Thank you to everyone who has taken the trouble and replied to my original thread - all your comments have been very helpful.
I took a first "in the flesh" look at the car yesterday (solid black) and I must say that apart from looking blindingly beautiful there was something in its overall shape which made me empathise with it - the proud agressive front melding into the sumptious swooping sexy lines of the rear and a welcoming cockpit oozing class. Wow. Test drive only next month :-(