the best looking newish Ferrari

beau · 27 Oct 2003, 20:41 (Ref:765013)

What do you think is the best looking ferrari since and including the F40.

Bluebottle · 27 Oct 2003, 22:02 (Ref:765094)

My personal fave of that list is the 550, it envokes memories of the 250 GTO which is surely the best looking and sounding Ferrari ever!

rdjones · 27 Oct 2003, 22:08 (Ref:765104)

It's the 360 for me in fact they where on about this on Top Gear last night

gttouring · 27 Oct 2003, 22:12 (Ref:765112)

the new as of this week is the 612- loks like a bloated 575 i am not sure where it stands in the line of models but it is a porkie looking thing
the 360 soon to be 400 is the best since the 355 ithink
the F cars are very weird to me, with wings and odd bits all over

evo · 27 Oct 2003, 22:21 (Ref:765127)

550... too bad the engine's in the wrong place, but I like it.

garcon · 28 Oct 2003, 00:48 (Ref:765246)

The 612 (if that is to be its name) will replace the ageing 456, so it's the big four seat GT of the line-up, hence the portly dimensions.

For me the best looker is the 550 Maranello. It blew me away when it was launched, it blew me away when I saw my first one in the flesh, and it blew me away when I drove one (alright, round a carpark in first, but it counts ok!? )

And evo, I'm a Ferrari traditionalist - the engine in the 550 is most definitely in the right place!

gttouring · 28 Oct 2003, 00:50 (Ref:765250)

how is the 550 and the 575 different-really?
displacement, a trim piece here and there, and a larger scoop?

rustyinsthoz · 28 Oct 2003, 10:43 (Ref:765564)

The 355 does it for me . The cleanest styled mid engine Ferrari for a long time . Thought the 456 was a nice looking Ferrari as well .

Truckosaurus · 28 Oct 2003, 11:16 (Ref:765585)

Quote:

Originally posted by gttouring
how is the 550 and the 575 different-really?
displacement, a trim piece here and there, and a larger scoop?

That was my thought too. Visually they are very similar, and would have to get my vote. Unusually for a Fezza they look better in colours other than Red. I'd take a silver-grey coloured one, with dark red leather, manual gearbox and a Tubi-Style exhaust.

garcon · 28 Oct 2003, 12:18 (Ref:765634)

So you've not thought about it much then, Guy...

The 550 does look good in metallic grey, and dark blue. But I have to say it looks fantastic in red! Maybe my imagination isn't what it should be...

woodyracing · 28 Oct 2003, 12:22 (Ref:765635)

360 and 550.

Dani Filth · 28 Oct 2003, 16:24 (Ref:765859)

i like the new 612 .. and love oll ferraris

hard to chose only from those .. the Enzo is a stunner .. the 360 is a beauty .. and so the others ..
sorry .. can't choose

josvandeperre · 28 Oct 2003, 16:46 (Ref:765874)

Hmm aren't the 550 & 575 pretty much interchangeable and as Rusty Oz said : what about the 355 - just because Clarkson said it had aged does not mean it is not still far prettier than several in the list above - I look forward to seeing the 612 in the flesh but for now it seems rather like a TVR

Dani Filth · 28 Oct 2003, 18:22 (Ref:766003)

no TVR has 4 seats

(not that i know about

)

krt917 · 28 Oct 2003, 18:31 (Ref:766023)

Umm, the main contenders are definitely the 550, F40 and F355. I like the (Prodrive) 550 race car, but the road version isn't quite as neat as the F40. And the F355 isn't on the poll, so.....the winner is the F40!

But I'll probably want to change that tomorrow. Any one of them would do really!

garcon · 28 Oct 2003, 18:32 (Ref:766025)

But the pictures do have a certain similarity to a kind of big Tuscan ... although I hadn't spotted that until jos pointed it out.

Thanks jos.

Maybe Jezza was right - you can't have a truly great designer called Ken.

KC · 28 Oct 2003, 18:42 (Ref:766041)

If I have any one Ferrari of those listed it would be the 550 Maranello. Stunning in red, all business in silver.

429CJ · 28 Oct 2003, 19:33 (Ref:766106)

The 456 GT.

Truckosaurus · 29 Oct 2003, 09:32 (Ref:766667)

Quote:

Originally posted by Dani Filth
no TVR has 4 seats (not that i know about )

The Cerbera is a 2+2.

Dani Filth · 29 Oct 2003, 16:01 (Ref:767063)

lol .. so did know one .. but not that it was a 2+2

avsfan733 · 1 Nov 2003, 20:05 (Ref:770303)

the 550 in red is like the eptimoy of a Ferrari in the modern age to me....soooooo beautifal

Smokey 6 litre · 4 Nov 2003, 10:32 (Ref:772508)

I dont know why but i love the Enzo!
The F40 was very close behind...very close.

elephino · 5 Nov 2003, 11:27 (Ref:773694)

Hmm...tough choice. 360 or 355 for me. But then I still prefer the old 288GTO.

Mal · 6 Nov 2003, 08:01 (Ref:774516)

No road going Ferrari has ever looked as good as the original 246 Dino, IMO. It is a true icon that every mid engined Ferrari up to the 360 took its design cues from.

Smokey 6 litre · 9 Nov 2003, 21:00 (Ref:778171)

After seeing 3 of them racing at Snetterton today im in love with the F355 again...just a pitty thay were all beaten by a Nissan Primera GT!

View Poll Results: The best looking
The F40	5	18.52%
The F50	1	3.70%
The 550	7	25.93%
The 360 Modena	7	25.93%
The Enzo	5	18.52%
The 575	2	7.41%
Voters: 27. You may not vote on this poll

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