I guess sarcasm doesn't translate well to the internets.Originally Posted by henk4
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I guess sarcasm doesn't translate well to the internets.
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
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averted commas do.
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
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Thought this was an interesting piece on the Ferrari V8 market in general: A Look at the modern Ferrari V8 market | AvidSquareNo one buying Italian supercars in Italy...
Checkpoint Carlo: How Tax Cops Killed Italys Supercar Market | Car and Driver Blog
Yet, commie Euros represent almost half the worldwide market for supercars.
Speed Sells: Charting Global Supercar Sales—with Charts! | Car and Driver Blog
Eing?
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Apparently Maserati are planning on doing something mid-engined that slots in below the GranTurismo, and isn't 4C based. Hopefully it'll be basically a new Dino. Ferrari won't do it, so Maserati might as well - if they do it right, it could be amazing.
Not holding my breath, but it's nice to dream sometimes.
Life's too short to drive bad cars.
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Fiat's product planning has to be the most confusing in the world.
Diesel saloons and mid-engined hardcore sportscars?
Yes, that makes sense.
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
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That sounds like a current Audi lineup, doesn't it?
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Or a Porsche one.
Life's too short to drive bad cars.
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Oh no! I've been defeated by capitalistical Germans!
Bugger.
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
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Ze vill get you efery time!
Anyway, if Maserati are aiming to be between BMW, Porsche and 'entry level' Ferraris then at least they're thinking in the right direction. Hopefully they can make some strides down that way.
Life's too short to drive bad cars.
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In theory it does makes sense - having a Maserati for Audi money is very enticing. But remember we are talking about Fiat here, I fear they'll probably find a way to **** up...
Also, Jaguar's downmarket adventures were a little bit less than successful so it has to be done carefully.
Oh and it pains to see that a car maker like Maserati which should be doing battle with Ferrari and Aston Martin is relegated to fight with diesel Audi A6s...
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
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Ferrari going turbo.
Turbo V6 for next Ferrari 458 - PistonHeads
Again.
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
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Hmm.. not confrimed, but not unsurprising. I expected more turbos from Ferrari since the announcement of the Maserati engines, but I did kinda think they'd at least go the V8. The whole F1 going V6s is a good point though.
Life's too short to drive bad cars.
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Yes it does indeed make sense.
Too much sense.
But if the want to go against the McLarens and Porsches they'll have to boost it heavily. The V8 is probably a better candidate.
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
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When searching old negatives I found these beauties.
This was the state of my car, at the tender age of 15 months, in mid 1986....6 months later I received a phone call from somebody who said he now had it and wanted the instruction manual
The guy who caused this was a certain Van Gogh, I did not cut his ear off. On one of the shots you can see our webmaster at a very young age.
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
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Wow, to me that's surprising, although they did start off with V6s in the Dinos.
Most interesting to me is that the Acura NSX is also V6, and possibly turboed.
I'm not getting your sarcasm. So what happened exactly?
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