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An 8C has to die to make one of those things, but it's probably worth it.

Me, I'm trying desperately to make the man-maths come out so that this is affordable:

£50K for something that doesn't look all that reasonable engine, quite light and rear wheel drive is all good, but auto only? I stick with my brera for now ta.

but I might have to wait for it to drop quite some way eh.

Can't imagine it being worth £5k in five years like some of its forerunners.

 

[mauvais]

£50K for something that doesn't look all that reasonable engine, quite light and rear wheel drive is all good, but auto only? I stick with my brera for now ta.

Ferrari-engined, double the power of the Brera without immediately running out of fuel, significantly lighter and really the car they should have made years ago. Read/watch some reviews.

 

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Power isn't everything. It has very average looks.

 

[mauvais]

Give it time, I think.

 

[DownwardDog]

Ferrari-engined, double the power of the Brera without immediately running out of fuel, significantly lighter and really the car they should have made years ago. Read/watch some reviews.

It's not really a "Ferrari" engine as no Ferrari has the 2.9 V6. It's based on the California T V8 which started life as a Maserati and was only switched to the Ferrari brand when they realised how expensive it was going to have to be! It also has a cross plane crank where the Fezzers have flat plane.

I think the Giulia looks great in lighter colours. The ubiquitous red does it no favours IMO.

As much as I like it and no matter how well it's been reviewed what would stop me from opening my wallet for one is that 505bhp. It's running 35% more boost pressure than a Ferrari 488GTB! That can't be a recipe for long term, trouble free motoring. Particularly if you rag it, which you would.

 

[mauvais]

That's possibly fair comment. As for Ferrari or not, it's their engineers and production, including for all the Maserati applications outside of the diesel, AFAIK. On the other hand, you could rightly point and laugh at some of the 'Porsche engineered' applications throughout history, so perhaps this is fair game too to some extent.

I was a bit ambivalent about the design back at the reveal but it's grown on me considerably. But then I'm pretty biased!

 

[DownwardDog]

Remember this? It did have a genuine Ferrari engine, but in a FWD config!

Do you like understeer? Well, you'll love this.

 

[mauvais]

Yes please!

I saw an 8.32 the other day on the M6. A few times in fact, probably because of its thirst. Irish-registered too so must cost its victim something insane.

 

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I accept, the Ferrari Dino was not originally badged as a ferrari, but it did share it's engine with a fiat mid to late sixties

 

[plurker]

I saw one of these today, in quite good nick, leather seats etc

The owner said he was going to get it resprayed next year, apart from that nothing needed..

there's one of these near me that's stood in a garden for years. Tyres just holding air, light green moss coating but otherwise looks solid. I often want to go knock the door, as I need something larger to replace my Mk1 Golf. Seeing this pic makes me thing I'll summon the courage to do that one day soon.

 

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You never know, it might belong to some little old lady whose hubby has long since passed and she will be glad to see the back of it.

 

[twentythreedom]

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Perfect for tailgating people in the outside lane of a motorway

 

[twentythreedom]

Perfect for tailgating people in the outside lane of a motorway

So awesome for that

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

One of life's great mysteries... Which comes first, driving like a bellend or buying an Audi

 

[A380]

 

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Perfect for tailgating people in the outside lane of a motorway

in other words, generally intimidating other drivers.

 

[DownwardDog]

That Morgan is absolute garbage. Here's a palate cleanser: the 1968 Neri & Bonacini Studio GT.

Its allure is only enhanced by its relatively modest 2.0 flat four Lancia engine.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

That Morgan is absolute garbage. Here's a palate cleanser: the 1968 Neri & Bonacini Studio GT.

Its allure is only enhanced by its relatively modest 2.0 flat four Lancia engine.

Looks lovely but will be utterly shit.

As for the Morgan being garbage? Get out of here. Proper driving.

 

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twentythreedom seeing your earlier post, I seem to remember staying in a B&B with a Dartmoor Ranger many years ago, he was a 2CV fanatic and reckoned he had eight or more!

Seeing the nero above, I am reminded of yet another cool Alfa, the Montreal

 

[DownwardDog]

As for the Morgan being garbage? Get out of here. Proper driving.

The Morgan has extremely poor build quality (the 3Ws crack chassis members, overheat, destroy bevel boxes and bump steer like fuck) and a ludicrous price tag (35k). The best thing about it is the MX-5 gearbox which would be much better enjoyed in an MX-5. You can get a Caterham 7 420 for five grand less!

 

[not-bono-ever]

twentythreedom seeing your earlier post, I seem to remember staying in a B&B with a Dartmoor Ranger many years ago, he was a 2CV fanatic and reckoned he had eight or more!

Seeing the nero above, I am reminded of yet another cool Alfa, the Montreal

there was one of these parked up in brockley for years - purple one . I did actually knock on the door in about '98 and ask about it. He wanted £10k for it. I laughed in his face. they are now about 50K. obs the SE4 one needed work and would not have been exactly a daily driver. It was stunning though

 

[hash tag]

Just remembered, it's the Booklet Patent of motoring tomorrow. Great car day out if anyone is interested, alas I'm working

 

[DownwardDog]

The house move is complete so I've lost my workshop and all of my mad car projects (Pantera, Lambo x 2, TR7) have been liquidated. Cashed in my BMW M5 DJE at a premium in anticipation of ludicrous school fees and this is now my motoring life:

Clio RS 220 Trophy. It's actually really good. Renault must lose a lot of money on each one of these they sell as there is some stellar engineering in it.

 

[Leafster]

Just remembered, it's the Booklet Patent of motoring tomorrow. Great car day out if anyone is interested, alas I'm working

I assume that's a massive auto-correct fail and you meant the Bromley Pageant of Motoring.

 

[hash tag]

Indeed. A colleague has taken his Reliant Scimitar.

 

[A380]

The Morgan has extremely poor build quality (the 3Ws crack chassis members, overheat, destroy bevel boxes and bump steer like fuck) and a ludicrous price tag (35k). The best thing about it is the MX-5 gearbox which would be much better enjoyed in an MX-5. You can get a Caterham 7 420 for five grand less!

But it's made of wood...

 

[dilute micro]

Winning 2015 LeMans with only one car entered and 2016 Rolex 24 hr with a Corvette vs Corvette finish. Doing something right.

 

[DownwardDog]

I love racing Corvettes. If I had the cash a C7.R would be my trackday car.

 

[DownwardDog]

The only surviving Countach Turbo S.

My LP400 made 369bhp on the dyno and felt horrifyingly fast. I can't imagine what this feels like with 750bhp and 80s turbo lag into the bargain.