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A peon's impression of the Enzo:

Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by Gatorrari, Jan 26, 2005.

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  1. Gatorrari

    Gatorrari F1 World Champ
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    At the Cavallino Classic, I met a fellow Ferrari owner from Long Island, where I used to live. But we're at opposite ends of the spectrum; I merely own a 19-year-old 328; he owns an Enzo, a 612 Scaglietti (the only one I saw all weekend), and one other F-car (I don't recall the model) which he left back home.

    At Moroso on Friday, I asked him to sit in the Enzo, and he allowed me about a minute in the passenger's seat. I put this on another forum in response to a question, but I think it belongs here:

    Getting in was interesting because of the Lambo-style doors, and the interior was quite snug, probably moreso than my 328. The fellow who was in the car ahead of me was a big man, and he was squeezed in quite tightly.

    Naturally there is carbon-fiber everywhere, probably more than I've ever seen anywhere outside of an aircraft plant! The dash was more utilitarian than luxurious, but then this is really a racing car for the street!

    The owner was talking about putting in a high-zoot Bose stereo system, but I said, why bother? The best "music" comes from that 6-liter humdinger sitting right behind his head!

    This was at Moroso on Friday, in between his stints on the track; he was not bashful about driving his million-dollar car at speed! On track the car sounded better than the Testarossas and street 360s (too much muffling in their cases) but not as good as the 360 Challenge cars.

    On Saturday at The Breakers, he fired up the engine and revved it, and it sounded beautiful, with that classic Ferrari 12-cylinder raucous sound! Every sound-recording cell phone was in use at that point!
     
  2. robert biscan

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    I heard him fire it up at the Breakers and I thought "there is a guy having a good time". Most times nobody does that there. What the heck, he was in the zone.
     
  3. sjmst

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    ...which I would take anyday!
     
  4. Ken

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    It had better be snug! The way that thing can corner at speed, you HAVE to be well planted or you'll both get beat up, and likely lose control of the car. Ever sit in an open wheel racer? Same thing. My Europa is very snug like an open wheel car too which I love.

    Ken
     

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