RE: Ferrari Enzo prototype: You Know You Want To

[chuntington101]

DottyMR2 said:

TheJimi said:

dave_s13 said:

It doesn't look bad from side on



You'd have to be proper dedicated though....and filthy rich.

That looks absolutely sensational.

That is gorgeous!! Shades of a 959 in the extended bum but I think that actually looks in brilliant proportion. To me, than is better looking than any Ferrari in the last decade or two.

The epitome of function over form having the rear extended. The 360 lights are a bit funky, some tweaks to take it totally back to period would make it perfect.

That's the only Ferrari I actually want right now, I'm off to the classified to fantasy shop 348s...

I agree it looks really nice. Only changes would be with the side intakes as they look a little out of place / stuck on and maybe the rear spoiler slightly ( again looks a little out of place with the long flat rear end).

[BlimeyCharlie]

There is also an Enzo prototype with production bodywork but Fiat Uno running gear for sale too.

[lauda]

There is something very desirable about that car but I'm guessing that the asking price is pretty eye-watering. And considering the garden shed fit and finish, I'm not sure I could bring myself to part with the necessary funds even if I had them.

[monthefish]

PHmember said:

daytona365 said:

Wouldn't something like this be awfully fast ?

What on earth makes you think that?

The pop-up headlights.

[daytona365]

http://youtu.be/GH2uwjk3fqM Surely this is more in the spirit, except it doesn't have popup headlights ?

Edited by daytona365 on Wednesday 17th September 15:37

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365daytonafan said:

Very cool car IMO, but might be a bit of a challenge getting it registered for the road though?

"For sale: Ferrari 348 with a 6.0 V12 transplant, still registered as a 3.4"

[Matt Bird]

80quattro said:

F-Stop Junkie said:

EJH said:

Is it just me that finds it slightly disappointing that PH news seems to be running 8 days behind Jalopnik / Carscoops

And three years behind, errr, Pistonheads: http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=180&i=229...

Ha! I was actually unaware of this when we agreed on the story. Still an interesting talking point right?

But in all seriousness we're always aiming to be as responsive to new and interesting stuff as soon as everyone else but it isn't always possible. We still thought this warranted your attention a few days (years?!) later. There is plenty of fresh stuff coming soon, don't worry!


Matt

[rohrl]

monthefish said:

PHmember said:

daytona365 said:

Wouldn't something like this be awfully fast ?

What on earth makes you think that?

The pop-up headlights.

And it's got exhaust pipes both sides like a Capri.

[skwdenyer]

Krikkit said:

jason61c said:

Krikkit said:

I would think that'd be to help calibrate the traction control - film a hard launch on a high speed camera and you can see exactly how quickly the wheels are rotating etc.

shame a high speed camera wasn't about back then to do it!

High speed cameras have been around for a long, long time - both film and digital. The latter have made it very easy, but there were plenty around in the year 2000!

Back in '96 I was looking at the specs for a "proper" high-speed digital camera - it shot around 15,000 fps. It was too slow for our purposes - our film units shot 180,000 fps.

For those who are interested in such nerdy stuff, those film cameras had to be pumped-down to near-vacuum, as the high rotational speeds involved would otherwise lead to combustion of the film due to the rapid passage through the air...

[AreOut]

dave_s13 said:

It doesn't look bad from side on

yupp, kinda NSXesque