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

[jim (jimshadow]

First time I drove a NSX, the MD that I worked for tossed me the keys.   I
was so excited I could hardly stand it. 
Got in, started it up.....just like my Prelude
Took off....quick....just like my Prelude but faster
Chassis....  Very stiff laterally, but rode, JUST LIKE MY Prelude!
Had fun in the car, but felt let down afterward.

JIM


-----Original Message-----
From: Doug and Terri Anderson [mailto:dnt [at] dock.net] 
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 11:04 PM
To: JIM
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Change of taste in the V8/Flat 12 lineup...

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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