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Old 09-16-2009, 05:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Wow!!

good thing i'm working from home.
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Old 09-16-2009, 06:14 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I don't care that red is the traditional Ferrari color. This car looks even better in that yellow!
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Old 09-16-2009, 09:27 PM   #4 (permalink)
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the profile is nice, but this is easily the ugliest ferrari ever. Recent ferraris from nice to ugly: 360>430>458
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Old 09-17-2009, 02:40 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 09-17-2009, 10:44 AM   #6 (permalink)
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i liked it right from the start... and then i started to question a few of the details and lines (like the weird eyelashes on the front bonnet at the headlamps. and some of the organic lines and detailing in the rear... so i started looking at it more critically.

...and now

i like it even more!
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Old 09-17-2009, 11:36 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I don't care that red is the traditional Ferrari color. This car looks even better in that yellow!
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Old 09-18-2009, 02:14 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Old 09-18-2009, 04:41 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Old 09-19-2009, 08:04 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Anybody play with the configurator???

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Old 09-19-2009, 12:26 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Yes please. I want one.
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Old 09-19-2009, 12:26 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Old 09-19-2009, 04:04 PM   #14 (permalink)
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A radical redesign for sure. Right up my alley.
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Old 09-20-2009, 02:29 AM   #15 (permalink)
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good thing i'm working from home.
Ha! Just spilled my drink.

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Old 09-20-2009, 03:36 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Red Vs. Yellow

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Old 09-20-2009, 03:58 PM   #17 (permalink)
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I really like this car. I never felt anything after the Enzo had been worthy of the Ferrari name and badge, looks-wise. None of it was complete, no single design was truly balanced in proportion & graphic (possibly the 612 was, but that this was such a bore I usually forget it even exists until I hear the motor ). This, however, is just great. The whole thing is taught and elegant. The folds and hugs are just delightful, as well as how the graphics seem to cut out of the skin.

But that interior, oh god that interior. It's just horrid. Perhaps they're so proud of their techy drive that they want that to be everything that the driver sees and feels? It's just too overboard. Doesn't carry nearly as much elegance as the exterior.
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Old 09-20-2009, 05:34 PM   #18 (permalink)
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But that interior, oh god that interior. It's just horrid. Perhaps they're so proud of their techy drive that they want that to be everything that the driver sees and feels? It's just too overboard. Doesn't carry nearly as much elegance as the exterior.
As much as I love the overall look of the car. I have to agree with you.
The interior is a bit of a let down compared to how sexy the exterior is.
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Old 09-24-2009, 03:46 PM   #19 (permalink)
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That video was so good. I'm a Rosa Corsa guy, but yellow looks great on the 458
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I think I spooged watching the video....

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