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leblanc2.0 · 06-15-2006, 07:05 PM

A small monument about halfway up the pass recalls a young, fully tufted Enzo Ferrari finishing fourth in a 1919 hill-climb here. It is this exact spot, where the monument sits at the end of a rock wall, that photographer Valente decides to set up a cornering shot. We run a few passes for the camera, the 599#8217;s electronic stability control dutifully keeping the rear end behind the front. On the third try, Valente asks, #8220;Can you get the tail out a bit more?#8221;

If one could reach back through the veil of time and change the past, it would be at this point that my hand would be prevented from reaching down to the manettino, the steering-wheel switch governing the stability control, and shutting it off. Coming back up, I flick the steering wheel to unload the inside rear tire and goose the throttle, the car whipsawing in a screech of rubber. First one way#8230;

#8230;and then the other. The last milliseconds before impact are busy with desperate corrections, but the 599 swipes the wall with a nauseating crunch. Valente#8217;s face is blanched as I clump to a stop, the world suddenly deathly silent.

We head back to the factory, tails tucked meekly between hindquarters. Ferrari has a thoroughly modern, thoroughly exhilarating new gran turismo berlinetta with slot-car handling, 611 lyric horses refined enough to invite for tea, abundant comforts for all body types, and styling that is crackling with some serious libido. While contemplating all this and the now dented fenders, Valente leans over and says, #8220;Actually, I pretty much had the shot on the second run.#8221;

Car&Driver

http://www.caranddriver.com/previews...b-fiorano.html

And he was arrested because...

"Technical Editor Aaron Robinson is served a citation for crimes against the state

The police resort to drastic measures after Technical Editor Aaron Robinson refuses to pay the citation"

Crime against the state...

saadie · 06-15-2006, 07:06 PM

arrested for doing tht haha
D'oh

ARMAN · 06-15-2006, 07:09 PM

I thought he was arrested cause of crashing Ferarri :x :roll:

TopGearNL · 06-15-2006, 07:38 PM

Ferrari's are just as high up the ranks as the Church/Pope in Italy, see what happens if you slap one of them

Garretts_turbo · 06-15-2006, 07:43 PM

ouch....i read that article in C&D but i hadnt seen the full set f photos...i would have felt terrible

ferrarif1fan89 · 06-15-2006, 07:50 PM

a proper successor to the f40, then.

skituner · 06-15-2006, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by ferrarif1fan89

a proper successor to the f40, then.

this car is nothing like the f40

chest3r · 06-15-2006, 08:03 PM

Ufff I thought it was a totaled 599 already.... :roll:

Bahh!! Who gave this guy a drivers license ??

He shouldn't be able to drive a Ferrari again

If no one else wants that car I can keep it in my garage.

sentra_dude · 06-15-2006, 11:38 PM

I saw this over on FerrariChat.com...and you can just imagine how pleased they were with this writer and Car and Driver hahahahahha, I bet Ferrari owners will boycott Car and Driver now!

Although, its not nearly as bad as what I first thought when I saw the title...I was expecting a mashed up bundle of a red car ready for the car crusher. I'd say this guy needs to be sent to Korea for a year or two for a 'special in-depth report on the developing auto-industry, with an emphasis on Kia and Hyundai'.