PaulKellerman wrote:CharityStripe34 wrote:PaulKellerman wrote:
The GranTurismo was a Pininfirina design, an all-time classic. One of the most beautiful coupes of the last few decades, IMHO
I actually saw an MC Stradale rumbling down the highway on Saturday. Such a timless, gorgeous design and that engine note
That engine is a monster. I remember walking home from work years ago. I had my big, Shure headphones on with music blasting. I see these xenon headlights in the distance and think, this is something special. Sure enough, the exhaust note starts picking up and it gets extremely pronounced as it gets close.
The big, over the ear headphones did nothing to muffle that violent sound. I'll never forget that
Everything that was derived from Ferrari's F136 & F154 engines have been masterpieces. Maserati and Alfa Romeo's versions have crossplane crankshaft whereas Ferrari's are flat-plane. Hence the drastically different engine notes from a Ferrari 458 than a Maserati Granturismo (both gorgeous engine notes nonetheless).