Simviation Forum - First Ferrari 599 down

Nov 6^th, 2007 at 10:14am

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Will they fall as fast as Enzo's, well nothing like leading from the top.

One down ?? to go.

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Reply #1 - Nov 7^th, 2007 at 10:47am

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According to Swiss reports, Marchionne was travelling at about 60mph on the Swiss highway when a Renault ahead stopped suddenly. Marchionne hit the brakes, setting the 599's airbags off, and careered into the crash barriers.

He hit the brakes and that set off the airbags? Am I missing something?

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Reply #2 - Nov 7^th, 2007 at 10:50am

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According to Swiss reports, Marchionne was travelling at about 60mph on the Swiss highway when a Renault ahead stopped suddenly. Marchionne hit the brakes, setting the 599's airbags off, and careered into the crash barriers.

He hit the brakes and that set off the airbags? Am I missing something?

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Not just that, but apparently, a Renualt can out brake a Ferrari Grin

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Reply #3 - Nov 7^th, 2007 at 4:49pm

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expat wrote on Nov 7^th, 2007 at 10:50am:

Not just that, but apparently, a Renualt can out brake a Ferrari Grin

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Reply #4 - Nov 7^th, 2007 at 4:52pm

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According to Swiss reports, Marchionne was travelling at about 60mph on the Swiss highway when a Renault ahead stopped suddenly. Marchionne hit the brakes, setting the 599's airbags off, and careered into the crash barriers.

He hit the brakes and that set off the airbags? Am I missing something?

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Maybe so but he didn't. Cheesy

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Reply #5 - Nov 8^th, 2007 at 2:48am

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LOL...It was a company car? Bet he has more where those came from Roll Eyes

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Reply #6 - Nov 8^th, 2007 at 7:14am

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Good, one less ugly ferrari on the road. They should just ditch them all and focus on the 612. Wink

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Reply #7 - Nov 10^th, 2007 at 3:35am

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Doesn't Ozzy drive a Renault? I'm just saying... Grin

And I wonder how doing just "60" mph can produce such massive damage... weird...

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Reply #8 - Nov 10^th, 2007 at 5:15am

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Probably because cars like that aren't made of the kind of steel you see in average cars? It has to be light so it's all aluminium and carbon fiber. It doesn't dent, it breaks up.....

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Reply #9 - Nov 10^th, 2007 at 5:31am

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Probably because cars like that aren't made of the kind of steel you see in average cars? It has to be light so it's all aluminium and carbon fiber. It doesn't dent, it breaks up.....

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exactly, a strong gust of wind could dent half these expensive cars. Wink

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Reply #10 - Nov 11^th, 2007 at 11:45pm

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if thats the 599, then whats a Barchetta?

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Reply #11 - Nov 14^th, 2007 at 6:59pm

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The Ruptured Duck wrote on Nov 11^th, 2007 at 11:45pm:

if thats the 599, then whats a Barchetta?

that would be the 550, from 2000. Basically the car the 599 has evolved from.

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Reply #12 - Nov 16^th, 2007 at 2:12am

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Probably because cars like that aren't made of the kind of steel you see in average cars? It has to be light so it's all aluminium and carbon fiber. It doesn't dent, it breaks up.....

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Fenders are soft carbon (at least it looks like that on the picture), hood is aluminium, passenger section is super strong carbon. Probably with alu bodywork. Doors have steel reinforcement bars

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