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

[LS (lashdeep]

I must admit to making the same observations that Jim did when I drove my
first NSX. It was 1993 and I rode to the dealership in my dad's 1992
Accord. There were so many similarities between the cars that it really
soured the drive.

I drove a black Mondial T coupe 30 minutes later and finally, my heart
rate increased. Talk about a major difference in experience...

LS
--- Ken Rentiers <rentiers [at] mac.com> wrote:

> The NSX - what to fetch lattes in....
> 
> 
> On Feb 27, 2007, at 6:01 AM, LS wrote:
> 
> > My new sig line:
> >
> > "First time I drove a NSX...JUST LIKE MY Prelude!" (J. Shadow 2007)
> >
> > --- jim <jimshadow [at] verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> >> 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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