Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 456 gt search

[Ferrarisimo [at] hotmail.com (ferrarisimo]

Don;t forget, 456 aint all that sporty.  Sort of a big heavy 550 with  
a back seat.  The auto is not that great of a mate to the 12 - often  
seems to want a different gear than it has when driven hard, but  
pretty sweet when driven as a "touring car" which is really what the  
456 was meant to be.  The 6 speed lets you wring more out of the  
motor, but the suspension is pretty soft for any serious driving.   
Either one is decent, it really depends what you want and expect from  
the car.

Scottie
On Jul 16, 2007, at 4:02 PM, ken rentiers wrote:

> 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"!
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