Dave_S
21-11-2002, 07:42
About the Ferrari 575M Maranello 'Fiorano'
"It might sound like Im stating the bleeding obvious, but it really is an astonishingly fast car. Savagely fast in fact, with such instant, overwhelming reserves of power and torque that in wet conditions you have to summon considerable courage to give it the beans in second or third gear. A word of advice: if you ever get the chance to drive one and it's wet, stay well clear of the 'Sport' button, for in conjunction with faster gearshifs it ups the threshold of the traction and stability control to a mouth-parching degree. With Sport engaged and the traction control resolutely on, you can still encounter significant wheelspin in third gear, enough to require half a turn of opposite lock in a straight line."
:eek:
Dave
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"It might sound like Im stating the bleeding obvious, but it really is an astonishingly fast car. Savagely fast in fact, with such instant, overwhelming reserves of power and torque that in wet conditions you have to summon considerable courage to give it the beans in second or third gear. A word of advice: if you ever get the chance to drive one and it's wet, stay well clear of the 'Sport' button, for in conjunction with faster gearshifs it ups the threshold of the traction and stability control to a mouth-parching degree. With Sport engaged and the traction control resolutely on, you can still encounter significant wheelspin in third gear, enough to require half a turn of opposite lock in a straight line."
:eek:
Dave
PS: All copyrights held by their respective owners etc etc