Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 458 Italia

[jimshadow (jimshadow]

Great review.  I have a friend who has one on order.  I'll pass it along.

 

JIM

May 24, 2010 12:48:18 PM, lashdeep [at] yahoo.com wrote:

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CG and FG, great review and please keep them coming!

LS
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From: Fellippe Galletta
>To: LS
>Cc: The FerrariList
>Sent: Mon, May 24, 2010 12:25:18 PM
>Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 458 Italia
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>CG,
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>Nice review...great detail. All I can add is there's an extremely subtle bubble
>roof on the car that you can't see (or will easily miss) in pics.
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>I usually withhold full judgment until I see the 458 on the streets. I could
>picture it rolling down 5th ave in Manhattan, and seeing it in the rearview mirror
>would look cool. Overall I think the front, while not perfect is a step up over
>the 360/430.
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>The highlight of the trip for me was seeing an F50 in person.....such an awesome
>car. That car has slowly become a legend in it's own right, possibly escaping the
>underwhelming reviews since it came out.
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>Also, the 16M in person is a stunning car. CG & I agree that the gold wheels
>had to go, but otherwise it was as perfect as a 430 could be. Sat in it, and it
>felt great.
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>Great dealership btw....every marque under the sun except Lambo. That's all that
>kept it from being a perfect dealer.
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>:)
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>FG
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>ps - Will upload pics later this week....
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On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Charles Perry <
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Last night FG and I got to see the 458 in person courtesy
>of Foreign Cars Italia (and FNA / FCA). They have a car on tour from dealer to dealer
>and it was FCI's turn. Hank, Ronnie, Lawrence and the rest of the crew put out a
>nice spread and had, along with their normal inventory, an F40, F50 and black Enzo
>on the floor, along with a Scuderia 16M.

I've been really excited about this car since it's the first
>Ferrari since the 355 that I thought had styling deserving of the Prancing Horse.
>Of course, Ferraris often don't come across as well in photos as in person, so I
>was psyched to be able to see it in person so early.

News is that it doesn't disappoint. The front is really beautiful
>and solved my primary objection to the 360 and 430, which was the big honking nostrils.
>The moveable wing elements nicely trim the openings and I also really like the little
>Prancer on the front. You can't tell from photos, but it's basically suspended in
>air on it's own little "stalk" base which is striking. LED lighting is really eye-catching,
>like modern Audis.

The rear is also well done, looking largely like the Enzo
>and 430 except for the triple exhaust, which is cool. It was also hard to tell from
>photos that there are small air intakes just behind the rear windows which hark
>back to the 308. The side is really the only awkward angle for me (as I suspected
>from photos), mostly because the passenger bubble is so damned tall. I'm not sure
>if it's because of wind tunnel data or making room for really tall drivers in new
>markets, but it is a really tall car in the center and I just can't get the Jetsons
>car out of my head looking at it. If you chopped the A-pillars about 3-4 inches
>and lowered the roofline to close the gap, this would be a completely stunning car.

As with every V8 Ferrari after the 348, I don't think
>red is the best color for the car. It emphasizes the tall bubble and hides the interesting
>cut lines on the door where the forward fender line dives down and crosses under
>the cut line from the rear fender line. I think metallic colors will look best on
>this car. I've always been a fan of the Rosso Fiorano (the dark burgundy metallic),
>which I think will be fantastic on the 458. Ditto for the dark gray/silvers and
>probably blues. They showed a video of a yellow and red car chasing each other around
>what was presumably Italy. If it were mine to configure, I would avoid red, yellow
>or black.

The dash is a little on the Gran Turismo/Need for Speed
>side for me, but I'm reserving judgment until I get to drive one. It's hard to say
>if having all the controls on the steering wheel is cool and functional or just
>a styling hook. I think I can say without reservation, though, that Enzo would be
>over revving in his grave if he ever thought his sportiest car would have a "Menu"
>button on the dash somewhere. The seats were fantastic, although it was disappointing
>to see interior parts still painted in that crappy silver paint that's worn off
>everything from the 456 to now. Opt for the carbon fiber replacements.

Of course, the video game dash would solve one weird problem
>I've noticed in recent years. When I have my exotics out, kids and certain groups always
>want to know "What's on the dash?", meaning what does the speedometer go up to.
>I've always thought this was a dumb question since it bears no resemblance to what
>the car can actually achieve, but it seems to be important to them. Now that the
>car sports only an analog tachometer and two blank video screens, the answer is
>"10" corresponding to the top of the tach. For whatever reason, I like that.

They started it a couple of times and we got to listen to
>some lucky soul get a quick ride before they loaded the car to go to Atlanta. It
>was a great sound, in the same vein as the more recent cars (360, 430, Scuderia)
>with that much more urgency.

Overall I think it's a big step forward stylistically, and
>I'm sure driving it would confirm the same dynamically.

Thanks again to FCI for the invite!

-- charles

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