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Re: Luce: First Electric Ferrari

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Post by hvb2 »

carefree-bob wrote: post #101
anonym00se1 wrote: post #3

In case anyone was wondering what the Apple Car would have looked like inside, it would have been roughly this. As an Apple Car™ it makes sense, but as a Ferrari it's incredibly soulless and oversimplified. This Ive design aesthetic (Dieter Rams' aesthetic really) is fine on consumer electronics where you want the device to disappear and give way to the display, but on something as emotional as a vehicle (Ferrari esp…

EVs have a weight issue that fundamentally constrains their overall design. It is really a tough engineering problem to try to shave weight off of everything, because you are starting out with a 700kg battery replacing a 400kg engine + transmission, so you are ~300kg in the hole, and need to remove 300 kg from the rest of the car. That's why they do crazy stuff like use the battery as part of the structural frame, to…

Keep in mind that, especially for performance cars, the instant torque and low center of gravity (because those cells can go in the floor) really helps.

Yes, the added weight is bad for handling which is a shame especially in a car like this.

The weight savings aren't that big of a deal, they do that in every car and it's mostly marketing. But if you're one of those brands that can sell the same car, but use some fancy metals and such for a 50k markup, why would you not.

Re: Luce: First Electric Ferrari

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Post by jacquesm »

mdavid626 wrote: post #144

Where are the emotions? This is just a soulless machine. The website doesn’t even work properly. I can’t scroll all the way to the end on my iPhone.

The emotions are in the envy of those that can't afford them. In that sense it is no different than your iPhone: people that have these always mention they have them. The difference with your iPhone is they rarely actually drive them.

Re: Luce: First Electric Ferrari

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Post by marcomonteiro »

anonym00se1 wrote: post #3

In case anyone was wondering what the Apple Car would have looked like inside, it would have been roughly this. As an Apple Car™ it makes sense, but as a Ferrari it's incredibly soulless and oversimplified. This Ive design aesthetic (Dieter Rams' aesthetic really) is fine on consumer electronics where you want the device to disappear and give way to the display, but on something as emotional as a vehicle (Ferrari esp…

There was never an Apple Car, but if there was ever a thing that might have become an Apple Car it wouldn’t look anything like this.

Re: Luce: First Electric Ferrari

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Post by sedatk »

tiffanyh wrote: post #29

Porsche is the only car company that has nailed interior EV design - IMO. Their interiors look high-end, functional and not just a minimalist big computer screen. https://www.caranddriver.com/photos/g46528574/2024-porsche-m...

Taycan relies too heavily on touch. Not even vent directions are manually adjustable on a Taycan. BMW i4 interior is much better in that aspect: many physical controls. I hope Porsche fixes its mistakes soon.

Re: Luce: First Electric Ferrari

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Post by einr »

Retric wrote: post #98
anonym00se1 wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Everything will undoubtedly feel nice/premium as a result of being metal and glass, but you spend more time looking at the entire interior than touching every part of it, so appearance is important.

Car interiors are static so your brain very quickly ignores it while driving or after owning the car for a while. The interface / ergonomics on the other hand end up way more important than anything else when it comes to personal enjoyment of the interior.

I don't know... I've driven my Subaru for five years now and I still get mildly annoyed by the ugly font on the speedometer.

Re: Luce: First Electric Ferrari

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Post by morshu9001 »

fsh wrote: post #112
carefree-bob wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't need to accept anything when it comes to a $400,000 sports car. Ferrari drivers put like 1600 miles a year on their car, it's not even transportation, it's a weekend toy. They can just buy other toys, like helicopter rides, or whatever other thing will come along that will give them the thrill they want.

A lot more people drive around sports cars than ride around sports horses.

Whoever rides a horse might have no interest in sports cars.

Re: Luce: First Electric Ferrari

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Post by az09mugen »

boothby wrote: post #12

I thought I was going to look at a car when I clicked that link. I scrolled the last 80% of the way out of morbid curiosity. This secondary quest was not disappointing: no car photos. So weird. Perhaps this is a complaint about the title. But since it's all about the interface, I must say, the idea of a sports car with a touch screen is still rather terrifying.

Same, even on the web I was not able to find a car photo.
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