Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Change of taste in the V8/Flat 12 lineup...

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

The first NSX I saw was on the 101 Freeway in Thousand Oaks - Ohhhhh, 
coooool.  I roll down the window and pull up behind it to listen and I hear 
Yeah, Nuthin.  From then on, it was a neat look wanna be.  Might as well 
have been one of those tin colored things from a few years ago.

Alas

DOUG
Our little 1971 911T Porsche is a light, nimble, point and shooter.  The 
1982 911SC is a cruiser.  The 78GTS is in-between.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LS" <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Change of taste in the V8/Flat 12 lineup...


> Could it be that the driving experience of the older cars is more unique?
>
> Nowadays, a 360 can feel (not sound) like any number of modern cars with
> the same interior materials, steering feel and shift action due to cost
> metering capitalism and basic business economics.
>
> In the old days, a Ferrari, Aston, Porsche and Lambo all felt very, very
> different. This isn't the case as much nowadays.
>
> Did the NSX officially and secretly kill the "cool exotic car"?
>
> LS
>
> --- Steve Jenkins <steve [at] stevejenkins.com> wrote:
>
> > I don't know if my tastes have "changed" per se, but I will say that my
> > appreciation for how things "used to be" has increased. It's hard to
> > argue
> > with the performance numbers of the newer cars. They are amazing. But as
> > far
> > as looks go, I still love the 80s and 90s. I was a high school kid in
> > the
> > 80s, so maybe that's why.
> >
> > SteveJ
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Fellippe Galletta [mailto:fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 11:14 PM
> > To: Steve Jenkins
> > Cc: The FerrariList
> > Subject: [Ferrari] Change of taste in the V8/Flat 12 lineup...
> >
> >
> > I address this question to the entire list, and Jenkins in particular
> > since
> > he owns a majority of the V8 lineup...
> >
> > How have you found your tastes change over the years with the particular
> > F
> > cars that you have owned or actively followed as an enthusiast?
> >
> > For example, back in '98 if you were to ask me my favorite V8s I would
> > have
> > said.....308, 328, 355....I shared critical disdain for the 348. My
> > favorite
> > 12s were Testarossa and 512M. The 512 TR looked a little funny to me
> > back
> > then compared to the other TRs...
> >
> > Now if I had to pick V8 and Flat-12 (modern) it'd most likely be 348 and
> > 512
> > TR, and not just for the driving experiences, but for looks too, lol.
> > Granted it could be because I've driven them....but over the years you
> > begin
> > to learn the ins and outs of these cars and there are certain subtleties
> > in
> > certain models that appeal to us more than others.
> >
> > The 355 has a wonderful, timeless look, and perhaps the best sounding
> > n/a V8
> > from Maranello.....but is it as "soft" as some people say it is? (the
> > optimist in me knows somewhere out there are a few examples with the
> > power
> > steering delete ;-)
> >
> > This thread has the potential to cause a riot and useless garbage if
> > posted
> > on the typical boards...but I know I can expect QUALITY from "THE LIST".
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > FG
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