posted December 03, 2000 02:21 AM               

what do you think?

[This message has been edited by gtsr (edited December 04, 2000).]

posted December 07, 2000 12:28 AM            

I feel that both the sources of images that I could find are pretty likely to be inaccurate. The F50-similar ones are COMPUTER GENERATED: and for all I can see, they aren't endorsed by Ferrari. All the are (in my opinion) is some VERY GOOD graphics artist who has taken the front end of an F50 and melded it to his own design, very well.

The second source of images (the Dutch - I think - site with black images) is also a bit touch-&-go. These pics look closer to a touch-up of a 355 and a bit of Testerossa. Not really a ground breaking style either...

What I'm trying to say is that Ferrari is almost definately looking to release the F60 in 2007. So that's a minimum of 6 years away, which is a *long* time, especially for the developement of a supercar, which (correct me if I'm wrong) is between 2 and 4 years.

How many years before 1997 did the first *real* (accurate) spy/concept shots of the F50 start coming out? Certainly not in 1991 - we were still all going "oooohhh" and "aaaaahh" over the F40 then.

Both the F40 and F50 have been radically different. Look at the stylistic changes embodied by the F40 and later the F50. What about the 360 Modena: that was also a revolution in Ferrari style (no oval grill, etc.), as well as the 550 Barchetta and even more importantly; the Pininfarina Rossa Concept.

In 6 years time, the Ferrari design and style will have changed quite dramatically, and the 2 image sources I've discussed above are, in my opinion, too close to current Ferrari style.

In 6 years, the F60 will most probably not look like much what we can expect now..... I can't wait .

posted December 11, 2000 01:49 AM            

whereas the F50 was a bit more of a compromise b/w racing and road, and I think the F50 struck the perfect balance b/w the two, whereas the F40 was a bit too racing-orientated.

(as always) my opinion...

posted December 11, 2000 03:46 PM            

And let's bear in mind that it may not be called the F60 when it goes on sale ... its current internal company designation is "FX". Since there's almost no way Ferrari could afford to sit on this project until 2007, the "60" moniker probably won't be a reference to Ferrari's 60th anniversary. I suspect it's because the V-12 measures out at around 6.0 litres ... or perhaps it doesn't refer to anything.

One other note: does anyone recall that when the F50 was introduced, Ferrari chief Luca di Montezemolo declared that it would be the company's "last supercar" because "in the future, world safety and emissions regulations will be too restrictive."

Watch him say the same thing again ...