Mek, if you have to ask - you can't afford it.
You said the 355 is ugly, though? Dude, it's like a mini-512. I can't believe that you like the 599, though. That car is so horribly styled and drawn it begs to be taken off the production line. The 612? I'll agree - horribly plain. Nothing about that car sends me over the moon.
Obviously, TSI, you have no idea about exotics. You truly don't. The 612 is essentially just an Aston Martin but as a Ferrari. Built for the same purpose. The Aston looks better, but the Aston is also heavy as shit. Astons are nice, but there are better.
I'd take a Porsche Turbo over any of the cars. That's a car that can be daily driven and is nice and subtle. If I want a balls out car, though, well ... it certainly gets the job done nicely.
As stated above, the name of the California is a classic. Frankly, I don't mind the name, just the styling.TSI wrote:
It's a pity that Ferrari, who once claimed to be manufacturing the best cars in the world, is slipping so. Lately (the past 15 years), we've seen some nice cars (Testarossa, 599 GTB Fiorano), and some really, really ugly ones (F355, F430, 612 Scaglietti, Enzo). What is it with Ferrari making better-performing cars, with amazing mechanical innards, but with the kind of exterior you'd see, well, in a kids' book?
If one looks at the cars, one will see that the so-called aerodynamism of the "ugly" cars stated above has taken precedence over beauty? What happened to the beauties of the 60s and the early 80s? Those air scoops on the F430's front bumper make me shudder. The ugly squareness of the F355 was worse. WHy couldn't they keep the Testarossa? That one had style. The 612 looks like a transatlantic liner that's probably excellent for hitting 300 klicks on a straight line, the kind you only get on rainy days in western Germany. And I won't even go on about the Enzo. Sure, it goes fast. Sure, it's powerful. Sure, its way overproces. But does it look nice? NYET!!! It looks like a NASA experiment gone wrong and that can't take off.
And now, we get this "California". As was said above, gay name. As we ca nsee by the front, Paris Hilton's next car. As we can see by the performance, her insurance agent's nighmare. But tell me, what's the point of rolling out this piece of styling disaster? Ferrari already has the F430, the Scuderia, the Spider, which have better performance, look marginally better, and cost about the same? Does this sound like GM putting on the market a series of identical cars? Of course, it has a different layout, new tech, all the supposedly good stuff. But what's it purpose?
I apologize to those who feel slighted by this attack upon a high-class automaker such as Ferrari. But, in all honesty, I beg you to consider this idea of mine; for value and style, and the maximum performance you'll be able to use on 99% of roads, why not buy a DBS, a Vantage, or my personal favourite, the Audi R8-RS??
You said the 355 is ugly, though? Dude, it's like a mini-512. I can't believe that you like the 599, though. That car is so horribly styled and drawn it begs to be taken off the production line. The 612? I'll agree - horribly plain. Nothing about that car sends me over the moon.
Obviously, TSI, you have no idea about exotics. You truly don't. The 612 is essentially just an Aston Martin but as a Ferrari. Built for the same purpose. The Aston looks better, but the Aston is also heavy as shit. Astons are nice, but there are better.
I'd take a Porsche Turbo over any of the cars. That's a car that can be daily driven and is nice and subtle. If I want a balls out car, though, well ... it certainly gets the job done nicely.
