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Total shipments of 8,398 units, up 384 units (+4.8%)
Net revenues at Euro 3,417 million, up 10.0% (+11.2% at constant currencies)
Adjusted EBITDA(1) of Euro 1,036 million, margin at 30.3% (29.8% without FX hedges(2))
Adjusted EBIT(1) of Euro 775 million, 230 bps margin increase to 22.7% (22.1% without FX hedges(2))
Adjusted net profit(1) up 26.4% to Euro 537 million
Net industrial debt(1) down Euro 180 million to Euro 473 million
Dividend distribution proposal of Euro 0.71 per common share(3) totaling Euro 134 million

Actually if there's one thing that cars aren't its inanimate.
OK take a look at this:

http://auto.ferrari.com/en_EN/...

If that picture leaves you emotionless then I truly pity you for your total lack of anything like a soul.

Check out this link....scroll down to the section on "Engine Sound".

http://auto.ferrari.com/en_en/...

They actually tune it musically.

For the first year they are all using the same design, so they're just going to learn the lessons from that. Innovation will come in subsequent years.

As to F1, it's easy to think theres nothing happening because of all the restrictions. But restrictions are exactly what fosters innovation. Blue sky ideas come along infrequently, but getting with less is the way progress is made day to day, and is exactly what EVs need.

Compare an F1 car of today with an F1 car of the 1950s, 70s or even 90s. EVERYTHING has changed. http://formula1.ferrari.com/wp...

I agree innovation has slowed in F1, but that's the point I already made, it has already advanced so much, the cars had got so good, that the excitement was lessened for the viewing public. EVs provide fresh problems to solve, and so is more likely to be interesting like F1 used to be, not like it is now.

3D printing can create some good stuff, but it still won't be an Apple, or a Ferrari.

Design brands like Ferrari will probably start selling licensed 3D models, probably DRMed for a single print.

They already sell "non-car items" like: "Watches, Clothing, Accessories, Collectibles, Home & Office, Sunglasses"

You want "Mahjong Ferrari in carbon fiber?" Only $2,091.00
http://store.ferrari.com/en/ho...
or 3 Ferrari pencils for $28.00
http://store.ferrari.com/en/ho...

It's no big stretch to imagine all kinds of designer product models for sale, just with a little molded logo in one corner.

3D printing can create some good stuff, but it still won't be an Apple, or a Ferrari.

Design brands like Ferrari will probably start selling licensed 3D models, probably DRMed for a single print.

They already sell "non-car items" like: "Watches, Clothing, Accessories, Collectibles, Home & Office, Sunglasses"

You want "Mahjong Ferrari in carbon fiber?" Only $2,091.00
http://store.ferrari.com/en/ho...
or 3 Ferrari pencils for $28.00
http://store.ferrari.com/en/ho...

It's no big stretch to imagine all kinds of designer product models for sale, just with a little molded logo in one corner.

Ferrari claims that their 1.6 liter, V6 2014 F1 engine produces 600-650 HP with another 160 HP from the Energy Recovery System. Each driver gets just five engines for the 19 race season.
http://formula1.ferrari.com/ne...

Technology marches on.

Since it is made of gold, this coin is actually money and not the fiat currency like the US dollar which is on the way to collapse in the near future.

What is it that people have against Fiats? There are also some other fine vehicles from the Fiat Group....

here you go:

http://store.ferrari.com/en/kids/toys/ride-on-cars/ferrari-california-electric-car.html

assuming you get your electricity from Hydro...cough.

Well, there is one thing I would get.

A solid 24 karat gold Zelda 1 NES cartridge. If one doesn't exist I'll have it made.

Also, I would get the ultimate racing game. Or the other ultimate racing game.

Or the extremely rare Virtua Racing 2 machine. I know I played it at least once at Epcot Center.

OOh, Ooh, one of those ms. pac-man galaga machines. Those are hot!

"Well, now I don't have to drop $600K anymore becuase I've got the car right here on my PS2!" Plus, I'm sure that offering girls a ride on your PS2 is just as effective as an F150.

Wake up and smell the Espresso, Ferrari!

Hello,

It's important to keep in mind that just like automobile manufacturers, motherboard manufacturers make products targeted at different markets.

Just as automobile enthusiasts replace stock carburetors and transmissions with performance parts, overbore engines, modify ECUs and so forth, computer enthusiasts tweak their BIOSes, replace stock heatsinks with watercooling, use rounded cables, et cetera.

But for the overwhelming majority of automobile or computer users out there, they get by just fine on with their Fords or Chevys or Dells or Gateways. While Ferraris and Falcon Northwests are fast, how often is the average driver going to need to go 150MPH or get involved in a lanparty frag-fest? It's important to keep in perspective that the overwhelming majority of automobile and computer drivers perform routine tasks like driving back and forth from work, word processing, going down to the corner grocery, web surfing, and so forth. And for those types of activities, a Saturn or eMachine is going to do the job just as well as the most exotic car or PC you can imagine.

Having worked around average (read: non-computer industry) computer users long enough, I can tell you that they just don't care about what brand of CPU or type of memory their computer has, much less its CAS and RAS timings. They just want something that's inexpensive and reliable.

This is the market that Intel goes after for its motherboards. Not necessarily the end users themselves--I would imagine Intel's retail motherboard sales account for a small percentage of total motherboard sales compared to their OEM sales--but the companies who make those mass-market computers. And for those end users, that's fine. They'll probably never play a video game more challenging than Solitaire just like they'll never drive more than 120MPH. And they're more concerned about being able to get work done on their computer or getting to the dry cleaners on time to pick up the laundry then burning out a CPU or cracking an engine block.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

Actually, the Viper is a 8.3L V10. The last generation I believe was an 8.0L V10 (don't quote me on the displacement there). That's why I've never liked the viper. The Vette is a much... well, better, nicer, all around cooler sports car for $20,000 less (Fully loaded Vette Z06 vs base model Viper), and what's the performance diffrence? Like .1 seconds, and .05g. Sure the Vette has less power, but with the $20,000 I saver, I'll bolt on a vortech supercharger, maybe some better springs, and call it a day (and still be $12,000 or so under the cost of the viper).

The only thing the Viper has is rarity. It's a bit unique. But IMHO, it's not a good kind of unique, like say, a Ferrari Modena 360 (a work of fucking art .

Hell, I'd rather have a Mustang, an MR2, or any of a hundred cars before the Viper. I guess my point is that it's performance is unimpressive compared to the cars around it. The vett does almost the same performance with 5.7L, why does the Viper need 8.3? It's a waste of good engineering talent.

Actually, the Viper is a 8.3L V10. The last generation I believe was an 8.0L V10 (don't quote me on the displacement there). That's why I've never liked the viper. The Vette is a much... well, better, nicer, all around cooler sports car for $20,000 less (Fully loaded Vette Z06 vs base model Viper), and what's the performance diffrence? Like .1 seconds, and .05g. Sure the Vette has less power, but with the $20,000 I saver, I'll bolt on a vortech supercharger, maybe some better springs, and call it a day (and still be $12,000 or so under the cost of the viper).

The only thing the Viper has is rarity. It's a bit unique. But IMHO, it's not a good kind of unique, like say, a Ferrari Modena 360 (a work of fucking art .

Hell, I'd rather have a Mustang, an MR2, or any of a hundred cars before the Viper. I guess my point is that it's performance is unimpressive compared to the cars around it. The vett does almost the same performance with 5.7L, why does the Viper need 8.3? It's a waste of good engineering talent.

It's just the kind of thing that makes you realize that Ferraris and Porsches are boxy and swollen, and that you don't have to give up the dreams about cars you had as a boy.

I don't know about that. It looks quite a bit along the lines of the Carrera GT or the Enzo (though the Enzo has sharper lines). I don't know how much the Koenigsegg runs, but if it's anywhere in the vicinity of those two supercars ($500K and $650K, respectively for the Carrera GT and Enzo), it's out of most people's price range. It's certainly out of mine. Still, a sweet car, if not as boring as other Swedish cars.

Does that make the Ferrari more primitive than a bicycle?

IM(NS)HO, of course

There aren't but a couple of things I need:

New car stereo

A Car worthy of the system.

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