On 5 Apr 2007 21:00:17 -0700, "Matt Borland" <gp911911@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>In the meantime, how does everyone feel about the state of The Marque
>now? We have the 599 outrunning F40s, the 612 looking like a huge bar
>of Safeguard (that's an old American deodorant soap, Duffin), the 430
>is faster than it has a right to be and looks like a 360 on steroids,
>complete with backne (the Enzo taillights), Eddie Griffin pulled a
>Dietrich, and Maserati is coming out with improved versions of its
>existing line while taking no real chances in the marketplace, while
>providing a pretty good slushbox GT.
Boo... Hiss... Went up to Miller Motorcars last weekend, after doing
a plug change on a 308, they had a 612 and a 599 in the showroom.
The 612 is supposed to be big, it has four seats... The 599, "the
blind man's Ferrari", looks like it was designed to fit Rosie
O'Donnell* (I could be the guy they designed the Daytona around), the
thing is freaking HUGE. There's no reason for that.
There's no denying the performance advance of the thing, or the
engineering perfection of the 430, but they both are esthetic failures
compared to their predecessors. The 430 is especially egregious in
that every change from the 360 demeans or destroys something already
beautiful.
The GranTurismo is ok, the headlights are abominable, but I'll prefer
the smaller, tighter 4200 GT.
* "Blaming guns for Columbine is like blaming spoons for Rosie
O'Donnell being fat".
--
"...Luigi follow only the Ferraris."
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