| Author | Message | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Junior Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 126 Registered: 9-2002 |
Kenneth: The 456 has to be *the* prettiest production ferrari in a long time. I would love to own one. I wonder what the 460 (?) will be like - I hope it's not a bastardization of the car. I thought the 575 ruined the front of the 550, but in person it looks much cleaner than it's predecessor. --Dan | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Junior Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 125 Registered: 9-2002 |
William, Don't let age be a factor. I'm 21, and prefer the car at my age. --Dan | ||
| KCCK (Kenneth)
Junior Member Username: Kenneth Post Number: 66 Registered: 10-2002 |
I agree, too. That is why my first Ferrari is a 456 and not a 360. | ||
| Ernesto (T88power)
Member Username: T88power Post Number: 937 Registered: 2-2001 |
"This car is capable in spades, moreso than myself, I'd reckon - but unlike it's younger, wilder counterparts, it doesn't go about flashing and screaming "here I am, look at me." Instead, it carries an 'ahem' to pass here and there." Dan, couldn't agree with you more. Ernesto | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 1623 Registered: 2-2001 |
Dan I agree, the 550 is a good foil for the vanquish or a Bentley, maybe I'm just not there yet  Maybe sometime on the other side of 40 I'll be ready for that. Meanwhile I cant resist the pull of my Italian Sex machine | ||
| magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member Username: Magoo Post Number: 3691 Registered: 2-2001 |
Toyota Camry and 550 comparison. That's not comparing "apples and oranges", That's comparing a "hamburger to a steak." | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Junior Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 122 Registered: 9-2002 |
The gentlemanly subtlety and refinement of the 550/575 is what makes it so terribly attractive. This car is capable in spades, moreso than myself, I'd reckon - but unlike it's younger, wilder counterparts, it doesn't go about flashing and screaming "here I am, look at me." Instead, it carries an 'ahem' to pass here and there. Pozzi blue most perfectly defines this car, with titanio following closely behind. For red, seek other models. Waiting is the hardest part. --Dan | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 1622 Registered: 2-2001 |
Compared to the 512TR the 550 is very sedate but its still an attractive elegant car, its just not a spaceship/italian sex machine More like your Dad's Ferrari WSJ dont know their azz from their elbows about cars | ||
| martin J weiner,M.D. (Mw360)
Member Username: Mw360 Post Number: 707 Registered: 5-2001 |
I'm cancelling all my car magazine subscriptions and from now on will depend on the WSJ for all car info. | ||
| Racer 001 (Mr_0011)
Member Username: Mr_0011 Post Number: 402 Registered: 3-2002 |
LOL... that's too funny... heh | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Member Username: Doody Post Number: 638 Registered: 11-2001 |
here's the full text on the 575. i'm a big WSJ fan, but they really should stick to the business news :-) no coat hooks! ROTFLMAO. these people! doody. Ferrari Maranello $231,525 WHAT'S COOL: It's a Ferrari. WHAT'S NOT: It wasn't red. WHAT HAPPENED: Of course you can get this in red, but our tester was titanium gray. ("A more mature color," a spokesman says.) Appearance-wise, the Maranello is a throwback to the '60s, when a sports car was judged by the length of the hood and size of the engine. (This one has 12 cylinders, 515 HP.) But tooling around in our quarter-million-dollar car, we wondered: Would anyone recognize this thing? So we parked out front of a New Jersey luncheonette and started tallying. "From a block away, I knew it was a Ferrari," one passerby said, his dog sniffing our tires. "Looks like a Celica to me," said restaurant owner Raymond Baduch, guessing it would run us, oh, 80 large. Ouch. But the real question we had: Where's the stick shift? Turns out you change gears with two little paddles on the steering column. It may look cool, but we got bored even though race-car drivers swear by it. Our only other complaint: No coat hooks. "If you own this car, you're having your dry cleaning delivered," a spokesman said. | ||
| Greg (Greg512tr)
Junior Member Username: Greg512tr Post Number: 56 Registered: 2-2002 |
Heres another quote "tooling around in our quarter million dollar car we were wondering if anybody would recognize this thing. Parked in front of a restaurant and the owner thought it was a Celica." These guys are not car experts, probably just got assigned the story. Their comment on the Porsche GT2 "The bargain of the bunch, but looks a lot like the $70k 911 your dentist drives". They loved it that it had cup holders!! Their favorite? The lambo Mercielago because of its "outrageous shape and impressive-looking engine". These guys need to stick to reviewing Enron's PE ratio. | ||
| Racer 001 (Mr_0011)
Member Username: Mr_0011 Post Number: 400 Registered: 3-2002 |
I don't think it's fair to say that the Japanese can't build a car like the Maranello... but yes, it's sure impressive... A pure bred V12 GT from Ferrari... what more could you want? A Camry?! I think NOT! | ||
| Ton Visser (Lion315)
New member Username: Lion315 Post Number: 22 Registered: 12-2002 |
The 550's stereo is placed under the bonnet! | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Member Username: Whart Post Number: 631 Registered: 12-2001 |
yeah, but doesn't the Camry come with cup holders and a decent stereo? | ||
| Ton Visser (Lion315)
New member Username: Lion315 Post Number: 21 Registered: 12-2002 |
The acceleration and handling of the 550 is absolutely fantastic! Even in their wildest dreams the japanese could never build a car like that. | ||
| JRV (Jrvall)
Member Username: Jrvall Post Number: 312 Registered: 11-2002 |
I think that must be their way of saying WOW fantastic, unbelivable car while appealing to the affluent but lazy owner crowd.. Except for the F-40's which are completely different, the 550's are likely the most impressive cars I've ever driven. | ||
| Greg (Greg512tr)
Junior Member Username: Greg512tr Post Number: 54 Registered: 2-2002 |
Wall Street article on exotic cars bottom line on the 550 "Comfortable, easy to drive and-for this crowd anyway-conservative, it could be the Toyota Camry of supercars". OUCH! |