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Lambo FirstBlood
592 posts
48 months
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dxbtiger said: The F1-esque brake light thing in the middle of the rear bumper, is there any function to it at all?
Would want a delete option for that if not. +1
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MogulBoy
1,664 posts
92 months
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They appear to offer a choice of 8 diferent seats.
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Lambo FirstBlood
592 posts
48 months
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Lambo FirstBlood said: +1 Just read on the website that this is the rear fog light so I would thing it' a must have. The car is growing on me, the more I read. I've also just spent a few days with an FF on loan from dealer and its' excellent. More power, more driver focused and a better shape (IMO), the F12 should be amazing.
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Anjum
915 posts
153 months
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Im a big fan. Im going to put a deposit down - guess thats a 2 year wait......
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Lambo FirstBlood
592 posts
48 months
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Camlet
303 posts
18 months
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Caviar said: Justices said: I went with.. Rims: Standard with yellow calipers  Love how the huge calipers go with the yellow Scuderia Ferrari shield. I had Rosso Mugello, darker wheels with yellow calipers. Just waiting until I see the car parked or being driven then pass the final judgement. For now, Love what they did with the front wings moving towards and pass the bridge that suspends the Scuderia Ferrari badge.Rear and single lighting cluster is great and pure, obviously what the designer had intended, have one item per side clustered with turn and reverse lights. Car has a very nice strong GT pose unlike the 599 which is Ferrari`s only second attempt at returning to the 2 seater front engine fray... Front air dam too fussy and has too much blank matt black plastic looking material for a quarter of a million pounds car. I feel that the line below the two brake light should join to give an even clearer GT expression rather than having it dive down towards the diffuser, a nice oval line that has the horse right in the middle. For the money, carbon fiber, 4wd, Sci-Fi interior 6.5 liter V12 Aventador or a classy GT with all but the best of italian flair from Ferrari with similar performance?  EDIT: Rear is a complete retro of a 275 GTB, maybe the whole car even. Per yellow calipers, I found it interesting that when visitng the factory to spec my 599 GTO, the guys in their Atelier department (sorry, ultimate toy shop) strongly advised against yellow calipers. They believe it draws the eye to the wheels when they should always be drawn to the body as a whole. It made no difference to them money-wise what colour I ordered.
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AndrewD
4,319 posts
153 months
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Odd - they were happy with yellow calipers on my GTO (and 16M). They said it matched the yellow on the scuderia shields and the wheel centres.
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Camlet
303 posts
18 months
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AndrewD said: Odd - they were happy with yellow calipers on my GTO (and 16M). They said it matched the yellow on the scuderia shields and the wheel centres. I was specific about yellow. I wanted the car in grey and carbon. Silverstone roof, Ferro body, carbon boards part painted Ferro and carbon wheel centres and yellow calipers. Funnily enough I asked for carbon shields and they refused. Said no GTO would go out with carbon shields. But when I wanted yellow calipers they then made their recommendation and I went with aluminium. Sure there's no right answer. Just made sense to me.
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jtremlett
282 posts
91 months
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Camlet said: ...Said no GTO would go out with carbon shields... Ha, ha. The usual old twaddle from Ferrari. I have seen at least one GTO with carbon shields. Here's a pic. Haven't got those of the rest of the car to hand but I can assure you it is from a 599 GTO. Jonathan 
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BelfastBoy
524 posts
29 months
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[quote=Camlet]Funnily enough I asked for carbon shields and they refused. Said no GTO would go out with carbon shields. [quote]
Sorry, screwed up the quote function. Anyway, I was going to remark on this for one reason - why would Ferrari refuse such a straightforward customer request? Given the amount of times they've taken the money and looked the other way in terms of 'customisation' (or 'crimes against taste'), it just seems a bit odd!
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jenzo
147 posts
110 months
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 Here is one on a GTO
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traxx
2,636 posts
91 months
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The carbon shields went out on a few of the later GTOs
if you want them any dealer can retro fit them now
Another option which is hard to get is the rear cavallino in black (as on the GTO)
I wanted it on my red 458, but was told it wasn't an option despite the fact that there are pictures of 458s with his
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LukeyLikey
431 posts
16 months
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Lambo FirstBlood said: I saw this and some other videos at the Geneva show on YouTube. I've totally changed my mind on this car. I think it looks much better than 599, smaller, more resolved. I even like the rear. For those considering the waiting list I suspect it will be very very worth the wait.
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Camlet
303 posts
18 months
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BelfastBoy]amlet]Funnily enough I asked for carbon shields and they refused. Said no GTO would go out with carbon shields. [quote said: Sorry, screwed up the quote function. Anyway, I was going to remark on this for one reason - why would Ferrari refuse such a straightforward customer request? Given the amount of times they've taken the money and looked the other way in terms of 'customisation' (or 'crimes against taste'), it just seems a bit odd!
The factory's position was their shield is the "only" shield and no Ferrari will leave the factory with a carbon version, especially a GTO. Fair enough. They said I should contact my dealer if I wanted them retro fitted. Decided not to fit them.
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AndrewD
4,319 posts
153 months
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There's a little box filled with cards each card showing a carbon accessory specifically for the GTO, all can be ordered and fitted by the dealer. Ranges from carbon wheel centres, shields, door handles, side skirts, petrol cap, and carbon flying buttresses. Also carbon headlights I think (which are cheaper than the standard ones, strangely)
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DMC2
596 posts
80 months
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AndrewD said: There's a little box filled with cards each card showing a carbon accessory specifically for the GTO, all can be ordered and fitted by the dealer. Ranges from carbon wheel centres, shields, door handles, side skirts, petrol cap, and carbon flying buttresses. Also carbon headlights I think (which are cheaper than the standard ones, strangely) Just don't get a carbon petrol cap on a white car 
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ross-456
168 posts
76 months
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Camlet said: I was specific about yellow. I wanted the car in grey and carbon. Silverstone roof, Ferro body, carbon boards part painted Ferro and carbon wheel centres and yellow calipers. Funnily enough I asked for carbon shields and they refused. Said no GTO would go out with carbon shields. But when I wanted yellow calipers they then made their recommendation and I went with aluminium. Sure there's no right answer. Just made sense to me. Here's a 'standard' 599 with carbon shields... http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3800964.htm
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