Hello to all. I am new here. I am a relative of Drive550PFB. Drive, what is wrong with you? This is one of the most beautiful cars inthe history ofthe world. I love it.
Yup, from that angle the car is fantastic! But - the frontgrille is too big (but needed for cooling 740 horses...).
I posted later on that I was now convinced. The front is radical and the hatchback is a little strange, but the car has grown on me. Dude, you need to quit looking and post more. Welcome to the board.
Quick color adjustment with black roof. I am sure that one model will be in this color ˇˇˇ http://i40.tinypic.com/125i72x.jpg
I like the CGI picture better than the ones from Geneva. CGI : http://www.beautifullife.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/01/01.jpg Is it because the wheels look bigger/the car sits lower?
You're both going mad. The real inspiration for the F12 was the Mazda5: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
ˇˇˇ I`ve just noticed, sorry for professional deformation LOL F12 (other pcitures) -> F12 (other pictures)
I must be going mad as well because I thought the same thing. In some shots it has a whole lot of Aston Martin in it. Yes, there are a lot of differences but the general proportions, figure and flow of the F12 seem to resemble the AM. Maybe in person it'll look totally different.
I can't understand how controlling that airflow DOWN the side of the car does not cause lift ... very odd thing to do IMO. If the air naturally wants to flow over the sides of the car like that why not just remove the "wing" bit and let it flow. Thus this smacks of gimmick to me, but hopefully I'm wrong. Pete
The air flowing down the rear window causes lift in any car. They avoid getting airflow passing over the hood, the windscreen, the roof and then the rear window, forcing it through the holes in the hood to the sides and then to the rear spoiler. Probably the gimmick does work, but in a road car the driver will only make good use of that little extra downforce two or three times in a decade.
These cars have now reached the point where their full top speed capability is probably inaccessible on any public road, including the autobahns, and many tracks. Will the progress continue or are we at the peak?
I think is is a neat detail for a bit of visual excitement. I really doubt is has much if any actual effect though, the angle through the duct is quite severe, the inlet area is not particularly high pressure, nor the outlet particularly low pressure. still fun
Disagree. With my normal Audi S5 (and a little extra horsepower) I go beyond 290 kmh pretty often. Why wouldn't you be able to add a few (let's say 50) kmh in a car with downforce and decent brakes? Certainly not during rush hour, but three lanes, long stretch, sunday morning...
An Audi S5 and 290kph regularly. Tell us more about the little extra horsepower. I do agree that Germany is about the only place for this. I had my California with the roof down at 191 MPH but there you have the confidence that other road users expect the possibility and the road width and lack of traffic to do it. Cannot think of any other country where this is possible which means a factory pickup is essential.
