Ferrari 849 Testarossa Styling

That's something.

 

Blushing.......thank you.
But I'm only one voice. There are several other qualified commentators here as well.

 

Like I said, the response to the design has been "underwhelming" to put it mildly.

 

I absolutely love the styling of the 849, the front and rear look amazing. The side black bow-tie I could probably do without, but they nailed this one. It's going to sell like hot cakes. Orders in ladies & gents.

 

Really?

What a weird figure; I suppose at this point it's possible to organise a children's birthday party under the nose of a Valkyrie....

 

I raced against that car in 2012 - menacing mean machine.
After that weekend bought a 360 Challenge - there is nothing beautiful from any factory being made today - those molds were broken decades ago.
Face the fact - beauty is in the eye of the beholder after the 70's

 

I’d like a spider

 

If the qualification for having an opinion is as you described, then no one can have an opinion unless they're an industry insider. I'm a multiple Ferrari owner, but I'm not sure I qualify to have an opinion based on your qualifiers. Your claim that critics are living in the past..... well I would say Ferrari cares about its past, otherwise they wouldn't take design queues from their past nor use names from their past so I don't consider "living in the past" as a disqualifier or unimportant. Ferrari has always looked to the past as its inspiration so I'm not sure what you are trying to say but this point of yours falls flat with me. Ferrari is losing the younger crowd to Lamborghini, Porsche and McLaren. This car has some nice lines in my opinion, but its another miss in my opinion.

 

This car looks seems a part of SF90... 296...SP3...
In 1984, the Testarossa looked unlike any other.

In short, designer is not that great. Pininfarina had style and an unmatched touch with the pen.

 

well, on the SF90 replacement board, quite a few posters recommended to wait a while bc new Ferrari designs tend to grow on you... I hated this design when it was launched two days ago, so I've waited a while to look at it again... and, upon the cold light of this morning, two days hence, I have to admit... it is still butt ugly

 

I never said, nor did I imply that no one could have an opinion. I said everyone has one. It’s how they express it that matters.

 

Well, the 84 Testarossa got some cues from the P6, BB and Mondial. Still a quite disruptive design that no doubt would have been panned if internet existed back then.

Also, when we talk about Pininfarina, we should ask "which Pininfarina". Battista "Pinin" Farina or Leonardo Fioravanti is not the same than Ken Okuyama.

 

I think they designed it with the inevitable Lego kit in mind.

 

any idea when we can expect the pro reviewers to start test driving it? curious to see video of it in action on a track and on some great roads. I expect the performance to be outstanding... just wondering if I'll be able to look at it on video... I'm done with looking at pictures of it

 

Roma, 296, sf90 and even sp3 took time to grow on me. So I will wait and see, but this one is much further away than the rest were.

 

@jm2 and @Caeruleus11, thank you for the thoughtful responses. We agree on many points, and disagree on a few others.

We couldn't agree more that the modern mob mentality and vulgar commentary is awful. Social media brings out the worst of it. I was not defending the behavior, only pointing out that there can still be signal amidst the unpleasant noise.

I also agree that initial reactions tend to be the low point of public opinion. This is partly because people adjust. Though the impression of broad acceptance can be amplified as detractors simply stop talking about it.

I don't understand why "one of the designer's goals should be to scare and provoke you". I think a designer's goals should be first, to make something beautiful, and second (but never at the expense of the first) to make something new. Shocking and scaring people could be a byproduct of the process, and in some cases, may be part of a brand's identity. But generally speaking, I don't think this has been Ferrari's MO or key to their design success.

This is my frustration with the new design language - it seems needlessly controversial.

Of course, I acknowledge that this frustration is colored by my own preferences. If I was pleased with the new direction, I probably wouldn't be commenting. Sadly for me, I have been disappointed with several recent releases. That's a new experience for my in my 35 odd years keenly following the brand.

 

Does it grow on you? Or do you just desensitize to it .

 

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Wow. I might want one now...

 

Maybe my choice of words were off the mark.

Yes, absolutely; beauty, whatever that means to each viewer should be the goal along with positive sales. I believe the goal of the designer should be to create newness and adding a fresh outlook. Otherwise, you’d keep doing the same thing over and over. That’s not a recipe for success IMO. Mr. Ferrari was quoted as saying his favorite Ferrari was the next one. Be aware of your past and history, but move the ball down the field. A designers goal should be to nail the beauty part while looking to the future, not looking in the rear view mirror. Just my humble opinion.

Everyone’s entitled to their opinion. Voting with one’s wallet is the ultimate truth.

 

Cling to it with your life, it's one of Ferrari's best designs, it will age very, very well!

 

Do you really think that it is the 10,000 customers per year who have allowed the brand's aura to be built over 75 years ???
Seriously, Ferrari is what it is because there are millions of people over history who have brought flags to the races, praised the brand at gatherings, developed fan clubs... It is thanks to them that the brand has this aura today, and not thanks to show-offs who only buy for the aura of the badge they have never contributed to and who have never known how many cylinders are under the hood... These tifosi deserve all the respect, and I prefer to overlook your statement filled with disdain and arrogance...

 

I’d say it has an SP one-off look, reminds of the 458MM or Deborah or something. A little bit quirky but sculpted.

 

The F12 had its distractors when it came out as well. Remember the "uterus" comments regarding the rear design?

 

I've been thinking about this car a lot. It's hard to ignores it's all over my social media. I've realized they did it. They did the impossible- They found a way to boost the value of SF90s!