ohh... really? then im lovin it even more! for a car that age, if i actually had one, i wont be using it to race against anyone.. i just wanna drive it at cruising speed, enjoying the luxuries and the sound of the engine, while listening to some oldies... that'd be a perfect car for a sunday morning drive around the countryside! it's a brilliant car IMHO, but too bad it doesnt do well in terms of performance.. but the good part is, it's even more affordable if it's not as good as the countach. hopefully i can buy the car from the owner in sungai petani someday.. hopefully it's still running with the original engine and well taken care of.. now need to save lots of cash!

damn right! it's a lot more beautiful than most current cars on the streets! 6.5 secs is amazing enough for something that old. at least twice pickup speed than my saga. and can hit 266kmh is impressive enough too! although i would not dare to go that fast if i actually had one. heheh. googled a bit and found out the merak handles better due to lower weight and better weight distribution. it even has small back seats. bora doesnt have any. anyway, the merak and bora looks a bit like something from detomaso dont u think? car designers back then are like van gogh and da vinci. their creations are amazing and the designs last forever! hey, thanks for ur infos! great we have the same passion!

Yeah you're right there, the last truly beautiful Ferrari was the F355. Every Ferrari since then has been overly compromised, styling-wise by their own quest for better aerodynamics.

And in the California's case, they've lost their plot completely. The styling was compromised not only for aerodynamic downforce, but also for ultimate refinement at speed, which is just blasphemy for Ferrari. Factor in also the needless folding metal roof, and they ended up with the mess the California is.

They have forgotten Enzo Ferrari's own quote - "Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines"

so the zonda would need to fly all the way back to Italy just for the painting? Now that's really exotic!~

BJS
nice number lol

LOL? from Hamann Ferrari to kapcai bike? something is really not right here, someone ought to check it out. I think the number plate alone costs 10x more than the motorcycle itself.

ok quick question here... seems suitable for this forum... which wud u rather have, PRACTICALITY in mind...

jaguar xf sv8, audi rs6, bmw m5, mercedies e55amg???

the thing is in malaysia the sv8 is in stock and the 55amg too... i mean new cars from dealers... plus we want a car under the mm2h program so itll b CHEAP!!!

Maybe the XF-R would lose out to the upcoming M5 and E63. But Jag recons Bhp figures to be around 500+. I dunno but to me 500 horses is hardly underpowered. Just my two-cents.

True... I was quite saddened when I read about BMW ditching their high-revving engines and taking to turbo-charging. But being BMW, I'm sure they'd come up with some awe-inspiring engines. I just felt that AMG had their huge lazy engines, AUDI had mental turbos, and BMW were the ones with the high-revving engines stuffed with race tech. It just gave me the impression that was their character and it was a character I liked....

i read conflicting reports about the upcoming m5, how it's either going to have a uprated v10 to 5.5l, or the 750's twin turbo, which incidentally is good for just over 400hp, so they've got their work cut out for them. either way, i get bmw's mag ever quarter, and they've been incessantly harping on their efficient dynamics, which really is probably the right thing to do because the horsepower wars are pretty insane.

for end users, bmw obviously have their head screwed on right; the majority of the buyers aren't looking for huge capacity monsters, they want that fine line between comfort, practicality and hair-raising performance. i can't imagine what the road tax for a e63 is going to be like, and how much fuel it drinks while WOT, although on our roads here, i doubt the pedal will remain floored for very long. it's a rarefied market, these huge horsepower sedans, and i totally agree with you about the m5 maintaining the lead, because it is going in the right direction, and especially if they opt for the turbo, the road tax factor won't be a great issue. the m5 has the image and name, but seriously... they have to improve that interior.