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Old 07-14-05, 11:32 PM
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Old 07-15-05, 12:38 AM
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repost, but that's one crazy car meet. show you how well off some cali people are. in socal area you really see a lot of crazy cars around

just the other weekend i was driving in west LA and saw this lambo all modded (yeah damn, as if it's not enough) driving behind me. damn, what a loud sexy machine

and then this past weekend i was driving back up to norcal and i saw this crazy 360 driving by, rev up the engine high and disappered within seconds. damn, how nice

oh and today i saw a 612 on the road locally.. sigh...
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this just came to me.

Lamborghini = souped up VW
Ferrari = souped up Fiat



VW Group has 100% authority over Lambo, and Fiat SPA has about 55% in Ferrari.

how long will it be before the brand integrity is ruined? Lamborghini has already gone berserk with crazily impractical convertibles that cater to the non-performance oriented flashy buyers...

Ferrari is still going rather well--but the 612 has 4 seats.
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If i had been driving in the opposite direction and all those bulls past me at once.... I definitely would've crashed.
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Originally Posted by whoster
this just came to me.

Lamborghini = souped up VW
Ferrari = souped up Fiat



VW Group has 100% authority over Lambo, and Fiat SPA has about 55% in Ferrari.

how long will it be before the brand integrity is ruined? Lamborghini has already gone berserk with crazily impractical convertibles that cater to the non-performance oriented flashy buyers...

Ferrari is still going rather well--but the 612 has 4 seats.
Lamborghini may share Audi parts/ and possibly the engine from the Gallardo but FErrai is stand alone. They are way to high and mighty to share a damn thing and I love them for that. Even Maserati shares basically nothing with Ferraris.
 
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Damn those are some HOT HOT HOT cars! Yah I noticed that GTR WOW!!
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Life is good when you can enjoy those cars!!
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Lamborghini may share Audi parts/ and possibly the engine from the Gallardo but FErrai is stand alone. They are way to high and mighty to share a damn thing and I love them for that. Even Maserati shares basically nothing with Ferraris.


Maserati MC12 = Ferrari Enzo
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Originally Posted by whoster
Maserati MC12 = Ferrari Enzo
Yeah, they have a striking resemblance from the outside, being built on the same chassis i suppose it would look that way. Not sure about performance, but the looks are there.

Also, with the 612 having 4 seats, is it meant to compete with the Maserati Quattroporte? (i've seen 2 locally already!) I dont see how it can, the Quattro is under $100k, whereas the Ferarri im sure is at least 2.5x more, and I'm sure performance in the Ferrari follows somewhat with the price, not just the name.

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Originally Posted by whoster
this just came to me.

Lamborghini = souped up VW
Ferrari = souped up Fiat



VW Group has 100% authority over Lambo, and Fiat SPA has about 55% in Ferrari.

how long will it be before the brand integrity is ruined? Lamborghini has already gone berserk with crazily impractical convertibles that cater to the non-performance oriented flashy buyers...

Ferrari is still going rather well--but the 612 has 4 seats.
The 456 had 4 seats too.

I don't think FIAT or Audi would really do anything to tarnish their images. They have way too much riding on these models and to make them more affordable would do nothing but hurt themselves.

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Originally Posted by Faraaz23
If i had been driving in the opposite direction and all those bulls past me at once.... I definitely would've crashed.



This silver one is one of my favorite, esp. when it was in that movie??? when DMX bought it with cash in a duffle bag.
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