it doesn't make a car much slower if any slower...it does create down force..and makes for a little better handling...maybe it is a lil ricey to some but looks good to others..not everyone wants a strictly fast car w/o looks...we wouldn't want everyone's contour looking the same anyway...that is really unoriginal...especially when we have people like chris hightower and brad who can do soo much aesthetically that it would be shameful to not take advantage of their skills and craftmanship