Ferrari's new single seater

[935k3]

The new Monza SP1. Story is here Ferrari Monza SP1

 

[89AKurt]

Antisocial symbol.    Interesting phenomena nowadays how they manage to sell all of the production before anyone sees the car.

Guess I should finish my Porsche 959 now.

[Richard Bartrop]

It does look pretty slick from the top.  Almost like a D-type Jaguar, but with a little Corvette thrown in.

Edited September 19, 2018 by Richard Bartrop

[afx]

Interesting car Dale.  I thought you where going to post the new F1 design concepts.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.2021-a-first-look-at-concepts-for-f1s-future.6oFMwkqp1eUumW8qUG0S8k.html

Kurt - looks like the start a nice project.

[unclescott58]

Another modern car I like the looks of. Very pretty. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Holy moley. A clean, flowing design without tons of folds and creases going every-which-way and randomly stuck-on bits. I like it. A lot.

It looks modern. It looks fast. But it doesn't look overworked, like it spent too long being tinkered with in committee. Hopefully it starts a trend back to simple elegance.

[Oldcarfan27]

8 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said:

It does look pretty slick from the top.  Almost like a D-type Jaguar, but with a little Corvette thrown in.

Interesting point.

Ferraris used to be ahead of design trends - now they're just part of them.

Not very unique. 

[iamsuperdan]

Interesting article about Ferrari in today's paper. It goes in to detail on the Monza SP1 pictured above. 

It also discusses the big plan over at Ferrari. Fifteen new models over the next five years. Including...that's right, an SUV and a sedan. And if anyone can build a good looking SUV and a good looking sedan, it will be Ferrari.

I just wish they'd bring back a manual transmission.

 

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

26 minutes ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Interesting point.

Ferraris used to be ahead of design trends - now they're just part of them.

Not very unique. 

Designing a "new" looking vehicle is getting more and more difficult when you think about it...which is why so many designs are encrusted with folds, creases and too-busy details stuck on just to set them apart from the competition.

The shape of a bird has evolved to fit its function, and trying to design a "new" looking bird would be counterproductive. Likewise, aerodynamic constraints have defined the overall shapes of most vehicles, and the job pickup trucks do defines their shape as well...so again, sticking on superfluous design elements is the easiest way to set them apart from one another.

I hope we'll see a return to relatively simple, clean designs like this Ferrari. Some of the stuff currently in production is just plain ugly, and it's not necessary to be ugly to be different...for a good designer, anyway...but there is a limit to how "different" a vehicle can be at this point in time, and still fulfill its necessary functions.

Edited September 19, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy

[Richard Bartrop]

3 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Interesting point.

Ferraris used to be ahead of design trends - now they're just part of them.

Not very unique. 

There have been some pretty wild concepts over the years, but production Ferraris tend to be very much of the time they're built.  If you compare them to contemporaries like Jaguar, Lamborghini, and Corvettes, maybe even a little behind the times, but they were still looked good.   Classics like the GTO were not shaped by fashion,  but by aerodynamics.

Unique is overrated.  There are any number of awkward, contrived designs out there striving to be unique.  Azteks were unique.  The SP1 is an elegant, even classic design whose merits have little to do with the whims of fashion.   If this is the trend for future car design, I welcome it with open arms.

 

The real ones are a little out of my reach,  but I could get behind  a model kit of this, or the SP2 version.

Edited September 19, 2018 by Richard Bartrop

[Ace-Garageguy]

Man...that is one beautiful thing.   

[Richard Bartrop]

8 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Man...that is one beautiful thing.   

Isn't it?  It's like a Pontiac Solstice grew up to be a supermodel.

[Ich_Will]

Fantastic. I guess I better check the couch cushions for any change... 

[Jon Cole]

She is a thing of beauty.

[Jim N]

Looks really nice.  Wouldn't want to get caught in the rain with it though.

[Richard Bartrop]

I think it would still look pretty sweet as a coupe.

[vintagercr]

On ‎9‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 11:23 AM, Richard Bartrop said:

Isn't it?  It's like a Pontiac Solstice grew up to be a supermodel.

I agree