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Re: Ferrari Luce

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rubzah wrote: post #561
asimovDev wrote: post #366

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they matter even more now. acceleration was the easiest way to make a sports car. now that it's so freely available, they have to put even more effort in the handling department. as another commenter stated, it's all about driving dynamics. How it handles the turns, if it's tail happy, how stiff the suspension is and many other things that affect how a car feels on the road

I always wondered about this. Who races their cars around like a madman on public roads? Very few I would imagine (and hope), and even fewer take their car to a track. For a Ferrari, possibly a bit more (still probably 99% of the time they are on public roads). But every car review discusses these things at length, as if normal people race around the countryside or mountain roads, putting the cornering and stiffness…

Driving a well handling car is noticeable at any speed, any time you are going around a curve, and sometimes even in a straight line.

The first time I drove a 1st gen NSX, I said you could put a dime on the highway in my lane and I could barely pass it with one wheel to the left or right at highway speeds with eases. There is a lot of precision in a good sports car’s handling.

Re: Ferrari Luce

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nevi-me wrote: post #433
drumhead wrote: post #429

It's looks less interesting than the cars Xiaomi and BYD have been making. Let's hope that the performance is something special. Though why they chose Mr thin and light instead of someone like Pininfarina I don't know.

Is it their first EV? I presume the tech is outsourced or bought from competitive players that have put in the R&D. It feels like buyers will be buying the brand. The Mercedes GT EV is faster than it, so the performance doesn't stand out.

So you made up something and then complained about it?

It’s a Ferrari - it’s all bespoke. They make the motors, they make the batteries, the program the electronics.

Re: Ferrari Luce

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DennisP wrote: post #857
purpleidea wrote: post #178

I want a fully open source car. That's luxury!

Among modern EVs, the Aptera will probably be closest. I don't think they're opening the software but they're going all out on right-to-repair for the hardware.

I still think it will be luck if Aptera ever manufactures any vehicles.

There’s also Slate, but they are a long shot as well.

Re: Ferrari Luce

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_carbyau_ wrote: post #151
dzhiurgis wrote: post #115

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I don't love it either, but that's the whole point I think. Try to pull off an icon, rather than make existing designs works. Cybertruck did it, same with Jaguar. Ultimately the probably should've gone with SUV tho - it's what people buy and looking at interior it what should've been - mass produced, luxury, performance car for everyone. p.s. Car ethusiasts suck and nobody should listen to them. All they want is v8 m…

> p.s. Car ethusiasts suck and nobody should listen to them. All they want is v8 manual from 80s with all the "character" I was generally with you until those lines. Car enthusiasts are as varied as cars themselves. Whether it's F1 lovers or the V8 manual lovers (an experience to appreciate but I didn't care to own), the MX5(Miata) lovers, the offroad lovers or the lovers of classics like VW Beetles and Mini's or mor…

I mean I had to be a bit abrasive here to get attention and also you kinda confirmed my thesis - car enthusiasts obsess about everything except day-to-day driving, aka what every normal person has to live with every day.

Re: Ferrari Luce

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toyg wrote: post #113
smackeyacky wrote: post #94

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It’s a five seat nearly SUV despite Ferrari claiming it isn’t. It makes fake noises in sports mode like the other EVs, it seems to have only two features that come from Ferrari and that’s the quad rear lights and the yellow badge. I’m not the target market for this and never will be but nobody is going to make a poster of that for a teenagers bedroom. Yuck.

> It's a five seat nearly SUV I think that's the key. This is meant to go up against the Lamborghini SUV and its ilk: a vehicle for the very wealthy who don't really like cars but have to mark their status in everyday interactions. It will sell well.

The Purosangue exists and looks a lot better than this.

Re: Ferrari Luce

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Post by NetMageSCW »

dzhiurgis wrote: post #119
smackeyacky wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s a five seat nearly SUV despite Ferrari claiming it isn’t. It makes fake noises in sports mode like the other EVs, it seems to have only two features that come from Ferrari and that’s the quad rear lights and the yellow badge. I’m not the target market for this and never will be but nobody is going to make a poster of that for a teenagers bedroom. Yuck.

> nobody is going to make a poster of that for a teenagers bedroom Do people still do this tho?

I have a couple of “posters” I printed in my office plotter in my office, but I really need to get one for my current car instead of my previous one.

Re: Ferrari Luce

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brrrrrm wrote: post #39

it has paddle shifters - what are those for?

The left paddle adjusts the amount of regen that is active up to 0.6g and the right paddle adjusts the maximum torque available so you can “downshift” on the way into a corner and “upshift” on the way out. I don’t see how it’s better than using your right foot, but supposedly it is pretty intuitive.

Re: Ferrari Luce

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prmoustache wrote: post #386
Grazester wrote: post #74

Ferrari done lost their mind! If you told me this was a Kia I would have said it was ugly for a Kia.

I am not sure why you would be surprised. Ferrari have looked like korean cars for more than 2 decades already. Just expensive, fast and impractical korean cars. Well actually the whole car industry has converged to these design languages.

You’ve obviously never seen a Ferrari. Or a picture of a Ferrari.

Re: Ferrari Luce

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866-RON-0-FEZ wrote: post #103

Ive is an overrated plonker and my first reaction is to wonder if all the serviceable components are glued in place. Do you know why no one has ever put rotating switches on a steering wheel face before? Because it requires two fingers to operate the switches and thus taking your entire hand off the wheel. Those knobs and switches might as well be in the center console because it takes a similar amount of effort and…

All F1 cars have multiple knobs on their steering wheels.

Ferraris have had the manettino dial since 2004.

Porsche has had it since at least 2016 for the Sport Chrono option.

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