I've just never liked the looks of the 550 Maranello or the 575 too much. It almost seems like a design that I enjoy is a design everyone else loathes. I tend to like curves, as long as they are done right. My favorite modern car which looks a bit more boxy is the 2005 Ford Mustang. I've even seen some recent Mustangs with some extra grill detail to make them even more like the 1960s Mustangs. My Ferrari interests sort of seem different compared to others. I do have a sweet spot for the Testarossa of the 1980s. Never said I hated the F40.
Recent styling since the Enzo was pretty hit-and-miss at best. I never liked the Enzo as much as I liked an older car, the McLaren F1. The Enzo's styling was off in my view, thus making me not like it as much. The F430 was a beauty. I probably thought it was a slight step down with the Enzo-style tail lights. The 612 Scaglietti was a very wonderful design I've grown to love. I think I've even seen it at the Houston Auto Show last year. The 599 GTB is a beautiful car, Onikaze. Its lines kind of remind me of the MKIV Supra a bit from the sides. I'd surely trade the wheels.
I've actually seen some designs I'm starting to like more, including this 575 GTZ deal. I've commended the design since it was an alluring, classic design for this vintage-style machine. It isn't so much of uglied-up retro. And I'm sure this modernized retro will sell better than the Ford Thunderbird of 2000-ish. Oh, and not to mention the Mercury Marauder (attempted) revival. It's been many of these newer designs that has me liking more modern Ferraris regardless of what anyone thinks. It's been my call about certain Ferraris of late, even in this era of people saying "nothing original" or "running out of ideas for styling cars." I sometimes think that if a design cue works for a car, go for it as long as you don't completely rip-off a car. Ferrari's cues of late seem to be attributed to the F430 and 612 Scaglietti. And let's face it. Not many of us will actually own these more recent Ferraris as if they were mass-produced, factory-made (as opposed to handmade) automobiles. Most we may actually do is see Ferraris at a Ferrari dealer. If I had a car, I could go sometime when I don't have school and just go to Ferrari of Houston in Southwestern Houston, a little away from Rice Village or just minutes from the Houston Galleria. I can just see what the group has to offer, maybe even get a peek of what Risi Competizione may have planned for sportscar racing.
All in all, I like this car this thread is about. I've liked a number of recent Ferraris. Those are just my personal tastes, not so much of "Ferrari's slowly becoming the new BMW."
