Three Kings: Ferrari 458 vs. F40 vs. Enzo

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Jan 8, 2011 | 02:18 AM

#21

cntchds

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I'm really digging the styling of the 458, but I would take an Enzo day in and day out over it. There is a big difference between a dulled down racecar (Enzo), and a racecar like street car (458). That said, neither would get the boot from my garage.

Jan 9, 2011 | 12:52 AM

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Actually the F40 was the race car of the trio.

Jan 9, 2011 | 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by burningman

sorry but the Enzo for me has always been a styling disaster. F40 a bit better but the Italia is just stunning.

i would agree with Doug except I like the F40 a tad more then Doug seems too but order of greatness of styling

458>F40>Enzo

Jan 10, 2011 | 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Knight

i would agree with Doug except I like the F40 a tad more then Doug seems too but order of greatness of styling

458>F40>Enzo

Agreed. As dramatic as the F40 and Enzo are, I always found the F40 to look a bit too kit-car'ish for my tastes while the Enzo is a clear triumph of the engineers and aerodynamicists over the aesthesists. Both dramatic but neither really beautiful.

The 458 seems to be to be the more successful melding of aesthetics with aerodynamics and engineering elements.