To paraphrase Shakespeare: 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Testarossa. What's Testarossa? It is nor wheel, nor tire, Nor wing mirror, nor headlight, nor any other part Belonging to a car. O, be some other name! What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; So 849 would, were it not 849 call'd, Retain that dear perfection which it owes Without that title. 849, doff thy name, And for that name which is no part of thee Take all myself." It's not boring and has some mildly controversial elements, but the most controversial thing of all is the name they gave it. I'm not so much opposed to the design but to the introduction/expectations of the name. I had hoped for something different in a return of the Testarossa name. I think I'd like the 849 better if it had a different name and therefore was positioned differently within the brand. Is it unfair to designers to recoil from a design over what seems like a marketing decision? All the best, Andrew.
I agree 150%. Poor choice of names. It ain't no TestaRossa. Even I'll say that. And to further the story. Im old enough to remember when the mid '80's Testa Rossa came out. My boss had one of the first ones in the USA and the day he brought it to work, it emptied out the building. My first reaction wasn't positive to say the least. Slab of ribs? Check. Wide rear? Check. Flat surfaces? Check.
I seem to be in the small minority that liked the Testarossa in the '80s (I was a kid, and it defined cool) but thinks its aged poorly. Yes, exactly.
