View Poll Results: Vote for the High-end Car/Supercar of the Year

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  • Dodge Viper ACR

    2 2.70%
  • Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

    7 9.46%
  • Cadillac CTS-V

    0 0%
  • Lexus IS-F

    0 0%
  • Nissan GT-R

    18 24.32%
  • Infiniti G37

    0 0%
  • Lexus LS600h

    0 0%
  • HSV W427

    2 2.70%
  • Ford Falcon FG XR6 Turbo

    0 0%
  • FPV Falcon FG F6

    2 2.70%
  • Ferrari 430 Scuderia

    16 21.62%
  • Maserati GranTurismo

    2 2.70%
  • Audi R8

    7 9.46%
  • BMW M3 (all models)

    5 6.76%
  • Alfa Romeo 8C (all models)

    13 17.57%
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Thread: High-end Car/Supercar of the Year 2008 [Voting]

  1. #16
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    Is the Karma in production?

    About Ferrari, I think it´s a little simpler and at the same time more complicated than that. Ferrari sells its Formula 1 history. If they didn´t have that, they would be just another Italian supercar maker. So they have to constantly give the impression they´re adapting F1 race car technology to the road.

    The other side of the coin is the world has changed, and so has the worldwide distribution of Ferrari´s demand. There´s new money in the Middle East, in Russia and in China. and a whole lot of it.They no longer cater exclusively to the European gentleman whose daughter dances in the Bal des Débutantes or the American celeb. And for them there´s way more and way cheaper flights now. You no longer need a GT car for business travel like you used to.
    So yes, that Ferrari is perhaps gone.
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    While a lot of people focus on the traction control function of the Manettino, remember that it actually controls a lot more than that. Suspension settings, transmission, e-diff, etc. It's not just varying the level of traction control intervention, it's changing the attitude and handling of the car all in one convenient location instead of the confusion you get trying to adjust the GTR for instance.
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    That's the problem, I don't want my Ferrari to change of attitude.
    Lack of charisma can be fatal.
    Visca Catalunya!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    That's the problem, I don't want my Ferrari to change of attitude.
    Don't appreciate being able to adjust from track to track?
    Big cities suck

    "Not putting miles on your Ferrari is like not having sex with your girlfriend so she'll be more desirable to her next boyfriend." -Napolis

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    Quote Originally Posted by wwgkd View Post
    Don't appreciate being able to adjust from track to track?
    I doubt the different modes are for different tracks.

    It's like the SMG gearbox with a million different ferocity settings. It's just not needed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    I doubt the different modes are for different tracks.

    It's like the SMG gearbox with a million different ferocity settings. It's just not needed.
    Not necessarily different tracks, I should have worded that differently I guess. The greater variety of performance oriented settings on the scud allow you to go from a rougher back road to a smooth track surface to one with more bumps while achieve the best results on each. Having talked to an owner, it does make a difference when you're going from a track day to a back road, and it's an easy turn of a dial. The guy I talked to also has an M3 (his "family car") and said he thought the tuning of that was much less simplistic in changes of environments and thought it detracted from the driving experience.
    Big cities suck

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