I coulda predicted this :
I hope they still do V12s. Maybe smaller diplacement like a 3.6 (One-and-a-half F1 V8s stuck together).Originally Posted by Left Lane News
I coulda predicted this :
I hope they still do V12s. Maybe smaller diplacement like a 3.6 (One-and-a-half F1 V8s stuck together).Originally Posted by Left Lane News
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Im glad, because so far all the exotic sedans look ridiculous. None of them have impressed me so far. I mean, the car is a good car, but we already knew that before they made them because of the company. so mainly the focus was look and features right? well they failed miserably if you ask me.
612 type 4-seater 2-door is all the space you need in your exotic GT car. Having four doors is just being greedy.
Life's too short to drive bad cars.
I'm sorta wondering what role an exotic sedan will play for people. Because you could just buy a Bentley and get power, performance, and more luxury. You buy an exotic for other reasons. Of course people will still want it for it's badge and uniqueness but I don't see a reason for it to be a big long term success. I bet it's a short term niche thing that will most likely play itself out.
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Whoa... Ferrari can make GT car, Sportscars, Supercars, Hypercars, F1 cars, etc... Anything related to going fast... But, Why will they make a sedan???? It will seem out of place in the ferrari fleet...
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Its hard to stick a V8 and a V12 together. In a V8 the cylinders are at a 90 degree angle and on a V12 60 degrees (even though Ferrari uses a 65 degree angle).
Personally I'd love to see a twin turbo V12 in 3 litres (called the 250), 3.3 litres (called the 275) or even four litres (called the 330). That'd be sweet.
And of course, two doors only!
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I do think you have to take a new look at the Monteverdi 375/4 sedan from the seventies. If that is ridiculous, I don't have it anymore. Furthermore, the wedge-shaped Lagonda designed by William Towns wasn't exactly a misser neither.
The current BMW 7-series, OTOH, is a designers' nightmare...
Luca pointed at the Maserati QP. It is a hard to beat design, and commercially successful (over 20,000 now), so why spend money on a competitor from the same house.
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Last edited by Ferrer; 10-04-2008 at 02:23 AM.
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^ i disagree if it was a V8, but i do agree in that a V12 with turbo's would be...wierd (wrong?)
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a twin-turbo V8 is not that wierd and not that wrong for ferrari
But a twin-turbo V12 is something wrong... What they will have is a car with too much power and too much torque...
It could easily reach 1000-1300 bhp... (The most powerful naturally-aspirated engine found in the Ferrari FXX Evoluzione has 860 bhp)
Even if they will limit the engine to less than 1000 bhp... They will still have too much torque, about 1000Nm or even more... Yeah, i know the top speed will be awesome, it may even hold the record for the fastest production car but we have to remember it needs to go around corners. It would have problems in handling because of too much torque spinning the wheels too much...
Just watch the video in top gear when they have reviewed the brabus S biturbo roadster...
YouTube - Top Gear - Brabus S Bi-Turbo Roadster
Last edited by Bleeding Heart; 10-04-2008 at 03:56 AM. Reason: I need to clarify my post so you could understand me more...
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I'm sorry... but i'm afraid you have not understood me that much...
I wasn't saying about too much horsepower affecting handling... My point there is about too much TORQUE
Too much torque will spin the wheels so much that its nearly impossible to control the car...
Now do you understand my point... I'm sorry if my english is not that good...
If you want... You could watch the video on the link that i've given for you to understand me more...
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Lets see how long they last until they cannot resist joining the trend.
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