Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Maserati Granturismo

[Lee S. Lingo (leescars]

I was wondering when someone would bring this up.  I think it's one of the
prettiest cars of the decade.  In my opinion, Maserati is back!  It is
definitely the nose for me.  It is so strong and distinctive.  And in a
change, it's nice to see a MFR use a styling cue from a halo car and
integrate it successfully downstream to consumer models.

While I like the 599, it is tofu.  It is significant in it's
accomplishments, being faster than an F40, and capable of serving as a
reliable daily driver is amazing.  On the other hand, in Ferrari's pursuit
of greater and sleeker, they've almost become so domesticated and
emasculated that they're not Ferrari's anymore.  What happened to the leaky,
temper mental, grate shifting, rich buring, visceral cars they used to make.

Don't get me wrong, I'd take one in a heartbeat, but had I won the
mega-millions I'd have purchased a whole stable, but I'd probably start with
the early 90's and work my way back to the 60's era cars.  

Lee (Lurker) Lingo

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles G. Perry IV [mailto:charles [at] carolina-sound.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 7:51 AM
To: Lee Lingo
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Maserati Granturismo

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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