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Discussion in 'Detailing & Showroom' started by DriveAfterDark, Aug 15, 2010.

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  1. DriveAfterDark

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    #1 DriveAfterDark, Aug 15, 2010
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  2. FLU

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    #2 FLU, Aug 15, 2010
    good thread! this isn't what i though of when i first read it tho...
     
  3. GrigioGuy

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    #3 GrigioGuy, Aug 15, 2010
    See also this thread. The Dino/360 pics are pretty amazing.

    I don't know the specs, but the 458 looks smaller in person than the 430. A good start.
     
  4. tazandjan

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    #6 boiseferrari, Aug 15, 2010
    It's a trend in all automakers. A current corolla is about the same size as a camry was 15 years ago.
     
  7. chris1866

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    #7 chris1866, Aug 15, 2010
    Agreed.

    I was at a stop light in my e36 m3 next to a brand new e92 m3 and was amazed at the size difference--felt like i was looking up at an SUV next to me!
     
  8. Papa G

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    #8 Papa G, Aug 16, 2010
    +1

    Same comparison to the new Taurus from the original. Eventually you're going to need a commercial license to operate.
     
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  10. DriveAfterDark

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    #10 DriveAfterDark, Aug 16, 2010
    Cool. Haven't seen 458 Italia on the road yet :(

    You're probably correct. But wow, the 599 looks fat compared to 5XX Maranello! Still think Maranello is Ferraris best looking GT car...

    Thank you for the links! I recalled one of those threads but couldn't find them...

    I agree. M3 E30 - M3 E92 difference is extreme... But they did change the philosophy of the M3 brand under the evolution though.
     
  11. amenasce

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    #11 amenasce, Aug 16, 2010
    oh wow..that 355/California picture is sad. ****ing european laws.
     
  12. DriveAfterDark

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    #12 DriveAfterDark, Aug 16, 2010
    Customers want all the crap too. F1 gear boxes, electric seats, navigation systems, big stereos... Tons of stuff that add weight...
     
  13. Bradley

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    #13 Bradley, Aug 16, 2010
    It makes me wonder where the limit is. . . is 1000 HP really so great if the car itself weighs 5000 lbs.?

    I'd rather have relatively little horsepower in a car no bigger than a 355. (Which still looks gigantic next to my 308!)
     
  14. Steveny360

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    #14 Steveny360, Aug 16, 2010
    Oh boy I could probably fit a 308 in the corner of the garage. Hmmm.....
     
  15. eulk328

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    #15 eulk328, Aug 16, 2010

    Wot Bullfighter 'as beeen saying........
     
  16. F430GB

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    #16 F430GB, Aug 16, 2010
    SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad it's not what I had in mind. :D :eek:

    With that being said, the size difference between the 599 and 288GTO is mind blowing. :eek:

    -G.B.
     
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    #17 PAP 348, Aug 17, 2010
    Nice comparison pics Taz. :):)
     
  18. michael platzer

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    #19 Night life, Aug 17, 2010
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    Not the best pics but you can definitely see the hight difference, I like the California better in person than in pics but it does not stand out in public streets. In fact I drove by this two times and never noticed it, I thought it was and Acura lol. The 308/328 348/355 Testa etc.... you can spot a mile away, you know something is heading your way that is exotic low and sleek.
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  20. carlosgdias

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    #20 carlosgdias, Aug 20, 2010
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    Nice pics!

    One of my first memories of a non red Ferrari was seeing a light blue 308, just like that one in the first pic, parked in a street in Basel, Switzerland in 1984. I was 12 years old...

    Best regards
     
  21. Dino246gt

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  22. DriveAfterDark

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    #22 DriveAfterDark, Aug 24, 2010
    ^ It looks like a Miata next to an E-class!
     
  23. Bradley

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    #23 Bradley, Aug 24, 2010
    A year or two ago, many fchatters were coming unhinged about rumors of a Ferrari SUV.

    Rest assured, Ferrari is not going to begin production of an SUV.

    They already have. It's called the 430.
     
  24. ryankjb

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    #24 ryankjb, Aug 24, 2010
    Anyone have any pics of a 166MM next to a modern F? I was looking at the size difference between 1:18 scale 166 and 599....next to each other, the 166 looks a little more than half as big.
     
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