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[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago

Option vroom.mp3: $100,000

Owner's club is a bunch of idiots.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 3 points 19 hours ago

I don’t think this car is as ugly as others.

I also think people who are mad are missing what this is for. This is for rich people to drive around in when they don’t want a Tesla. That’s it. It’s not a race car.

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

Not even that much of a fan of Citreon but I would pay Ferrari money for this EV had they actually brought it into production.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 122 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (27 children)

After getting an EV myself, the vroom is completely irrelevant IMO, I actually find the silent acceleration way cooler. 😎
The problem with the new Electric Ferrari is way more that the design is an uninteresting stereotype of an average small sportscar.

[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Agreed, there are some really cool ev hypercars out there and Ferrari could have done that and gotten positive responses, but instead they made the most boring looking car ever.

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They should've just slapped a Fiat badge and a 60k price tag on it and it would have been interesting again.

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[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

I love taking off in my EV and doing a tight turn without walking up the whole neighborhood. But people who buy expensive sport cars mostly want to be seen and heard, they're not doing this for the driving comfort. I found my drive in a Ferrari lacking in comfort.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

In the other end of the scale we have the "Bat Mobil"

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/road/news/the-ariel-hipercar-is-a-1000ps-nutjob-with-a-turbine/

It's ugly, but at least it's not boring. 🤣 🤣 🤣

[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Or the Yangwang U9 Extreme, maybe the fastest car in the world, looks amazing, and is an ev.

https://www.yangwangauto.com/en/car/u9-xtreme

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yes that looks like an actual race car.

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[–] BrightCandle@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They have used none of Ferrari's "design language" for this car, it doesn't look like a Ferrari.

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago

This was actually designed by Johnny Ives' design studio. I don't think they got the message that Ferrari was the customer.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I absolutely agree, it could maybe be argued that the new design is elegant, but my immediate impression was just uninteresting.

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I would have believed this car was a Kia without a second thought if I saw it on the road with that badge. That's not a compliment for either company, unfortunately.

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[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I enjoy it when I sit in the car, but only to a degree. And I hate it when others keep driving by my window, blasting me with their micro penis sound. Or when they scare my dogs. So if you 100% absolutely need it to be happy, let's make a compromise and play an artificial sound inside of your own car. Oh, and please do the same with every fucking loud motorcycle.

And to Ferrari, if you want an outrageously cool car with electric motors, this is how you do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JYp9eGC3Cc

[–] QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That car is BADASS!!! Damn noisy too! I wouldn't miss engine noises when it sounds like that!

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's a 50k design at best. Not worthy of the 650k price tag

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[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 days ago
[–] erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I genuinely think Ferrari deliberately designed a boring looking EV so they can say "See, our customers don't want EV's, let's never do one again."

[–] warm@kbin.earth 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They wont have much choice when combustion engines are banned.

[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

MMW they won’t be banned for the mega rich.

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[–] Bloefz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

You could put a speaker in it that does vroom. Some companies do that.

This is really a rich people's problem though. #care

[–] Thorry@feddit.org 15 points 2 days ago

People who have loud cars and care about their cars being loud are some of the saddest people in existence. The only purpose is to shout at others about what an inconsiderate asshole they are. And to make them feel better about being such a sad small peened individual.

Be it old shitty cars with after market pipes, giant trucks designed to be as obnoxious as possible or "sports" cars only driven by dickheads who can't drive for shit. I fucking hate them all.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 15 points 2 days ago

I'm okay with the silent power, I am not okay with it looking like a minivan.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

So Ferrari has felt compelled to add some sound back in. The company claims that sound is authentic because it is picked up by sensors beside the axles and amplified like an electric guitar.

That is so fucking lame.

EVs have a problem, and that problem is they're just not entertaining. I remember watching the Goodwood festival hill climb, and the least entertaining vehicle to watch go up the hill was the Mustang Mach E, despite being one of the fastest on the day. The most entertaining were vehicles made in the thirties with tyres the size of a modern mountain bike, and the gear shift on the outside of the car.

[–] metermatic26@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Haters gonna hate. Imo, the Hyundai Testarossa looks absolutely gorgeous 🚙

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

Without the vroom you have 50% less of micropenis compensation. Outrageous!

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago (12 children)

True, EV's are about things like value for money, quietness, reliability, lack of maintenance, all things expensive flashy cars detest and have no need for

It's like making an economical artwork or cheap watch for a super rich person, what's the point?

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[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Of course. If you can't be loud and obnoxious, you can't compensate for the fact you have a tiny penis.

Which I wish they'd quit because they're giving the rest of us with tiny penises a bad name.

[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 1 points 21 hours ago

Apparently making obnoxious loud noises in public could be a sign of sadism and psychopathy.

[–] 1Fuji2Taka3Nasubi@piefed.zip 5 points 2 days ago

Carriages aren’t the same ever since they went without any horse dung.

[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Really cool that they have put sci-fi like motors on each wheel. It will be interesting to see where this goes as it allows for a lot of new traction and cornering techniques. Pity about the design looking a bit like a Jensen Interceptor.

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You take that back - this bland monstrosity posing as a Ferrari doesn’t have a tenth of the personality of a Jensen Interceptor.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

As a Dutchmen, that's funny. The political party that has been ruling the country for the past 20 years, is very pro-car. We jokingly call them "the vroom vroom party"

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