally makes cars look more sporty. Lowering the suspension will change the handling of the car too, stiffer springs means less weight transfer when you hit the accelerator or brake hard. This means you’ll enjoy faster acceleration and quicker stops, so the car will feel as well as look sportier.
Switch up the Colour
While this is an expensive modification, it’s something that will make the biggest difference- particularly if your current paintwork is in bad shape. If you’re planning on investing in the car and transforming it to be the best it can be, then a full respray or vinyl wrapping could be the way to go. Certain colors will suit different cars more, but yellow and red especially are sporty colors. Alternatively you could go with something really unusual, when it comes to vinyl wrapping especially you have plenty of options since you can choose patterns as well as colours.
Have you ever purchased a car with the intent of modifying it to look more sporty? How did you go about it?