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Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive

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Re: Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive

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The main mistake made here is that the color is a weird sky blue. The actual shape looks great - just needs to be red.

It looks like Hundai's homage to Ferrari.

It looks like a Lotus Elise.

Re: Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive

#12
I’m not really sure why someone would hire Ive to design a car. I don’t know much about him, but to me he’s mostly known for designing Apple products, not luxury vehicles.

Hiring someone because of their name recognition in a role they aren’t suited for would of course backfire.

(Again, maybe he does have some prior work that means he’s suited for the job and I’m just unaware)

Re: Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive

#14
What prevents car manufacturers from taking a normal-looking body style and electrifying it? Seems popular with the aftermarket mods. Every hybrid and EV I can think of looks like a suppository.

Edit: I asked AI the same question and it reminded me that BMW’s i4, Camry Hybrid, Porsche Taycan, Ferrari 296 GTB (hybrid), Corvette E-Ray, F150 Lightning, and Genesis Electrified G80 all look fairly similar to standard ICE vehicles.

Re: Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive

#15

I’m not really sure why someone would hire Ive to design a car. I don’t know much about him, but to me he’s mostly known for designing Apple products, not luxury vehicles. Hiring someone because of their name recognition in a role they aren’t suited for would of course backfire. (Again, maybe he does have some prior work that means he’s suited for the job and I’m just unaware)

And a lot of people think he ruined at least some Apple products (too-thin laptops).

Re: Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive

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What prevents car manufacturers from taking a normal-looking body style and electrifying it? Seems popular with the aftermarket mods. Every hybrid and EV I can think of looks like a suppository. Edit: I asked AI the same question and it reminded me that BMW’s i4, Camry Hybrid, Porsche Taycan, Ferrari 296 GTB (hybrid), Corvette E-Ray, F150 Lightning, and Genesis Electrified G80 all look fairly similar to standard ICE…

especially with older cars . would love to revive cars from 60s-80s
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