Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 456 gt search

[ken rentiers (rentiers]

On Jul 16, 2007, at 2:27 PM, Fellippe Galletta wrote:

> I feel once a car reaches a certain sporty nature (and especially  
> if it is
> smaller, and relies on a high revving motor), a torque converter  
> auto is
> just a no-no.


Hey Fellippe:

Bolting a torque coverter slushbox to a Ferrari V12 is kind of like  
dating a pole dancer but taking away her cocaine. The ride response  
becomes considerably more muted... you gotta make allowances for that  
"certain sporty nature"!