Who cares what someone who thinks that all you need to do to get power is to put turbos on a crate V8 and who enjoys driving Chinese EVs has to say about Ferrari? Someone who only talks about top speed and 0 to 100? This guy doesn't understand what Ferrari is all about. Remember when Bugatti released its heavy 1001 hp, 407 km/h Veyron, Ferrari never tried to follow suit, to try to compete with its performance figures. Because that's not how they see a sports car in Maranello. This is the same story. Once again, here is someone who hasn't listened carefully to what Ferrari has said. He makes exaggerated statements to get his audience to watch his video... Ferrari talks about elephants because these Chinese EVs don't handle well in sporty corners despite all their power. The whole Elettrica project is based on driving dynamics, as was the case with the Purosangue and its active suspension, which is frankly brilliant. I trust them to make it fun to drive. Finally, no price has been announced yet, and Vigna himself has said that the price has not been decided, nor have the production volumes. I don't believe that for a second, but speculating on a price tag of $500,000 is, for now, just that: speculation.
It's a fact that Mitja Borkert started designing tuned cars for car magazines, but it also happens that Flavio Manzoni, when he was head of styling for Fiat and Lancia between 2004 and 2006, oversaw the design of several Fiat models, one of which was the Qubo pictured below. So, I don't think the past is what makes Manzoni and Borkert good or bad designers in the present, because most car designers, even famous ones, have created designs that are considered mediocre at some point in their careers. I don't question that Manzoni is a very talented man, and I recognize his talent in the excellence of the designs of the LaFerrari and SP3. However, and IMO, from the Roma onwards, SF90, 12-cylinder, F80, and now the 849 Testarossa, I think Manzoni could have done much better in terms of design. With the departure of the LCDM and the death of Sergio Marchione, Ferrari lost critical mass at the top of its hierarchy, and it seems to me that it was from the moment the leadership weakened that F.M. took advantage of this to impose a new aesthetic style that is his very own and that, in many ways, is a complete break with the past. Anti-anthropomorphism, designs with LED strips on the headlights and rearlights, front grilles of questionable taste, black bands connecting the front headlights generating unpleasant optical effects, design elements like the 849's vertical black bar behind the doors—all of these create a discordant effect. It’s as if Manzoni’s “Art nouveau” simply couldn’t accept absolute harmony. To paraphrase R. Scelsi “some of these un-Michelangelesque "artistic" digressions by Manzoni serve only to spark debate and are good for a painting but not for a car.” That said, and to answer your question, "Who would you entrust for the job?" If I was LCDM , I would have unconditionally entrusted the designs of that Manzoni 1 from a post-Pininfarina era and prior to this new "Art Nouveau" era. Regarding the Manzoni 2, which is the current one and has produced a series of designs I dislike in recent years, my entrustment would have been conditional and some I wouldn't have approved them . However, if I were one of Ferrari's major shareholders, I would have no doubt that Manzoni is the right man for the job, given that his designs are widely praised in all emerging markets. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I'd like you to stop repeating some of my phrases and make them your own, thank you very much. Now, it's very clear that you're here to defend the future EV and try to influence everyone's perceptions. What you say about Manzoni is just a copy-paste of a sentence you read, and I even wonder if it doesn't come from the AI. In any case, I think you're an imposter who's advancing in disguise.
Oh dear, you've found me out. Actually, I'm Enrico Galliera's (secret) son. (If that was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, well done, your message made me laugh. If not, well... too bad.)
