Very nice exhaust sound at the Video from Shmee. 296 Speciale sounds very good, and he will get an 296 Speciale Aperta.
Ferrari's lil party trick / special sauce track focus - separates itself from 296 VS is 2 sec faster than 296 1 second faster than LaF and almost 2 sec slower than XX. Assume the 296M will run close to XX in a like 849 design
I'm nervous when looking at 849 and Amalfi what that design language will mean over the 296 chassis... more slab-sided and wedge nosed?
Guaranteed, let's hope those parts can be painted / CF and become iconic. Remember people complaining about Plexi on Daytona - now the most sought after. Wait til we see next 918 GT2RS Porsche - F80 set the stage add NACA new aero tail like VS - personally love the departure from every rear engine exotic looking similar. The slant nose look is back - might as well embrace it.
No, simply because the cars look too overloaded. Ferrari has always been known for its special design, not the most exciting, and as we can see, these cars do not age well. A LaFerrari could be unveiled tomorrow and still cause a stir. An F80 or an 849 Testarossa is simply not timeless, whereas a LaFerrari is timeless.
Ultimately, people now simply buy numerous Ferrari models because they desire something like the 812 Competizione or SF90 XX. Very few people buy a car purely for driving.
Perhaps, though half a century later, it's still divisive. I'm not a huge fan of the Daytona, but it looks infinitely better to me without the plexi nose.
I'm on the Ferrari Club Australia Rally #51 now, 7 days of driving; more than 80 cars, plus a track day at the Phillip Island GP circuit
Ok. They should be driving their 2-5m Ferrari's more - you are like the 16 year old rolling up and saying rev it let's race in a mustang. By the way I love those kids but not many others do. Why do you care what other people do - good for them that they are able to. You ave something against engineers factories and dealerships and people supporting them? Anyway back to the VS - I think it's proven its desirability.
Define exotic - curious Scaglietti plexi vs metal. Everyone has their own view or opinion, reality differs greatly.
So since you ask the Daytona or to use it's name 365 GTB/4 was a huge disappointment. The buyers had seen the exotic 12 cylinder Lamborghini Miura in 1965 and it was lust at first sight. Ferrari buyers wanted their own exotic. Instead Ferrari took 3 painful years to introduce what initially amounted to a warmed over V12 model. Then a late decision introduced a different front design. However the worst sin; that V12 was not mounted behind the driver like the Lamborghini. Mr Ferrari in his wisdom felt his rear engine 12 cylinder models should be the exclusive domain of race drivers. As an alternative of sorts Ferrari offered a 206 GT with 6 cylinders behind the driver. Just like the Lamborghini the motor was transverse mounted. Fast forward some 55 years and Ferrari offers a V6 mounted behind the driver in the 296 Speciale. The plexi version Daytona is more faithful to the original coupe concept. The pop-up headlights were considered the least offensive technical solution to government regulations for the USA market. Initially in 1971 Ferrari tried to mimic the plexi nose design with silver paint. The silver paint on the nose was quietly dropped for 1972 and the nose was simply painted to match the rest of the body. A simple elegant solution had been found; as long as you didn't turn those headlights on. The original 365 GTB/4 idea was the 275 GTB front treatment. However the plexi nose version was an important change deemed necessary. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
No, but it's a fact. People now want to make money from everything. Cars are taking a back seat, but that's also due to the lack of sound. BTW, 296 Speciale is a great car.
I'm not sure why you're asking me to define exotic, it's a word I rarely use. But anyway, I don't think it's at all surprising that there's a healthy market for Daytonas. There's what, 1,200 of them? I'm sure it's a joy to drive, it sounds terrific, and there are lots of people who love the design. Likewise, it's not surprising that there's a premium for the plexinose. It's rarer. And it's the feature most strongly associated with the design. For the self-selected group of buyers drawn to the Daytona, presumably that's a good thing. This doesn't disprove (or prove) its divisiveness. Who knows? Perhaps the Daytona would be worth double had they chosen a different design direction a half century ago. Or, maybe it would be worth half. We can only speculate. What I do know is that to me, the 60s and the last three decades were golden ages of Ferrari designs. The 50s, 70s and 80s also had some designs that I love, but the batting average was lower. I'm sure there are others who feel the opposite. Though certainly, my take is not unusual. We'll see where things go from here, but the new design language seems to mark an inflection point. Whether, in time, you believe it ushered in a new golden era will be a matter of personal opinion. And debate for the next generation of FChatters.
