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General => General Discussion and ??? => Topic started by: GraphicDisorder on April 04, 2016, 06:21:57 AM
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Checked one off Saturday. Purchased my first (used) Ferrari 458 Italia. Cool hyper lapse of our trip:
https://www.facebook.com/graphicdisorder/videos/10154796747540884/ (https://www.facebook.com/graphicdisorder/videos/10154796747540884/)
Also couple pictures.
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Congrats.
That car looks great.
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Who says you can't get rich printing shirts! Haha. That is freaking sweet! Toy Barn is an awesome place.
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Congrats....
Congrats.
That car looks great.
The other car in his garage is awesome as well.
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Congrats....
Congrats.
That car looks great.
The other car in his garage is awesome as well.
OK, but now even close to Ferrari!
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Who says you can't get rich printing shirts! Haha. That is freaking sweet! Toy Barn is an awesome place.
Toy Barn guys where great to work with. It was super smooth process I was just blown away that it was basically in a corn field. ;D
Congrats....
Congrats.
That car looks great.
The other car in his garage is awesome as well.
Thanks! The Z06 remains faster than the Ferrari, it probably handles slightly better as well. But there is no comparison as far as how emotional a Ferrari is to drive. The feeling each car gives you is a bit different.
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Wow! Congrats man!
I bought a Porsche Cayman S last month for a toy car. Way to show me up! That thing is beautiful!
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Wow! Congrats man!
I bought a Porsche Cayman S last month for a toy car. Way to show me up! That thing is beautiful!
Cayman is a cool car, I have a couple friends with the Cayman GT4, love those cars!
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I figured it was you as soon as I saw this in my email feeds. LOL Great for you man.
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Ya, I use to have one of those, that actually be my old one... Had to get rid of it, the 2dr option was simply not conducive to my lifestyle. It was much too crowded for the entourage of bikini models I travel with.... Traded it in for mid 90's station wagon with wood paneling, minimal rust, and rear facing 3rd row seat.... :P
On a serious note, congrats man. You get 1 life, make the most of it.
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Of course since I've gotten it the weather has been awful, but here she is.
So what are the specs on that? That thing must handle like a dream! The interior is so beautiful.
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Of course since I've gotten it the weather has been awful, but here she is.
So what are the specs on that? That thing must handle like a dream! The interior is so beautiful.
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Its 570hp, 7 Speed Dual Clutch. It's a quick car. 0-60 in 3 seconds. Top speed just over 200mph. It feels like its on rails.
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Of course since I've gotten it the weather has been awful, but here she is.
So what are the specs on that? That thing must handle like a dream! The interior is so beautiful.
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Its 570hp, 7 Speed Dual Clutch. It's a quick car. 0-60 in 3 seconds. Top speed just over 200mph. It feels like its on rails.
Holy $hit!!!
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paid in cash too.... ;D
nice cars fellas...one hell of a grocery getter...
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paid in cash too.... ;D
nice cars fellas...one hell of a grocery getter...
Nah, financed it. When you get a 2.6% rate on a used exotic, take it. ;)
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2.6??? You are killing it. I think the last car loan I took out was in the 4's. I'm calling you to find out who your guy is the next time I need to take out a loan.
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we have this customer, bought himself a used Lambo, 90K, I don't know the series. Picked it up on Ebay, told his wife he bought it when he asked her to drop him off at the airport to go get it! I'm surprised she didn't kill him but she didn't...so this guy flys with his son to Missouri, picks up his Lambo, drives back..Proceeds to dive it to our shop on a cold January day, high rate of speed down our road which was under construction at the time, never mind the road salt. All we heard was the sweet sound of the exhaust and the car bouncing off the divots in the road..this car was a turd, nice from a distance, then you get up on it and holy hell, this thing was pounded on...I can't imagine spending that kind of coin just to beat on it...
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2.6??? You are killing it. I think the last car loan I took out was in the 4's. I'm calling you to find out who your guy is the next time I need to take out a loan.
Eastman Credit Union here in town. Not sure they do anything out of state but they have fantastic rates on car loans. We are moving my building to them as well.
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So green right now!!!! dude you got it going on, Congrats...
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So green right now!!!! dude you got it going on, Congrats...
Thanks! Things are going extremely well and I am thankful.
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Credit unions are the way to go. better rates and it's usually much easier to get capital than banks.
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Damn Brandt, living large! Nice ride!
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Man that's nice! Congrats.
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Thanks much fellas!
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Well after looking one more time, screen printing is paying off for some of us and I ain't the us LOL, very nice cars guys, but I still love the corvettes, one day I might get to upgrade mine.
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Everyone has priorities in life. Some are kids, some are boats, some are fancy trips, whatever. Shelly and I like cars. So its a real problem for us haha.
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There is a Toy Barn here in Ohio too - same basic logo - is it a chain/franchise thing? (nice car BTW sheesh)
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There is a Toy Barn here in Ohio too - same basic logo - is it a chain/franchise thing? (nice car BTW sheesh)
Same business, just a franchise deal. They are still small but they were great to work with so I think it could go well for them.
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After my cousin retired from the NFL he owned Atlanta Imports in Smyrna Ga, he had some very pricey rides they used to sell and you know who his customers where LOL being a former NFLer. I remember sitting my butt in a Lambo, you wouldn't think those cars had that much room in them but they do, but hey Brandt, dude ain't nothing wrong with what your doing, enjoy the hell out of it, I know I would ;)
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Amazing, would love to take that around a few empty roads.
Feel free to drop a few hints on how to afford one of these some day, although like you say I'd prioritise a couple of big surf trips first...
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After my cousin retired from the NFL he owned Atlanta Imports in Smyrna Ga, he had some very pricey rides they used to sell and you know who his customers where LOL being a former NFLer. I remember sitting my butt in a Lambo, you wouldn't think those cars had that much room in them but they do, but hey Brandt, dude ain't nothing wrong with what your doing, enjoy the hell out of it, I know I would ;)
The Ferrari has a touch more room then the Z06 is whats interesting but the Ferrari is a touch stiffer of a ride.
Amazing, would love to take that around a few empty roads.
Feel free to drop a few hints on how to afford one of these some day, although like you say I'd prioritise a couple of big surf trips first...
I wish it was a interesting story on how to be able to afford stuff like this. We ran very lean for as long as we could 8 years roughly. Almost no personal expenses and dumped money into equipment and the bank. It made the last few years easy as have paid cash for everything in here minus 3 pcs. Which is all we owe on. Personally we didn't even buy our first home until after we bought our building and such. Hell we took delivery of our CH3D the same week we closed on our house so we were on our second auto before we cared enough to put money into our personal lives. In a couple of years we will own everything except our building as far as the business goes. Personally we will probably always have car debt as we love cars too much...but that is OK. I am probably the most white trash person to ever by a Ferrari and that is OK with me. I came from a corn field basically and busted my ass to get what I have. Right now I could hire 2 people and effectively semi retire if I wanted to at 37. Im good with that.
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No kids=money in the bank! ;)
But seriously, that is awesome. Good for you. I am 33 and amazed at where I am at this age. I tell people all the time that I will semi retire by 40 and they think I am crazy. We keep our cost of living cheap so we can travel and take time off and not be cash strapped like so many others. Keep it up man!
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hahah.. what a waste of money.
The only place a ferrari is fun to drive is on a track
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hahah.. what a waste of money.
The only place a ferrari is fun to drive is on a track
Samples of 1 of our play grounds....
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Damn nice ride bro. I've been a car fanatic ever since birth, and just recently stopped spending money at M&R and got back into a mustang. ;)
Too bad your a few states away...that cruise looks awesome.
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You guys better hope you don't pull up next to me at a red light. If my custom paint job doesn't do you in, the horses under the hood surely will!
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hahah.. what a waste of money.
The only place a ferrari is fun to drive is on a track
Samples of 1 of our play grounds....
That's a nice loop, but Just like me and the bikes, it's still public roads and if we play long enough, we'll pay. I've got about a year before I can really 'play' again as picked up to many tickets last year ;D
Not sure if yours has it or not but when you enter some race tracks around the world the car goes into 'race' mode and then you really get to open er up.
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Pfft, yeah big whoop. Mine is way cooler than yours, and I got a much better price than you did I bet.
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Amazing, would love to take that around a few empty roads.
Feel free to drop a few hints on how to afford one of these some day, although like you say I'd prioritise a couple of big surf trips first...
I wish it was a interesting story on how to be able to afford stuff like this. We ran very lean for as long as we could 8 years roughly. Almost no personal expenses and dumped money into equipment and the bank. It made the last few years easy as have paid cash for everything in here minus 3 pcs. Which is all we owe on. Personally we didn't even buy our first home until after we bought our building and such. Hell we took delivery of our CH3D the same week we closed on our house so we were on our second auto before we cared enough to put money into our personal lives. In a couple of years we will own everything except our building as far as the business goes. Personally we will probably always have car debt as we love cars too much...but that is OK. I am probably the most white trash person to ever by a Ferrari and that is OK with me. I came from a corn field basically and busted my ass to get what I have. Right now I could hire 2 people and effectively semi retire if I wanted to at 37. Im good with that.
Nice! I'm 37 and couldn't imagine being that financially secure. What a great position to be in. Congratulations on the ride, I hope you get the car out to a track day and open her up a bit, it must be a frustrating car to drive in the traffic :)
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hahah.. what a waste of money.
The only place a ferrari is fun to drive is on a track
Samples of 1 of our play grounds....
That's a nice loop, but Just like me and the bikes, it's still public roads and if we play long enough, we'll pay. I've got about a year before I can really 'play' again as picked up to many tickets last year ;D
Not sure if yours has it or not but when you enter some race tracks around the world the car goes into 'race' mode and then you really get to open er up.
That road above have no cops and is in the middle of no where, its not a tourist trap (yet) like the dragon is (which is also not far from us). Both are world famous roads and have places you could hit top speed in either of my cars if you had the nuts. But we generally stay around 80-100 in the corners. Some corners of course are nearly uturns and are slower but great for sliding the car around a bit. We have a great group of guys that we run with all experienced drivers. Generally 10-25 of us per trip out there in super cars. Nothing better than hearing 25 exotic cars run though the hills and curves.
Ferraris do not go into race mode automatically, I drive mine in Race mode daily though its just a switch on the maniteno.
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That road above have no cops and is in the middle of no where, its not a tourist trap (yet) like the dragon is (which is also not far from us). Both are world famous roads and have places you could hit top speed in either of my cars if you had the nuts. But we generally stay around 80-100 in the corners. Some corners of course are nearly uturns and are slower but great for sliding the car around a bit. We have a great group of guys that we run with all experienced drivers. Generally 10-25 of us per trip out there in super cars. Nothing better than hearing 25 exotic cars run though the hills and curves.
Ferraris do not go into race mode automatically, I drive mine in Race mode daily though its just a switch on the maniteno.
I'm familiar with the Dragon and the surrounding area, love it down there and hoping to move there this summer.
The Cherohala skyway is about my favorite piece of blacktop on the planet.. i love me some extra fast roads and the skyway delivers!
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That road above have no cops and is in the middle of no where, its not a tourist trap (yet) like the dragon is (which is also not far from us). Both are world famous roads and have places you could hit top speed in either of my cars if you had the nuts. But we generally stay around 80-100 in the corners. Some corners of course are nearly uturns and are slower but great for sliding the car around a bit. We have a great group of guys that we run with all experienced drivers. Generally 10-25 of us per trip out there in super cars. Nothing better than hearing 25 exotic cars run though the hills and curves.
Ferraris do not go into race mode automatically, I drive mine in Race mode daily though its just a switch on the maniteno.
I'm familiar with the Dragon and the surrounding area, love it down there and hoping to move there this summer.
The Cherohala skyway is about my favorite piece of blacktop on the planet.. i love me some extra fast roads and the skyway delivers!
Dragon is a great road, but the Snake beats it and its not at all populated. The Dragon just has way too many people out there to have a real good time. Check it out sometime!
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The Dragon just has way too many people out there to have a real good time.
not to mention a cop around every bend. (pretty much literally)
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i haven't been on the dragon in about 10 years or so...it was pretty quiet when I was there...no cops either.
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If this is turning into a car thread, I'm jumping in! Here's my collection.
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i haven't been on the dragon in about 10 years or so...it was pretty quiet when I was there...no cops either.
Its commercialized now, cops everywhere.
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If this is turning into a car thread, I'm jumping in! Here's my collection.
Awesome!
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If this is turning into a car thread, I'm jumping in! Here's my collection.
Very nice! Should put one in the showroom with T-shirts all over it.
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The Dragon just has way too many people out there to have a real good time.
not to mention a cop around every bend. (pretty much literally)
kinda funny as 129 is pretty much all in TN and all the riders to the area stay in NC, robbinsvile and the locals love us as we bring tons of cash to the area. TN gets their cut using tickets and aggressive enforcement. All the guys i ride with avoid the road and stay in NC and even WV.
way back they found out the TN troopers were hiding in the trees and filming "violaters" and calling ahead down the road. they stopped a lawyer and he exposed the entire thing when he had his day in court.
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That's wanting to give out tickets pretty dam bad to hide in tree's, when got my Vette a few years back I was kind of a lead foot, but knock on wood never got a ticket.
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The Dragon just has way too many people out there to have a real good time.
not to mention a cop around every bend. (pretty much literally)
kinda funny as 129 is pretty much all in TN and all the riders to the area stay in NC, robbinsvile and the locals love us as we bring tons of cash to the area. TN gets their cut using tickets and aggressive enforcement. All the guys i ride with avoid the road and stay in NC and even WV.
way back they found out the TN troopers were hiding in the trees and filming "violaters" and calling ahead down the road. they stopped a lawyer and he exposed the entire thing when he had his day in court.
NC just passed a law where if you are 1mph over cops will pull you. Wonder if that will change how that goes. We've not seen any cops ever on the Snake. Knock on wood.
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Sure is a nice ride Brandt. But that monthly would scare the hell out of me.
I always dreamt of a hot wife and a Ferrari. Well, I had the hot wife and the monthly on that turned out to be about twice what a Ferrari would have cost me. I guess the car would have been a better choice. Heck, I could have been on my third one by now and all good memories.
Enjoy the hell out of it.
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Sure is a nice ride Brandt. But that monthly would scare the hell out of me.
I always dreamt of a hot wife and a Ferrari. Well, I had the hot wife and the monthly on that turned out to be about twice what a Ferrari would have cost me. I guess the car would have been a better choice. Heck, I could have been on my third one by now and all good memories.
Enjoy the hell out of it.
Will do! I have always loved exotic and fast cars so I just had to snag it. Is it cheap? Nah not by any means, but we live once best I can tell and I am going to enjoy my time here.
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Will do! I have always loved exotic and fast cars so I just had to snag it.
As a child of the 80's.. the lambo and exotics of the day caught my eye, had the posters on the wall.. then the guy down the street had a Honda 1000 CB something or other and would ride wheelies down the street and I was like.. coooooollllll!! Got to know him, Jay, and a couple months later he would give me a mini bike frame and I built my first bike.
From that point cars just didn't make sense anymore, well most don't except the 1971 BMW 2002
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Made a mistake of driving the new 488 the other day. So I traded in the 458 for a 2017 488GTB Friday.
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Ouch, nothing like a $225k mistake. =)
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Well dam I need Brandt's customer's for a year LOL nice ride
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Ouch, nothing like a $225k mistake. =)
Nah, lost a few bucks but not bad considering I doubled the cars miles.
Well dam I need Brandt's customer's for a year LOL nice ride
Haha!
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I meant the new one is around 225k or am I off on that?
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I meant the new one is around 225k or am I off on that?
Way off. The old one was 205k used. This one is well north of 300k.
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Haha you crazy!
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Haha you crazy!
Can't take it with you. LOL
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Haha you crazy!
Can't take it with you. LOL
you're right, can't take it with you....but...you gotta have it first!
super nice, loved the white but red is where it's at. White gets dirty too quick anyway. next, you'll trade this in for a helicopter and THEN you'll be stylin'.. ;D
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Nah Sam has already beat Brandt to the flying, 300k you can buy a nice house down here for that, can I say dam boy you can reach deep in yo pocket 8)
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Haha you crazy!
Can't take it with you. LOL
you're right, can't take it with you....but...you gotta have it first!
super nice, loved the white but red is where it's at. White gets dirty too quick anyway. next, you'll trade this in for a helicopter and THEN you'll be stylin'.. ;D
I finance cars. Money is cheap at banks these day on cars LOL.
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congrats!
what's the difference between the two? What rally made you pull the trigger?
pierre
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congrats!
what's the difference between the two? What rally made you pull the trigger?
pierre
Has about 100 more HP and couple hundred more ft lbs of torque. Updated magnetic ride that is night and day smoother. Has 50% more down force over the previous car. It's a step on in every way.
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congrats!
what's the difference between the two? What rally made you pull the trigger?
pierre
Has about 100 more HP and couple hundred more ft lbs of torque. Updated magnetic ride that is night and day smoother. Has 50% more down force over the previous car. It's a step on in every way.
you plan on getting some track time?
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congrats!
what's the difference between the two? What rally made you pull the trigger?
pierre
Has about 100 more HP and couple hundred more ft lbs of torque. Updated magnetic ride that is night and day smoother. Has 50% more down force over the previous car. It's a step on in every way.
wow, that much extra torque is HUUUUUGEEEE! I know the difference between 300 and 400 big for me, but 400 to 600 should be mind boggling. OK wipe that grin off your face, I can see all the way from Cleveland!
pierre
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congrats!
what's the difference between the two? What rally made you pull the trigger?
pierre
Has about 100 more HP and couple hundred more ft lbs of torque. Updated magnetic ride that is night and day smoother. Has 50% more down force over the previous car. It's a step on in every way.
you plan on getting some track time?
Hope to, but we do drive some amazing roads up here that have no population on them and we go very hard. Its nice to have it right in the back yard basically (421 the snake).
congrats!
what's the difference between the two? What rally made you pull the trigger?
pierre
Has about 100 more HP and couple hundred more ft lbs of torque. Updated magnetic ride that is night and day smoother. Has 50% more down force over the previous car. It's a step on in every way.
wow, that much extra torque is HUUUUUGEEEE! I know the difference between 300 and 400 big for me, but 400 to 600 should be mind boggling. OK wipe that grin off your face, I can see all the way from Cleveland!
pierre
I can't stop smiling. Its 661hp and 561tq