Thread: Ferrari vs McLaren - kindlasti üks (prancing) hobune rassi?

Sel nädalal Genfi autonäitus on tasulised kui showdown vahel uus Enzo Ferrari ja McLaren P1. Arvestades ajalugu Ferrari ja ajastus selle paljastada, seal saab kindlasti olla ainult üks võitja? Autocars sirvides eri Genfi autonäitusel laovarude juba elavad meie lehel see õhtu, märkasin, et oleme lähenemas meie üritusel-uue auto 100. lugu ja seda kuni 36 tundi enne etendust isegi avab.
Veel tulevad teisipäeval, kui Ferrari pressikonverents lõpeb 11: 00 ja (arvatavasti) kaaned eemaldatakse uus Ferrari Enzo, seal on ainult üks auto, mis läheb iga vestluse avamiseks. Foorum plakatid allpool võib tõestada mind valesti, kuid isegi kõige küüniline auto fänn kindlasti näha tema saabumist nagu hetk maamärk mootorratas.
Ferrari võib olla muutunud pigem aastatel liiga hea poseerimisega ja nõudes auto fännid ja kliendid kui ehk peaks (mitte vähem kui müüvad oma ulatuslikke ja kalleid array kaubamärgiga käik) kuid theres no kahelda, et ta ikka seisab selle konkreetse Žanr ülaosas.
McLaren P1 käivitamisega Woking meeskond soovida väidavad teisiti, võib töökas ja õnnestunud mehi ja naisi, kes tegi Bugatti Veyron tootmise reaalsus, kuid tõde on see, et Ferrari on allure kõik oma, ja isegi rohkem kui on tegemist hypercars.
See tähendab, mis ka täiesti selge on, et meeldib Bugatti ja eriti McLaren, sunnib Ferrari kunagi suurem kõrgused. Tema pole juhus, et Ferrari 458 ja Ferrari F12 olnud nii hea; Ferrari on lasknud tööd tegema kui kunagi selle tagamises, et tema tooted elada kuni oma maine. Siiani kõik krediiti seda pakkuda.
Uus Ferrari Enzo elavad kuni mis? Ma ei kahtle. McLaren P1 tunnistati selle tegijad olla parimad draiverid hetkest pidi auto maailmas, mitte kiireim sa võid ainult oletada, et nad teadsid, et Ferrari tutvustas paberiga numbritega, mis kääbus oma.
Seega tulevad teisipäeval kell 11, ma kahtlustan, et Ferrari on käed ette võitjate avalikustamine lahing McLaren. See oleks nii, arvestades nende vastavate maantee auto ajalugu, ja kui minu eelaimus umbes need numbrid õige. Midagi õigustatult pidada läbikukkumist Maranello jaoks.
Pidage meeles, et unenägijad ja omanike jaoks võib olla üsna sisu kinnitada oma värvi auto, mis muudab nende sõbrad kõige armukade, tõeline auto entusiastid peaks olema endale kuni sõidu muljeid tarnitud kohtuotsuse.
Thats ühe kõlas see harjumus tarnida Genfis – ja kohtuotsust, mis muudab kõik lahingud ehitada üles ebaoluline, sest lõpuks otsustavad, kes võidab selles erilist sõjas.

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.