My assessment is spot on. I said Ferrari has been doing this for generations, which is 100% correct. Were the side fins on the 348 a successful use of a design element from the Testa? Not hardly.
As I said, this can be done well or done poorly. I see zero similarity between an F355 and an F50. Furthermore yes both the 348 and Testarossa have strakes however their strakes are quite different and each car has an overall unique cohesiveness specific to that model. Manzoni’s designs are often criticized for lack of cohesiveness. No I don’t agree with your assessment.
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Oh, witty too. Isn’t there a boat you should be commanding? You’re making my point for me with your incessant posts. The point is though there may be vague similarities however there is no cut and paste between the F355 and the F50. One can only point to similar generalities e.g. they both have 4 tail lights. The Puro so far from what we’ve seen is bad cut and paste and doesn’t seem to work. I’ll see it in person to make my final opinion however so far, not so good.
Incessant posts? That's rich coming from someone with 17x more posts in roughly the same number of years.
Alright fellas, this is as productive as sparring in P&R. Shall we move on? When does the Purosangue get its own subsection in Fchat? Feels like it's time. Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk
I would like to believe the two photos are really. But I have a few questions. Anyone have answers / thoughts? looking at the “original” two photos. starting with the rear view: The floor has one dark gray metal wheel track surrounded by a yellow floor. The yellow seems to extend a fair way forward on the right side. The front floor is two shades of gray, no yellow. Does that make sense to those of you who have been to the factory? The rear defuser does not seem to match / attach with the silver paint. Are European plate holders black like that? Seem unusual. Looks more like what someone would due to hide a real plate. Seems odd to have a car on the production line with a real plate. Odd to me? Both Ferrari badges seem one dimension, yet plenty of depth in other places in the photo. Thoughts? there is a white box on the background wall with a U shaped cord on it. I do not see that in the front photo. In fact the wall seems different in many ways. No sign of the SF90. But that might be a angle issue, or not. Thoughts? front view Same issue with the two Ferrari badges, maybe more pronounced. The lens aperture Seems to be open enough for the front wheel to be in focus and the back wall to be in focus but not the badges. Thoughts? Alignment issue of the front quarter panel to the door seem just wrong. Not sure why a designer would do that. The back wall seems different than from the back photo, might be the angle. The persons reflection ends at the door line indent. Possible but a head scratcher for me. I would have assumed the would have been some shadow. Maybe weaker or at a different angle. Compare that to the light reflection on the headlight, reflection does not change but the angles do change. The reflection on just to the front of the wheel has a weird bite out of it, very sharp. Hard for me to understand that from a light source a number of feet away (assume of the ceiling) The floor is very different from the rear photo. Is that right? Weird and very square small gray box over the right front wheel flare. I kind of see a door handle next to a very well defined shadow. Seems unusual to me, how about you? Personally I put the photos at 51+% probable to be a photoshop job based off the information in F Chat up to yesterday. Somewhat / very close but not real. Brad.
The pictures below show the Purosangue rear and how it compares with the Lusso and FF. I’ve noticed the following details in the Purosangue rear side : - The Rear windshield wiper is non-existent or hidden - The rear lights shape resembles the Roma’s. Below the rear lights there are two holes that look like vents. Perhaps they have the same function as the large vents in the rear side of the 812 Competizione. - The shape of the plastic rear bumper resembles very much the one of the 812 specially around the exhaust pipes. The diffuser is also very similar to the one of the 812. Image Unavailable, Please Login
You are misinterpreting most of the information in your post. - Rear windshield wiper has always been a cost option. So the lack of it on the PP car is not a reason for speculation. - Rear lights are very clearly from the 296. Not Roma. - The shape of the bumper is more reminiscent of Roma than 812C. Please do some research before posting “analysis”.
The photos are real. In the know sources on this thread confirm. In addition I have a friend who has seen pictures of a mule before camo was applied to it who also said this is the car. For anyone who has visited the factory, the assembly line will be instantly recognizable. This can be verified by the red “25”, “26” signs in the background indication station numbers in the hall. I don’t recall by heart how many stations there are on the lines but I’m sure someone here knows. This looks like the car is sitting in a validation rig of some sort considering the large ventilation shafts to presumably draw out fumes. Same with the SF90 in the background.
Thank you for your observations and for pointing my lack of research. Concerning the windshield wiper I don't care if it's an option or not what I mentioned was that is inexistent or hidden in the picture. Concerning the bumper you misinterpreted what I wrote because I never mentioned the bumper of the 812 C but the 812 (SF). I see many reminiscences of the Roma rear lights but that's a personal opinion.
Eh? Have you seen residuals on the Urus and G63 in Europe? Very low demand?! Where I live the Urus is going for 12-15% more now than it was in 2018! The G63 15-20%! Europe will be huge for the Purosangue.
Yeah, I don't think anyone is ever going to defend the Cullinan and the Bentley thing. Both look nasty. I was in Geneve the year the Bentley was first shown and I burst out laughing when I saw it. Im afraid Id just go back to our Cayenne. Its 10th of the price of the new Purothingy and does the job brilliantly. I don't mind spending money on silly stuff - run silly sports cars after all - but SUVs are just not something I would or could spend daft money on.
Car after car to much polarization. Don't recall a period in history of the brand that this happened. Literally every car. Mr. Marcel?
The 296 is a model I haven't followed closely therefore I had not in my head its rear looks. Due to yesterday's posts bombardment somehow I missed the one you mentioned. After seeing it I admit mea culpa because the taillights are indisputably the same………..
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I’m afraid I have to admit that as I approach my late 50’s, and the result of lifting weights almost daily, that there are times I pull up in my Speciale, 488, or even 812, to a parking spot and have to psych myself up for ~5 seconds before taking a deep breath and attempting to hoist myself out groaning and wincing. What will it be like when I roll past 60? I see a Purosangue in my future since I love Ferrari more than any other brand by a large large margin.
