The C8 Corvette is the latest car to undergo the Rocket Bunny scalpel

Whether or not you like the Pandem Rocket Bunny C8 (or even understand that string of words) will probably depend on whether you wear your baseball caps flat-brimmed or "dad hat" style. For a certain subset of the enthusiast community, though, there's nothing cooler than a body — or if you want to get real old, "ground effects" — kit made by the Japanese tuner Rocket Bunny in their trademark "Pandem" wide-body style.

The formula is, first and foremost, to slam the car to the ground. Then comes the widened fenders, side skirts, air dams and spoilers. Notably, the fenders must have exposed fasteners, a touch that traces its roots to Japanese race cars of the late 1960s (and the fact that in Japan, a car whose tires poke past the fender edges automatically fails roadworthiness tests). Massive wheels and tires with minimal sidewall are a must as well.