I think the stock two-lights do better with the "thong." The wrap of the edge around the lights looks integrated. When you add two more lights, the second pair seems to float on its own.
Nice looking car. I like the 458 even better but this shows Ferrari is back on track. The FF is also not bad looking for what it is, but I think it's to large to be a Ferrari. Tom Tanner/Ferrari Expo 2012-Chicago March 17th 2012
It's certainly striking. At some point in my lifetime they stopped building works of art and started building spaceships. Both are cool but I know which one I like better.
Ferrari really need to go back to having 4 tail lights. Like the car, but the grille is way too big and the front is awful busy. And I hate the single taillights...reminds me of a Ford fairlane or something. Awesome technology put in it.
Aerodynamics [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu8ULofXo4Q[/ame] Engine [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI30HorLvvU[/ame]
The car may come with a max speed of just over 340km and a 0-60 time of 3.1 seconds, but something about the design looks off to me. I was pointed out that lovely front arch which I cannot look away from now. I guess I'll have to wait to see it in person.
Looking at the car again, the direct front and front 3/4 angle are really striking. The side I'll have to wait and see, but the back seems like it's missing something... Wait, I got it! It's missing one of these... Image Unavailable, Please Login
I was trying to figure out what the triangular black areas on both sides of the front were. This video shows they are there for "active cooling". The flaps open only when needed to cool the brakes but close for better drag resistance. Very cool idea. The engine is just a marvel. THIS is why you buy a Ferrari -- it's the powerplant. Other cars may look as good but none can match where the real magic comes from.
Interesting. A few notes taken: 1. The engine video says "highest specific output 118 hp/liter." The 458 would seem to beat that with 125 hp/liter which is the same as the current 500 hp/4.0 liter Porsche 911 GT3. 2. The engine video says "highest RPM for a V12 8700 RPM" but at 0.59 of this video we seem to see a 8000 RPM red zone. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLgJvPyRrhg[/ame] I would bet that the 8700 is right. 3. The engine video animation shows two spark events on the compression cycle. This may be effective in heading off detonation and allowing complete combustion, which could be an important feature of a 13.5:1 compression engine running on perhaps only 91 octane.
