Ferrari Mailing List: Re: New FList Poll- "What New Cars Have Balls?" was Re: Ken'sResponse to New Ferrari Classic Car Division

[Ken Rentiers (rentiers]

I like Dennis' list..

More Cars with Stones:

1952 Dodge Power Wagon with square-cut gears. Double-clutch or die!

All the older Ferraris with the truly wonderful gated manual  
transmission that would NOT go into second until the T-oil warmed up  
(you had to go 1>3). I love the 'clang - clang' these boogers make  
when driven in anger.

Double-dog for Ferraris with manual steering. They were never  
intended to be driven below 80 mph, above which the steering effort  
was just right and the road feel sublime. But Paul Bunyan couldn't  
parallel park one. A manly man's car if there ever was one. It took  
strength and skill to make these go right.

The original Plymouth Roadrunner: bench seat, windup windows, CostCo  
price tag and enough power to light up the City of Seattle, all in a  
great-looking body. Yeah buddy.

ken
2003 540i6 M Eurosport - 3.15 rear end, big sway bars, lots of  
goodies from the M5 parts bin in a stealth-mode body; an M5 for  
grownups! The Roadrunner from the Autobahn. As rare as the Enzo. Find  
one. Buy one. Love one.- and change the coolant expansion tank every  
40,000 miles.


On Nov 6, 2006, at 8:42 PM, Dennis Liu wrote:

> > What cars being sold today have "balls"? Are there any?
>
> ============
>
> First, those that AREN'T:
>
> Any AMG (heck, any car that comes only with an automatic)
> Any SMG-equipped BMW
> Anything whose weight (in lbs) begins with a "4"
>
> Those that DO have balls:
>
> Ford GT (but not that overweight Shelby 500 pig)
> Dodge Viper (though it's piss ugly)
> Ferrari 430 coupe (no pissy CCM brakes, no ridiculous cosmetic  
> options, no
> F1 tranny)
> Aston Martin Vantage
> BMW M5 (with the 6-speed, and NOT the M6)
> Audi R10 diesel Le Mans race car (ok, not a street car, but had to  
> add it)
> Cadillac CTS-V (yeah, I said it)
> Honda S2000 (yeah, I said that too)
> Mazda Miata (yup, I'll stand by this one too)
> Dodge Magnum SRT-8 (yeah, it's got an auto and is heavy like a pig,  
> but,
> damn it, a $37k stealthy station wagon q-ship that can smoke 99% of  
> the cars
> out there?  Hell yeah)
> Infiniti G35 Sport (look out BMW)
> Noble M400
> Lotus Elise/Exige
>
> And the ultimate car with balls today?
>
> (close your eyes, Jenkins)
>
> Porsche 911 GT3 RS.  Pure.  Driving.  Skill.
>
> No turbos, no AWD, no paddle shifters, no stability management.  415
> horsepower, big brakes and tires, racing suspension.  Pure driving  
> fun.  And
> looks satanic in burnt orange.
>
> Vty,
>
> --Dennis
>
>
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