Comments on: Eye on Design: Lambo/Ferrari Role Reversal?

By: Distiller

Distiller — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:19:23 +0000

Well, my Italia time was only a little more than half an hour. A friend of a friend … And half of that stuck in traffic.

Maserati. Hmm. Grand marque and great example of once you gone downmarket you never come back.
But talking about the presence: In my mind Ferrari and Maserati under one hat is not the most natural cohabitation. If Fiat sees Maserati positioned below Ferrari, then the California wears the wrong badge. And the California would better have been used as 3200/4200GT replacement (executed as seperate coupé and fabric drop-top!!), instead of using the large QPorte as basis for the GranTurismo. In short I’m not sure if Ferrari really knows what to do with Maserati.

By: G

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:10:42 +0000

Excellent points Distiller. Very cool re: your time behind the Italia. Have to ask though, fast GTs – isn’t that what Maserati’s for?

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By: Distiller

Distiller — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:33:45 +0000

Philiosophy of sportscars. Were between the Caparo or Atom and the Veyron do you want to slot in? How much daily practicability do you design for?

Ferrari seems a little bit too prolific, bringing along the need for new designs all the time. That California sure is a design disaster, a cash machine aimed at the wannabe crowd. But the 458 is veeery nice (having driven it), and that 599 GTO also (judging from videos). Looking back, Ferraris started as massive GT cars. Only around 1970 they went for the “runabout” sports market.

Lambo is more focused on the pure sports car with a minimum of daily usability now. No need to ask themselves how much GT should be in their sports cars. But then in reality they have only a single model, and a singular philosophy of what their cars should be. Makes it easier. Ferrari is spread wider.