Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Maserati Granturismo

[LS (lashdeep]

I think the car is very well done. The design sketches are amazing...if
only we could get a true product out of the drawings!

But, the transition to "living" product was more faithful than many other
cars in recent years. I think it's very muscular and well balanced. The
interior looks great as well.

I'm not a big 599GTB fan. I think it looks bloated and without any edge
whatsoever.

LS

--- "Charles G. Perry IV" <charles [at] carolina-sound.com> wrote:

> So what do you guys think of this thing?
> 
> I think it's one of the prettiest new cars out there. The tail has
> strong Jaguar/Aston Martin lines (which is a good thing), but the nose
> is really pretty - elegant and aggressive in a way that the 599GTB
> should've been but isn't. In fact, if you go to the Gallery here and
> watch the slide show, it starts with some of Pininfarina's original
> sketches for the car.
> 
> http://www.granturismoisback.com/index.html?lang=us
> 
> If the 599GTB had more closely matched those original sketches, I don't
> think it would enjoy the anonymity of design that it's currently saddled
> with.
> 
> The interior is really beautiful - something Maserati has always been
> great at. Even my mom's Biturbo Si's (which were hardly even cars in a
> mechanical sense) had a stunning interior. A nice contrast to the
> bulbous carbon fiber growths that abound in the 599.
> 
> Of course, I really didn't set out to slam the 599, but it really
> bothers me that Ferrari's design is so off-pace with their history. It's
> clearly not Pininfarina's fault if they're doing things like this...
> 
> -- charles
> 
> 
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