RE: Ferrari FXX K revealed
Discussion
What a muppet you'd feel as a billionaire turning up to be a Ferrari test driver for the day with all the crew standing around waiting for you and your cloth feet to do their thing.
"hello again sir, welcome. Looking forward to today's 'programme'?"
"Why yes, I hope I can contribute to the development of new and better Ferraris"
"I'm sure you can sir, and thanks so much for your help so far. I remember your lap time of 5:20 at Monza last month. Beat your personal best by over 15 seconds!"
"It was a one-off, that's for sure!"
"Quite. Now, what are your first thoughts on the roll-oversteer in tightening-radius high speed corners?"
"What, oh, err, awful? No, sorry, great! Yes, great!"
"...?"
Umm, about 5? 50? 500?"
"That's excellent sir, let me write that down for the boys back at base."
Jesus, what a Dairylea Cringeable state of affairs for all concerned.
"hello again sir, welcome. Looking forward to today's 'programme'?"
"Why yes, I hope I can contribute to the development of new and better Ferraris"
"I'm sure you can sir, and thanks so much for your help so far. I remember your lap time of 5:20 at Monza last month. Beat your personal best by over 15 seconds!"
"It was a one-off, that's for sure!"
"Quite. Now, what are your first thoughts on the roll-oversteer in tightening-radius high speed corners?"
"What, oh, err, awful? No, sorry, great! Yes, great!"
"...?"
Umm, about 5? 50? 500?"
"That's excellent sir, let me write that down for the boys back at base."
Jesus, what a Dairylea Cringeable state of affairs for all concerned.
barchetta_boy said:
What was the last genuinely desirable flagship road car for adult motorists that Ferrari produced?
Do we have to go all the way back to the 550 Maranello?
That's probably the last one that wasn't naff.Do we have to go all the way back to the 550 Maranello?
The FF and F12 are pretty fruity, but too overstyled to be for 'adult motorists' more than for show-offs.
stephen300o said:
Most won't get anywhere near anyone at all as, it is a continuation of Ferrari's 'track research' via customer, and looked after by Ferrari inbetween track days.
Judging by last season's performance it was the F1 team that should have been asking for the public's development help - not the road car division. Busso GTA said:
Europa1 said:
Ferrari thread.................check
Being criticised for failing to demonstrate blind devotion to all things Ferrari..........check.
Once again Pistonheads delivers.
It's not blind devotion , the thing is fkin mental if it had any other badge on it people would be creaming themselves but due to its prancing horse and this being pistonheads a place where people go out of there way to hate cars / brands we get the predictable stting up of the release of a a very desirable machine *yawn* Being criticised for failing to demonstrate blind devotion to all things Ferrari..........check.
Once again Pistonheads delivers.
SpeckledJim said:
barchetta_boy said:
What was the last genuinely desirable flagship road car for adult motorists that Ferrari produced?
Do we have to go all the way back to the 550 Maranello?
That's probably the last one that wasn't naff.Do we have to go all the way back to the 550 Maranello?
The FF and F12 are pretty fruity, but too overstyled to be for 'adult motorists' more than for show-offs.
barchetta_boy said:
What was the last genuinely desirable flagship road car for adult motorists that Ferrari produced?
Do we have to go all the way back to the 550 Maranello?
I'm not a Ferrari fan, but for a V12 I'd have to go all the way back to the Daytona. (for a V8, it's the 355 - all totally subjective, of course)Do we have to go all the way back to the 550 Maranello?
stephen300o said:
SpeckledJim said:
barchetta_boy said:
What was the last genuinely desirable flagship road car for adult motorists that Ferrari produced?
Do we have to go all the way back to the 550 Maranello?
That's probably the last one that wasn't naff.Do we have to go all the way back to the 550 Maranello?
The FF and F12 are pretty fruity, but too overstyled to be for 'adult motorists' more than for show-offs.
For me the last desirable Ferrari had been the 456, I just never liked the look of the 550 or in fact any of the cars since then, but I've seen a few 458s on the road and I think they look spectacular. Also I seem to be one of the relatively few on here who thinks LaFerrari looks awesome and the FxxK looks like a children's poster car (which I regard as a good quality in a supercar). The Fxxk looks as subtle as its name but damn, I think even Luke Skywalker would be having wet dreams about that car.
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