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When mine was being delivered to me, I had a guy admiring the car. He asked me a ton of questions about it and kept raving about how beautiful it was. He then turns to me and says "I don't mean to offend you, but it kind of looks like a Ferrari". I took no offense to it at all as I drove away smiling ear-to-ear in my exotic American-made muscle car.
When mine was being delivered to me, I had a guy admiring the car. He asked me a ton of questions about it and kept raving about how beautiful it was. He then turns to me and says "I don't mean to offend you, but it kind of looks like a Ferrari". I took no offense to it at all as I drove away smiling ear-to-ear in my exotic American-made muscle car.
HAHA! Thanks awesome. I don't think that its a negative. It's just funny that such a small statement provoked an internal monologue.
There is a lot of Ferrari GTO in the lines of the 97 Viper GTS. From the front esp. I've been fooled many a time that the C7 was a 458 Ferrari. Lines are very beautiful.
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Good observation....I think what we see here is the computer aided design programs are spitting out the same design features regardless of the manufacturer....proves the engineers are very talented at meeting the 'function' objectives without short-changing the 'form' desires. Gotta love this stuff!
There is a lot of Ferrari GTO in the lines of the 97 Viper GTS. From the front esp. I've been fooled many a time that the C7 was a 458 Ferrari. Lines are very beautiful.
See when I think of the Viper it reminds me of the gaudiness of like a Testarosa. The unnecessary excess of design, only difference is the Ferrari was Lamborghini angular and the Viper has always been very Aston Martin round.
See when I think of the Viper it reminds me of the gaudiness of like a Testarosa. The unnecessary excess of design, only difference is the Ferrari was Lamborghini angular and the Viper has always been very Aston Martin round.
Had a Testarossa in 88 and respectively I see absolutely no resemblance to the Viper since it's inception. The Testa was rakish, square,large with the multi hard to clean side ribs.
Had a Testarossa in 88 and respectively I see absolutely no resemblance to the Viper since it's inception. The Testa was rakish, square,large with the multi hard to clean side ribs.
I didn't say that they look alike. I was saying that the "in your face" styling of the Viper reminds me of the same from the Testarosa.
"See when I think of the Viper it reminds me of the gaudiness of like a Testarosa. The unnecessary excess of design, only difference is the Ferrari was Lamborghini angular and the Viper has always been very Aston Martin round."
Shortly after I got my Torch Red Z51 Coupe w/ yellow calipers, I was walking off the golf course towards the car. One of the guys I played with hollered out "You took my money to buy that Ferrari". LMAO
When mine was being delivered to me, I had a guy admiring the car. He asked me a ton of questions about it and kept raving about how beautiful it was. He then turns to me and says "I don't mean to offend you, but it kind of looks like a Ferrari". I took no offense to it at all as I drove away smiling ear-to-ear in my exotic American-made muscle car.
when i took the car over in the evening to show it to my buddy, he walks out, looks at the silhouette and says 'dude did you buy a ferrari!' .. i almost giggled like a school girl
I don't recall what issue of Motor Trend, but they did a comparison of the F12/ C7 and a Porsche. There was a line drawing of the F12 and the C7 and I could have swore GM copied the F12 design.
I love Ferrari but priced way out of my range (hell, I've have to swallow hard just to cover the yearly maintenance costs on an F12).
The C7 design motivated me enough to buy the car after a 20 year absence from Corvettes.
Some purists hate the new design, but I for one am in love with it.
I don't recall what issue of Motor Trend, but they did a comparison of the F12/ C7 and a Porsche. There was a line drawing of the F12 and the C7 and I could have swore GM copied the F12 design.
I love Ferrari but priced way out of my range (hell, I've have to swallow hard just to cover the yearly maintenance costs on an F12).
The C7 design motivated me enough to buy the car after a 20 year absence from Corvettes.
Some purists hate the new design, but I for one am in love with it.
IDK if tracing paper was used, but maybe the same #2 pencil
Good observation....I think what we see here is the computer aided design programs are spitting out the same design features regardless of the manufacturer....proves the engineers are very talented at meeting the 'function' objectives without short-changing the 'form' desires. Gotta love this stuff!
My Ferrari 458 and C7 Z51 vert live next to each other in my "toys" garage. They're quite different when you see them right alongside each other: the Ferrari is more fluid and, of course, the mid-engined layout creates a very different look. But there are also clearly similar design cues in both. And they're both terrific cars. Without doubt, the C7, at less than a quarter the price of the Ferrari, provides more bang for the buck.
I don't recall what issue of Motor Trend, but they did a comparison of the F12/ C7 and a Porsche. There was a line drawing of the F12 and the C7 and I could have swore GM copied the F12 design.
I love Ferrari but priced way out of my range (hell, I've have to swallow hard just to cover the yearly maintenance costs on an F12).
The C7 design motivated me enough to buy the car after a 20 year absence from Corvettes.
Some purists hate the new design, but I for one am in love with it.
Modern Ferraris are relatively cheap to own. Maintenance is free for 7 years. You can extend the factory warranty for about $5,000 per year. Insurance is very cheap (e.g I pay $1,200 per year for $330,000 agreed value). The main expense is depreciation, which runs at $20-30 per mile for average owners
Distant cousins?
