Ferrari Mailing List: Re: The sounds of a "Honda"

[Tom Reynolds (kjtar]

One of the things that hooked me on the 308gt4 was the sound of the exhaust
(Ansa) when it started up.

Ahhhh
Tom
Tulsa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <red5hilser [at] aol.com>
To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
Cc: <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] The sounds of a "Honda"


> I hate to say it, but the first time that I heard a 348 with all the smog
crap, real mufflers, and cats stuck on it ... it sounded like a Singer
Sewing Machine (IMHO). Ach, the shame of it all. I'll take the Euro headers
to an expansion chamber (muffler) and straight out the tailpipes any day.
>
> Awaiting cLyDe'S retort, yer pal, Ferrari Bubba
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: philville [at] dejazzd.com
> To: red5hilser [at] aol.com
> Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
> Sent: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 1:24 PM
> Subject: [Ferrari] The sounds of a "Honda"
>
>
> At one point in time I was approached by an employee of Accura, we
discussed my
> spending time with the Calif. based marketing guys to see if the NSX could
not
> be made to sound more "Italian" which was one of the few acknowleged
> shortcomings of that car. At the time, I guess I should have tried to make
a
> serious case for doing so.
>
> Oh well,  Phil
>
> From: "Doug and Terri Anderson" <dnt [at] dock.net>
> Date: 2007/02/26 Mon PM 11:04:29 EST
> To: Phil Tegtmeier <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
> CC: 'The FerrariList' <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> 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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