Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 488 GTB

[Erik Nielsen (judge4re]

Hey, I liked the 612, thought it was better than the 456.  The FF grows on me the same way athlete's foot does... 

Fioravanti's time at Pininfarina was the last high water mark. 

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On Feb 25, 2015, at 1:37 PM, Adam Green <FlatCrank [at] gmail.com> wrote:

​The 458 is sympatico?  I think it's impressive from its flattering angles and perspectives, but the headlights are obnoxious and cheap, then it only gets worse in the cabin with painted plastic bits ... I've seen a Speciale with mega-buck DART stripes and laundry list of carbon cabin trim -- it was quite sumptuous, but a jaw-dropping "cottage by the sea" price tag for an already obsolescent vehicle (though with the cachet of perhaps being the swan song of Ferrari naturally aspirated donks.)  Certainly the most appealing view of the 458 to my eye:

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Well, who am I to judge, from the front, I just don't see the 458 as distinct (let alone superior) compared to a (forthcoming) NSX.  At least it's not a 612 or a California (gawd awful, both of them, very hard on the eyes and heavy curb weight.)  Hard to comprehend how the 599 (brilliant, if you ask me) can exist, proving ​

Pininfarina

​ can do a car in modern language, yet deliver the 612, which to me looks like a second rate attempt from a first year design student.​

Adam

On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 11:16 AM, George <ygpz4re [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

I agree with both of you, mostly.  I think the 328 was too "soft", and the F430 was what the 360 should have been from the start.  That said, like Matt (not to put words in his mouth, er, keyboard, er phonepad...), I find the 458 and the 488 to be beautiful, lithe, and tres TRES sexy, like a hot swimsuit model.  ;-)

gp

>
> I agree with Matt. Thought V8 styling was in a dry spell from the 328 (too fiddled with) to the F430. When I saw a 458 for the first time in Tokyo, I actually said "wow".
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> Sent from my iPad
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> > On Feb 25, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com> wrote:
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> > We're all different, but I think the 458 (and apparently the 488 since it is very similarly styled) is beautiful from all the angles I've seen it from! :-)
> >
> > -matt
> > '85 308

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