God I love a sexy Redhead...

nooshinjohn

Ferrari does it again with the new 599GTO. There is something magical about the sound of their magnificent V-12 revving through the gears that turns me on in ways that I cannot discuss on the forum.

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1138410&icid=autos_071&GT1=22007

Thank God for Enzo Ferrari!:cool:

audiobliss

Bah, you had me all worked up for a video of that thrilling exhaust note; I am disappointed!

nooshinjohn

sorry to dissapoint... heres a link.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3vF_gljOlE&feature=related

Rivrrat

That's about the sweetest looking car they've built in a while.

comfortablycurt

My $.02? That's one of the ugliest cars Ferrari has put out in recent times. Which is saying something...cuz Ferrari has put out some REAL Fugly cars in the last 10 years or so.

It looks like a Nissan 350Z on steroids. Look at the roofline. That's a 350Z roofline. The rear deck lid is slightly elongated, with a little spoiler/fin/hump thing...and the nose is longer, and has a bunch of garish scoops and fins.

The front end kind of reminds me of the way Dodge redesigned(read, "destroyed") the Viper over the last few years.

Other than that...that car is absolutely screaming "350z knock off".

The performance stats, while very good, aren't really anything special within the world of supercars.


My $.02



Give me a Corvette, and all of the money I saved by not buying a Ferrari. Then I'll put that money into the Corvette, and I'll eat that Ferrari for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

bobman1235

comfortablycurt wrote: »

cuz Ferrari has put out some REAL Fugly cars in the last 10 years or so.

Yeah, hideous...

comfortablycurt

bobman1235 wrote: »

Yeah, hideous...

Thank you for proving my point.;)

Just doesn't do it for me.

Gimme a Corvette or a TransAm.

audiobliss

Here's a video of the GTO; it's long, but worth it if you really want to see and hear it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op5Ex2J7UfY

And I agree somewhat with comfortablycurt. The car posted above is pretty ugly, imo, the 599 is very ugly, and the 612 is just disgustingly ugly. However, the slight differences they've made to the 599 in converting it to the GTO makes it look quite nice; again, imo.

halo71

The one above is sexy! Who is she??

But the new 599 looks like it was modeled after some of the cars from Fast and Furious. It doesn't do a thing for me.

audiobliss

And I must add that while the roofline of the 599 does look very similar to that of the 350Z now that it's been brought to my attention, the 350Z is still the last car I'm reminded of when I see the 599.

bobman1235

comfortablycurt wrote: »

Thank you for proving my point.;)

Just doesn't do it for me.

Gimme a Corvette or a TransAm.

Can't argue with a Vette for bang for your buck, no doubt.

To each his own as far as looks go

nooshinjohn

Ferrari's are many things but few are truly ugly. This one will be in my garage in just two more years.:cool:

halo71

Zero wrote: »

Halo - Simone Simmons, the lead singer for Epica.

Off to YouTube I go.

audiobliss

nooshinjohn wrote: »

Ferrari's are many things but few are truly ugly. This one will be in my garage in just two more years.:cool:

I do very much like the styling of the Maranello 550 and 575, though I can't distinguish between the two cosmetically. They're great looking cars.

I've always liked the syling of the F355. Could be a good, classic, stylish exotic car for my future stable.

dfranks

comfortablycurt wrote: »

Thank you for proving my point.;)

Just doesn't do it for me.

Gimme a Corvette or a TransAm.

Those 2 will go great with your trailer;)

leroyjr1

I'd rather have this

http://www.automedia.com/NewCarBuyersGuide/photos/2005/Bentley/Continental%20GT/Coupe/2005_Bentley_ContinentalGT_ext_1.jpg

Zitro

I was expecting pics of a hot readheaded chick..

RuSsMaN

Looks like a Lotus, bet it costs a LOT more.

Don't let Matt Polk catch you talking about Ferrari's on his forum. Porsche is the order of the day, well, that or Massey Ferguson and the like.

Cheers,
Russ

nooshinjohn

RuSsMaN wrote: »

Looks like a Lotus, bet it costs a LOT more.

Don't let Matt Polk catch you talking about Ferrari's on his forum. Porsche is the order of the day, well, that or Massey Ferguson and the like.

Cheers,
Russ

Massey Furguson...PFFFFT!!!! they build tractors just like Lamborghini.:D

comfortablycurt

nooshinjohn wrote: »

Ferrari's are many things but few are truly ugly. This one will be in my garage in just two more years.:cool:

That's one of the Ferrari's that I actually like a lot. It has a certain understated elegance, but it's still Ferrari all the way as far as it's body lines go.

audiobliss wrote: »

I do very much like the styling of the Maranello 550 and 575, though I can't distinguish between the two cosmetically. They're great looking cars.

I've always liked the syling of the F355. Could be a good, classic, stylish exotic car for my future stable.

The F355 is one of my personal favorite Ferrari's. I'm sure I'll never own one though.

RuSsMaN wrote: »

Looks like a Lotus, bet it costs a LOT more.

Don't let Matt Polk catch you talking about Ferrari's on his forum. Porsche is the order of the day, well, that or Massey Ferguson and the like.

Cheers,
Russ

I'd have to agree with Matt Polk.

Porsche's are my favorite, as far as "supercars" go. If I'm ever in a position where I could actually afford to buy some kind of supercar...it would probably be a 1998ish or so Porsche 911 Turbo.

I've also always loved Lamborghini's. The Countach is one of my favorite cars of all time, though they aren't really that fast from a modern supercars perspective. The Diablo's are also some awesome cars. The newer Gallardo's and Murcielago's are also beautiful.

Realistically though, when I'm eventually in a situation where I can buy some kind of a high performance car...it will most likely be a 1998-2002 Pontiac TransAm WS6. That's always been one of my favorite cars...and I'm an unfortunate Pontiac fan...lol The TransAm is also slightly more attainable than a Porsche 911 Turbo, from a real world perspective(at least my real world perspective;)).


Though if I could have any supercar i wanted...I'll take a Porsche Carrera GT!:D

concealer404

nooshinjohn wrote: »

Ferrari's are many things but few are truly ugly. This one will be in my garage in just two more years.:cool:

That was the last of the truly good-looking Ferraris in my opinion.

greg2350

Are they not going to make this. 458 Italia I like it alot more than the 599GTO.

nooshinjohn

^^^they are going to build this, but it's just a lowly V8. Real Ferrari have V12's, and if Enzo were here, he would say the same thing.

Jstas

nooshinjohn wrote: »

Real Ferrari have V12's, and if Enzo were here, he would say the same thing.

Really?



Has a 2.0L V6. Granted, same V6 in the Lancia Stratos but still, a V6 nonetheless. I think Enzo would be proud of the car he built to honor his late son "Dino". Then again, Dino designed the engine and if it wasn't for Dino, no Ferrari would have a V6 or V8. But Dino told pops that they could make more affordable sports cars with such engines and pops relented seeing better competition with Porsche as well as a healthier bottom line.

But Enzo did make the line it's own and called it the "Dino". He tragically marketed it as "Almost a Ferrari". The ironic thing about that is that many people consider the Dino 206 GT to be one of the best Ferraris ever built.

tonyb

That Dino is still a well sought after car,no doubt. I just can't imagine anyone calling a Ferrari ugly. I'd stick one in my driveway any day. Problem I would have is the upkeep can be friggin' sky high.

RuSsMaN

A girl I went to church with when I was a young lad, her dad offered her a 1972 Dino 246 GT for her FIRST car. She delicined because it didn't have a/c, so he bought her a 300z instead.

Still makes me want to puke when I think about it.

Erik Tracy

bobman1235 wrote: »

Can't argue with a Vette for bang for your buck, no doubt.

To each his own as far as looks go

The vette has a big 'dumper' - I suppose if you like more cushin' for the pushin'.... too fugly in the rear for my tastes...but hey, that's what makes the world go round eh? Diff' strokes...diff' folks...

nooshinjohn

Jstas wrote: »

Really?



Has a 2.0L V6. Granted, same V6 in the Lancia Stratos but still, a V6 nonetheless. I think Enzo would be proud of the car he built to honor his late son "Dino". Then again, Dino designed the engine and if it wasn't for Dino, no Ferrari would have a V6 or V8. But Dino told pops that they could make more affordable sports cars with such engines and pops relented seeing better competition with Porsche as well as a healthier bottom line.

But Enzo did make the line it's own and called it the "Dino". He tragically marketed it as "Almost a Ferrari". The ironic thing about that is that many people consider the Dino 206 GT to be one of the best Ferraris ever built.

The very idea Enzo had in marketing the Dino was just that, to honor his son. The fact that the early were not badged "Ferrari" bears out my statement fully. Dino was to be it's own car entirely, but when Enzo relinquished day to day control of the manufacture of production cars to Fiat, all that changed., and all subsequent v6/v8 cars bore the Ferrari name. Enzo, stubborn as he was, did not like this very much, but so long as Fiat made no attempt to tell him what to do with the Scuderia(racing team) he remained a quiet and happy man.

It was said that the only time a V8 car made him smile was the F-40....

comfortablycurt

nooshinjohn wrote: »

^^^they are going to build this, but it's just a lowly V8. Real Ferrari have V12's, and if Enzo were here, he would say the same thing.

What!? There have been plenty of badass Ferrari's that used V8's. The F40 comes to mind.



Personally, I much prefer the throaty rumble of a V8 to the scream of a V12. To each their own though.