Tråd: Ferrari vs McLaren - sikkert en én (prancing) hest race?

Denne uges Geneva motor show er faktureret som et opgør mellem den nye Ferrari Enzo og McLaren P1. Da historien om Ferrari og timing af dens afslører, der kan vel kun være én vinder? Gennemse Autocars åbner omfattende liste over Geneve motor show dækning allerede live på vores websted, denne aften, jeg bemærket vi nærmer os vores 100 historie om en ny bil på event – og denne mere end 36 timer før showet selv.
Endnu kommer 11 am i tirsdags, hvor pressekonferencen Ferrari slutter og (formentlig) covers er fjernet fra den nye Ferrari Enzo, der er kun én bil, som vil åbne hver samtale. Forum plakater nedenfor kan bevise mig forkert, men selv den mest kyniske bil fan vil sikkert se dens ankomst som et skelsættende øjeblik i bilisme.
Årene Ferrari kan være blevet lidt for godt i snak og krævende flere af bil fans og kunder end måske det skal (ikke mindst når sælger sin omfattende og dyre vifte af mærkevarer gear), men theres ikke betvivle, at det stadig står på toppen af sin særlige genre.
Med lanceringen af McLaren P1, kan holdet fra Woking ønsker at argumentere forskelligt, som kan hårdtarbejdende og succesfulde mænd og kvinder, som gjort Bugatti Veyron produktion virkelighed, men sandheden er, at Ferrari har et ur er charmerende alle sine egne, og endnu mere så når det kommer til hypercars.
Når det er sagt, hvad også helt klart er at holder af Bugatti og især McLaren, kører Ferrari til endnu større højder. Dens ikke tilfældigt, at Ferrari 458 og Ferrari F12 har været så godt; Ferrari er at skulle arbejde hårdere end nogensinde at sikre, at dets produkter lever op til sit rygte. Hidtil, kredit alle til det for at levere.
Vil den nye Ferrari Enzo lever op til det? Jeg tvivler ikke det. Fra det øjeblik, McLaren P1 blev erklæret af dets beslutningstagere til at være de bedste kørere skulle bil i verden snarere end den hurtigste du kan kun antage, at de vidste Ferrari blive afsløret med on-papir tal, at dværg deres egen.
Dermed kom tirsdag kl 11 jeg har mistanke om, at Ferrari bliver hænder nedad vindere af omtale slaget med McLaren. Det kunne kun være den måde, da deres respektive road bil historie, og hvis min videnskløft om disse tal beviser korrekt. Alt andet ville med rette ses som en massiv fiasko for Maranello.
Husk dog, at mens drømmere og ejere både kan være ganske indhold PIN deres farver til den bil, der gør deres venner mest jaloux, rigtige bil entusiaster bør forbeholde dom indtil de drivende indtryk er blevet leveret.
Thats en dom der plejer være leveret i Genève- og den dom, der gør alle kampe i bygge op irrelevant, da det vil i sidste ende beslutte, hvem der vinder denne særlige krig.

This week's Geneva motor show is billed as a showdown between the new Ferrari Enzo and McLaren P1. Given the history of Ferrari and timing of its reveal, there can surely only be one winner?Browsing through Autocars extensive list of Geneva motor show coverage already live on our site this evening, I noticed we are approaching our 100th story about a new car at the event – and this more than 36 hours before the show even opens.
Yet come 11am on Tuesday, when the Ferrari press conference ends and (presumably) the covers are removed from the new Ferrari Enzo, there is only one car that is going to open every conversation. Forum posters below may prove me wrong, but even the most cynical car fan will surely see its arrival as a landmark moment in motoring.
Over the years Ferrari may have become rather too good at posturing and demanding more of car fans and customers than perhaps it should (not least when selling its extensive and expensive array of branded gear) but theres no doubting that it still stands at the top of its particular genre.
With the launch of the McLaren P1, the team from Woking may wish to argue differently, as may the hard-working and successful men and women who made the Bugatti Veyron a production reality, but the truth is that Ferrari has an allure all of its own, and even more so when it comes to hypercars.
That said, whats also abundantly clear is that the likes of Bugatti, and especially McLaren, is driving Ferrari to ever greater heights. Its no coincidence that the Ferrari 458 and Ferrari F12 have been so good; Ferrari is having to work harder than ever to ensure that its products live up to its reputation. Thus far, all credit to it for delivering.
Will the new Ferrari Enzo live up to that? I dont doubt it. From the moment the McLaren P1 was declared by its makers to be the best drivers car in the world rather than the fastest you could only assume that they knew the Ferrari was going to be unveiled with on-paper numbers that dwarf their own.
Hence, come Tuesday at 11am I suspect that Ferrari will be hands-down winners of the publicity battle with McLaren. It could only be that way, given their respective road car history, and if my hunch about those numbers proves correct. Anything else would rightly be seen as a massive failure for Maranello.
Keep in mind, though, that while dreamers and owners alike may be quite content to pin their colours to the car that makes their friends most jealous, real car enthusiasts should be reserving judgment until the driving impressions have been delivered.
Thats one verdict that wont be delivered in Geneva – and the verdict that makes all the battles in the build up irrelevant, as it will ultimately decide who wins this particular war.