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Re: Ferrari Luce

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Post by kharak »

lagrange77 wrote: post #430

The instrument cluser looks awesome, especially the G force instrument! https://ferrari-cdn.thron.com/delivery/public/image/ferrari/...

Lovely blend of analogue and digital elements.

I am not into cars and I will certainly not pay for a luxury car anytime soon, so not the most relevant opinion. Still, when I buy a car again, I'd love to have this interior design. The exterior on the other hand, I don't know what they tried to achieve here.

Designers seem to struggle with exterior electronic car design in general. Are they trying too hard to be iconic?

Re: Ferrari Luce

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Post by hbs18 »

mariopt wrote: post #436

The car front looks ugly to me but, I do remember getting used to car designs that I previously found ugly. It looks weird/ugly because electric cars no longer need to be longer and have enough space for massive sport engines. Maybe we'll get used to it over time, still I would prefer the front of a Ferrari 458 The interiors look really nice, I'm a fan of the dashboard elements, blending touch with actual physical bu…

They do need to be long but in a different way. ICE cars had longer hood/trunk overhangs, EVs have skateboard batteries with high belt lines (because the floor is thick) and very short front and rear overhangs with longer wheelbases.

Re: Ferrari Luce

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Post by devnullbrain »

dyauspitr wrote: post #377
bix6 wrote: post #27

Specs are insane but why does it look like a budget sedan with a cool paint job? This sounds kind of fun. It’s curious they weren’t allowed to drive though.. > But I can say that the Torque Shift Engagement system — which gives the driver five power levels on the right paddle and five engine-braking levels on the left — is one of the most intriguing ideas I’ve seen in an electric car. It doesn’t simulate gear changes…

I don’t understand the EU’s love for the stick shift. Auto transmissions have been better for a long time and with EVs you don’t need that abomination at all. Imagine needing to push a lever every few seconds while driving.

Weird that you don't understand it. Have you read any of the replies in the multitudes of times you've invariably seen this discussion come up online?

Re: Ferrari Luce

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Post by footydude »

sedatk wrote: post #418
dmos62 wrote: post #350

Tangential, but I'm surprised that people here talk about looks as if it's something objective. I don't like how this car looks, but obviously there are other people with other tastes. I might be reading too much into people screaming "ugly" I guess.

An individual’s opinion may not signify anything, but collectively, all those opinions decide if a product is successful or not.

Absolutely.

Though, we do have to be very careful with interpreting online commentary as representative the collective, when trying to understanding whether something is considered good/bad.

Firstly because only a small proportion of people voice their opinion publicly at all - so only a small proportion of opinions get heard.

Secondly because opinions that are voiced are much more likely to be definitive in nature (it's great / it's terrible) as people tend to be less willing to comment "it's ok" - so vociferous voices tend to dominant online discourse.

Finally, because online communities often represent a niche/specific demographic and so if you only see the views from a particularly online community it's a fair bet they are not very representative.

Re: Ferrari Luce

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Post by busyant »

rullopat wrote: post #440

I don't get how Ive is getting so much praise as a designer, after designing the worst iPhones ever and a Ferrari that looks like a Toyota Prius on steroids.

I'm sure everyone at Ferrari HQ dutifully applauded when this was revealed.

You buy a Ferrari for the sex appeal.

But you nailed it. It's the Ferrari Priuso.

Re: Ferrari Luce

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Post by impossiblefork »

PedroBatista wrote: post #73

Someone inside Ferrari had the terrible idea of greenlighting this and even more terrible lack of courage to not cancel this mistake because it was the baby turd of Jony Ive and Marc Newson. Fortunately everyone will laugh and cringe, the usual car "journalists" will bite their tongues because they don't want to lose access, time will pass and it will be forgotten because Ferrari can afford to make these mistakes ( f…

I think they have to make and sell some EV, just to have experience of it. If it isn't attractive, that doesn't matter. You can't, in this year, be so behind in EVs that you haven't ever sold one to customers if you are to be expected to make cars in the longer run, because in the medium term, even things like petrol stations are going to disappear.

Re: Ferrari Luce

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Post by komali2 »

__m wrote: post #305
komali2 wrote: post #272

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It doesn't matter if it's ugly, it doesn't matter that the cyber truck is ugly, it doesn't matter if either are good cars. I spotted probably the only cybertruck in Taiwan the other day. It was waiting to turn on a busy road, and people were jogging over to take a picture of it. "Woah cool! Awesome! Handsome!" Lots of stuff like that being said. People share ai slop cat pictures on Facebook. There's HN commenters, th…

subset of hn commenters? The cybertruck is widely ridiculed, also in taiwan.

Yes, subset. See, the other subset: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48276310

Re: Ferrari Luce

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Post by sigmoid10 »

rullopat wrote: post #440

I don't get how Ive is getting so much praise as a designer, after designing the worst iPhones ever and a Ferrari that looks like a Toyota Prius on steroids.

One of the perks of designing for cultist brands. Like, Apple could ship the next iPhone looking like the most ugly phone ever, and they will still make boatloads of money from their devoted followers. Same goes for Ferrari. If you want to find actually good designers instead of these celebrity designers, watch out for designs that don't have a cult-like following yet.
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