RE: Ferrari unveils 599 GTB 60 F1 run-out special

[Zod]

Those Scuderia shields (for which they charge big money) are just vile. They are a real sign of what is wrong at Ferrari and why I don't want one. They are just too bling. Great cars, on the whole, but blingtastic.

[Adam B]

Std car is lovely, that looks utter gash

Ferrari by halfords

[bobberz]

VMLondon said:

HDM said:

"The seats in the 599 GTB 60F1 are by Sabelt in the European version and Recaro in the American version, "

Why would this be? Are the Sabelt seats not approved for the US?

The euro and US spec seats differ in weight, materials of construction and folding mechanism.

I imagine it is simply a cost issue, Recaro could build US spec seats cheaper than Sabelt, and Sabelt could produce Euro seats cheaper than Recaro. (That is my guess)

I think it could also be a matter of brand recognition. Even non-petrolheads in the US recognize that "Recaros" are performance seats, whereas if you said, "Sabelt", the average American would be scratching their head.

As far as the car; it's basically a 599 with white stickers... big deal. I'd like to see what the Gonzalez version looks like, since it doesn't have the stickers.

What's with the crap image quality, though? I can't even make out what the text on the b-pillar is in the second pic.

[traxx]

Btw this what the actual car looks like

[toppstuff]

That is really nasty IMO.

All of the unpleasant, tasteless elements of Ferrari seem to have been concentrated in that car.

I can imagine it will be very popular with 17-25 year old males in the Middle East with independent wealth. They will drive it while wearing the matching baseball cap.

Not Ferrari's finest hour.