a 1.5 liter V12... christ, the pistons must have been tiny. though that's not that impressive; the engine in one of my radio control boats is 0.003 liters and puts out 450 hp/liter ;)
a 1.5 liter V12... christ, the pistons must have been tiny. though that's not that impressive; the engine in one of my radio control boats is 0.003 liters and puts out 450 hp/liter ;)
If he doesn't like old Germans he has a 50% chance of not being Communist.
Eh. Baseball is pretty boring. Apple Pie is delicious.
Modern italian cars are ugly. Seriously, the Huracan's proportions are way off and the face is just comically aggressive. the Alfa 4c looks wank, the rear is okay, pretty exotic but still not elegant in anyway and the front end is a travesty. Ferrari... can't remember the last time they made a nice looking car. Wide…
I never reply to these but this one especially hits home. I drive a silver R8 which I assumed would be somewhat inconspicuous due to it being silver, but inconspicuous it is not. I also have a truck and my wife has an S4, so I'm not forced to daily drive but have decided against it for all the reasons you mentioned.
You are exactly right. The kid on the street sees the car and gets all excited. He doesn't get what it's like to actually have one and figure out the responsibilities of it. It's very challenging. A few months ago when I complained about the car after driving it to Manhattan, a fellow Ferrari owner replied and said…
Not meant as a slight towards you, but your writeup confirms my belief that Ferrari ownership is best suited for those people who simply do not have to give a f*** about money. If like most normal folk who work for their money, it's not really worth it.
In all seriousness, why are the tires slanted?
Vin, you just summed up my whole column in two sentences. Admittedly, there was a bit of crude language in there. But you did it, and perfectly. I commend you.
Yeah man! Great car! Super practical, lots of fun. Enjoy!
Of course, there are a few more drawbacks: Parking. Road quality. Practicality. But they're all in the video. I suggest you watch it so that maybe, just maybe, you won't e-mail me to ask if you can drive this car every day. Because I'm starting to get so annoyed that I might just say yes.
Anyone asking whether or not they should trade in their relatively boring car to get a Ferrari as a daily driver, needs to be FalconPunched in the junk by reality.
Well, I remember almost a year ago, in one of your first article on the Ferrari, I got flamed (and by flamed, I mean FLAMED) by an army of Jalops when I said that it was silly to DD a car like that for most of the reasons you are mentioning today (especially for Thursday and Friday).
Alright Bill, get the MANPAD.
BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS OF STEEEEEEEEL
This is some Volvo Trucks-level confidence in their product quality right here.