Humor me for a bit, as I need some valid answers for a paper I'm writing for a Journalism class I'm taking. Disclaimer: This is in no way meant to incite any flame wars, I'm not bad mouthing anything, just trying to get some answers from the people who know best :-)

With the U.S. launch of the Nissan GT-R just around the corner, and comparatively bargain priced speedsters abound already (Z06/ soon-to-be ZR1, Viper/Viper ACR, etc), Why is it that people choose to buy Ferrari 612's and Lamborghini LP640 (and similar ilk) when there are cars that are rather similar in performance numbers for a $100,000 (or more) lower in price?

Give me your thoughts, please, they will all be very much appreciated, and with your answers, I do need a few things because I need to be able to attribute any quotations I use.
1.Name (First and Last please)
2.Location (City and State)
3.Age
(If you are uncomfortable giving this info out over the internet, my Email is SwingLifeAway100yahoo.com, please feel free to respond there as well.)

Again, feel free to respond and discuss with each other (I'll be throwing in more questions if they arise).

Thanks for the help!
-Kyle Donovan