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Re: Is Rolls-Royce British or German now? - 05-23-2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Tarek View Post
Care to explain this to me?
Well... A Ferrari used to be 3 elements: A fabulous motor with a crazy noise, a wonderfully balanced chassis, and a marvelous shape on it.
The rest of the car was not as important. As a result it was crap. But nobody cared.

Now, you have... an interior that wants to be finished like a German one (still not the case, but in progress), a whole lot of various electronics and fancy equipments, a clever gearbox (but they forgot that a REAL Ferrari has a REAL alu-grille with a gorgeous level and not a ridiculous small piece of nothing to engage reverse), more electronic aids than in an E-Class...

Oh yes, it also has a motor and a chassis. And a .... shape on it. Not nearly as beautiful and evident as before, but a complex technic-induced aerodynamic shape. In fact, the Form-follow-function (which is... Porsche, not Ferrari, normally).

So Ferrari has been Germanized. For me, at last. It's becoming digital and electronic.
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