CAR (March 2006) - Ferrari 599 GTB

[nejcdolinsek]

I don't have a scanner, so I leave you with photos of the article... I hope TT'll come to the rescue with proper scans

[1zippo1]

Ok, not TT quality scans, but I'm able to read it so thank you very much!!

[screaminmarlon]

I wonder how it will look in the flesh, especially the rear. I like the front but I'm not sure about the rear.
Performance-wise, it must be outrageous, on par with the revised Murcielago or even better as bhp/tonn figure :shock:
Maybe in the next months some roadtest/review will appear

[htfaber]

Thanks for scanning!

And Dani, I do like the one tail light. At first I also thought it was a big miss, but now I do think it does look quite nice.

[5vz-fe]

Thanks for the "Scan" some pretty good read. This car maybe aerodynamically efficient, but god is it ugly.

[ice]

Looks exactly what a modern supercar should look like. Im tired of seeing 40 year old designs on modern cars (Ford GT, Porsche 911). This car is beautiful not in any classical sense but in a modern, contemporary sense. By the time people in real likfe see it, just like in the Enzo and so forth, people will think its beautiful.

And not to mention when the 550 came out, people didnt like it either. Hell, people didnt like the 360 when it first came out, but many now beilve it to be the best proportioned sports car ever.

[5vz-fe]

Originally Posted by ice And not to mention when the 550 came out, people didnt like it either. Hell, people didnt like the 360 when it first came out, but many now beilve it to be the best proportioned sports car ever.

huh?

[nejcdolinsek]

Originally Posted by 5vz-fe Originally Posted by ice And not to mention when the 550 came out, people didnt like it either. Hell, people didnt like the 360 when it first came out, but many now beilve it to be the best proportioned sports car ever. huh?

Hes right... when the 550 came out, everyone thought it looked bland, especially when you compare it to the Testarossa it replaced. But today, you know what people think of it....

[5vz-fe]

^no no, the huh is for 360...~ should have been more specific.....I thought the world praise the 360 for its smooth looks when it first came out.

[1zippo1]

Originally Posted by 5vz-fe ^no no, the huh is for 360...~ should have been more specific.....I thought the world praise the 360 for its smooth looks when it first came out.

JC didn't he said it looks like the dinner of a dog

And I do think he's got a point. If a car looks different, it's hard to accept it at first but in the long term it's also less boring.

[5vz-fe]

Ah, good ol JC and his outrageous comments................some believe he finds those comments from a "MAD" magazine he picked up from a recycle box, others thinks he chat with insane ppl @ local health facility. All we know is we love his show and can't wait till the next season starts LOL!! (sorry, it's Friday and I don't feel like working)

[martin100]

^^^ Yes i can´t wait for the TG review! I´m sure Clarkson will love it as he always does with Ferraris.

[RC45]

Great performance from the classic drive train layout - but it's an ugly turd.

The 550 loooked good from day 1... I don't recall any of my peers thinking the 550 was bland or ugly.

The 599 looks like one of those aweful bespoke creations that the Sultan of Brunei either commisions or is stupid enough to buy.

The design doesn't flow - it looks like bits and pieces stuck together.

[ice]

A little hard to say in pictures really. Cars like this need to be seen in the flesh, the eye cannot take in all the little details and how they flow into eachother when in a picture.

And aside from JC, many journalists were polarized by the 360 when it was released. Many did not like the front end, especially what they called the "clumsy" air intakes.