Haha there was a thread on the Giulia already. But I think its one of the most unattractive designs out there. Right behind the new RX 350 from Lexus. Terrible design, the front end looks like it has the Bermuda triangle tacked onto it. The rear resembles the Maserati Levante a bit so I dont mind that as much but the front is just hideous.
Have to laugh at the RX350 quote. My business partner got the RX350 F sport and I got the F Pace R sport. In my opinion, it is one of the ugliest vehicles on the road and I could not get past that massive front end. Now I know why. The Bermuda Triangle resides there.
Haha I was actually referring to the Giulia, because it has that odd looking triangle shaped middle grill. The Lexus is more like a strange looking hour glass thats been flattened out. I think the F-sport of the RX looks a bit better than the regular RX in the grille area. But the F-pace is the most beautiful SUV on the road, hands down. Ive said it before and Ill say it again, Ian Callum deserves an award with what he has done with the F-pace.
Love the example. And it's quite accurate. My business partner's main complaint is that it rides too smoothly and is not much fun to drive. By comparison, in my F Pace, you feel the road and drive. It feels good. In the Lexus, you sort of glide over the road and see how fast you are going and say, wow, can you believe we were going that fast? It's nice, and everything works as it should, but no fun.
They may be a maintenance nightmare but my goodness does Ferrari know what they are doing when it comes to engines and driving dynamics. When I was in Las Vegas last year I drove the Ferrari F12 berlinetta around a track and I have never enjoyed a car more than I did the Ferrari. Fantastic dynamics; you could go around tight corners and just barely kick the back end loose and it would come right around when you wanted it to, I never felt out of control once and I was going triple digits 75% of the time. If I had the money that would be my daily driver; and I wouldn't mind all of the speeding tickets because if I had that car that would mean I could afford the tickets hahaThe Alfa also has shortened a Ferrari 90 degree V-8 to make a twin turbo 2.9 liter V-6 with 505 hp/443 ft-lbs. Alfa left out the balance shaft Jag added to this layout to smooth the engine, so raucous engine vibration is handled by....motor mounts!!!
Ferrari engines are already a maintenance nightmare, so keep that bank account full if you own one!
Check out this Ferrari "Tale from the crypt":
Forgive me, but didn't the F335 go out of production in the late 90's? I doubt modern Ferraris have any issues that are similar to the ones mentioned in this article... If I had the money a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta would be my daily driver... blacked out I will add. >
All thanks to the glorious 2.9L Ferrari sourced V6, makes one hel* of a noise to.
The problem is the Stelvio, like the Audi and the Macan, is just too **** small! Ian Callum and JLR hit the bullseye by slzing the F-Pace where they did because by doing so they've shrewdly come out with a performance CUV that can haul like a Cayenne but is a lot better looking, better handling than that whale, and significantly less expensive when comparing variants with similar performance and options. Everyone else is either a 7-seater rolling living room, or too dang tiny like the X3, MB GLC, Porsche Macan, AR Stelvio. Even the Levante is too long. It's closer in size to the Cayenne.
