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Umm..forgive me..but do you have a pic or an artical or somthing? I'm not too sure what the Firepower is..
COver story in the new Car & Driver. Except for a bit too much chrome, it is, IMO, the car that Ferrari should have built as the 612 (but with a V-12 instead of a 425hp Hemi V8).
Not no, but hell no. That thing is overstyled. Hell, that thing makes the Crossfire look good, and that is saying a lot.
Looks pretty sexy. Would have passed on the chrome wheels though. Skimmed the article: can't remember if it's currently concept, or whether they are they making this a production vehicle.
http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/05detroit/041117-1_gal1.htm They have gone WAY overboard on the long hood, short rear deck concept. The hood looks to be almost 50% of the total length. Wheels are too large for rest of body. 612 S is better.
http://www.tripleplate.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=11237 look at this car http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/vehicle.aspx?carID=8519 and compare it to this one. I think Chrysler ripped off Ford!
Agreed. Personally I like the Crosssfire. Nothing else out on the road looks like it. About a year ago I saw one with Test Plates driving along SunSet Blvd here in Hollywood (there are actually a lot of test cars on this road in the morning) That had been lowered and had larger wheels front and rear. Looked great and sounded very agressive.
Looks like a great Hot Wheel but not Prancing Horse worthy. 612 wins in my book. Granted, I do like some parts of the car but it looks like it is entering warp speed and the front has stretched away from the rear.
I don't have anything to contribute to this subject, but being that I'm a Ferrari OWNER with having just bought a 355...I just wanted to be part of the conversation. In posting this statement, I have fulfilled this desire.
Here is what I like about the Chrysler...and why I started this thread: -the grill is almost identical to the 612, but somehow seems more proportional in this car -the hood ducts--like the 456 & Daytona--are pure Ferrari...unlike the bland-o-rama 612 -the headlights are MUCH more proportionate & graceful than the 612's -the wheels (while blingy chrome--yuck) actually fill the wheelwells -the car looks more balanced & proportioned to me, w/o the ungainly overweight overlong look of the 612 -the rear haunches & rear end are pure Ferrari style, unlike the bland, slab 612 rear (although the Chrysler's taillight treatment is more DB9 than anything else) -the doors are great -the interior is much nicer, IMO, at least appearance-wise
The Chrysler is a 2 seater, aimed at the next Corvette Z06, what does any of that have to do with a 4 seat GT? There isn't even room for a rumble seat in that design, never mind a spacious rear like the Scag has. Next up: the H2... the car the F430 should have been!
You know, I acutally like the 612. Having seen it in real life- it looks hot. I dont care much for chrysler designs, but I really like their design direction in the fact that they are making their cars look "classy". Hints at retro, but still futuristic. The Ford dosn't look half bad either but the back end (on both for that matter) looks like the crossfire.
Spiffy computer rendering. Looks like a stretched and bodykitted 60s mustang. Till it becomes a solid concept car it is just a computer rendering, and I'll bet a whole lot of the styling changes. Such as those massive rims and the skinny tires.
Excellent point as the 612 looked bloody fncken fantastic on paper. Much more definite shape and bold lines. In the turning it into metal process they softened everything and now it is just bland (IMO). Pete
