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Old 01-13-2004, 03:02 PM   #16
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Haven't read it yet, I'm still waiting for it, damn Holland, nice photos!
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Old 01-13-2004, 05:46 PM   #17
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I could not be possibly happier with this verdict. The F50, from both my own excperience and talking with those who have driven it, is incredibly underrated. My reasoning is simple.
First, ferrari wanted this car to be exclusive, and they were worried journalists wouldnt be impressed with its numbers. Also, many journalists, being humbled by the fact they likely would never test one decided to rip into the car and exact some revenge. Many also had unrealistic expectations for the car, taking the "F1 for the road" mentality too seriously. What this car is, is simply the purest driving experience one can have. An F1 car is not torquey, and is not that easy to drive, so why should this be different.

Also, this car was not meant as a straight line monster. The McLaren was much more that. It had the displacement for it, but also gave the handling aspect away. No matter how great thr Mac is, it is an inferior handler. Obviously, the frenzied British media loved the home made Mac, and the less flexible, but infintely better handling and much more F1 like F50 was neglected in a media sense. This is why up until now, most magazines remember the F50 with disapointment. I say the opposite though, the media disappointed me. Hopefully this article will go a long way to help others see the greatness of the car.
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Old 01-13-2004, 05:57 PM   #18
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I have to agree with EVO I would probably take the F50 for all of the reasons mentioned in the article. While the Enzo is a pure F1 car for the road, the F50 is a pure drivers car for the road.
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Old 01-13-2004, 07:08 PM   #19
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thank you so much dude, read it, awesome article, f50 for me as well
if someone could please post them in hi-res? they would make quality wallpapers.
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Old 01-13-2004, 07:09 PM   #20
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if someone could please post them in hi-res? they would make quality wallpapers
I'm always waiting and will post them before the week-end hopefully
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Old 01-14-2004, 01:15 AM   #21
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Great work LotusGT1,

A real musthave for all Ferraristi
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Old 01-14-2004, 06:41 AM   #22
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Oh, btw, this goes for most articles I post, I found them on the net...I didn't scan them.

So you know.

Enjoy anyway
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Old 01-16-2004, 03:20 PM   #23
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Great review, thanks for the post.
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Old 01-16-2004, 03:25 PM   #24
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To let everybody know, during the week end, high res versions will come toward you
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Old 01-16-2004, 04:01 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by TT
To let everybody know, during the week end, high res versions will come toward you
thx TT, I had problems with reading some parts of this one!
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Old 01-17-2004, 12:29 AM   #26
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Thanx, great article. I don't know if I would go with the F50 as the best...I might choose the 288 GTO because it is just soooo wonderful, but they are all great.
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Old 01-17-2004, 01:28 AM   #27
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Surprising what they said about the F40, it's the first time the F40 finish last rank in a comparative i think.
All the testers that drive it now are usually subjugated by it. I have a comparative between the F40 and the F50 (in french) and the F50 won but only by something like 58 vs 57 /60.
On the opposite, what they said on the F50 doesn't surprise me, i always love this car but i think it deserve a special exhaust to exprim really.
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Old 01-17-2004, 02:58 PM   #28
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such a good article.

F40 and F50 are two amazing cars.
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Old 01-19-2004, 10:06 PM   #29
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so tt...any update dude, on the hi-res ones
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Old 01-20-2004, 05:18 AM   #30
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LOL I scanned the first half already... I will post them in the next 12 hours, promise!
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