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Written by Ollie Kew
If you only know Pokemon as a smartphone app rather than a cartoon and trading cards, then it"s unlikely you remember a time when Ferraris weren"t paddleshift-only F1-obsessed machines with more computing power with Arnold Schwarzenegger"s Terminator (don"t ask). That"s why we like this Ferrari 550 Maranello. In the face of truly terrifying machines like the F12tdf, it seems oh-so friendly.This one"s a 1997 car, specified not in playboy yellow or resale red, but a rather subtle shade of silver with no contrasting wheels or brake calipers. Inside, the original owner chose a sensible black to cover the top half of the dashboard, but finally came over all juvenile and selected strawberryade" for the seat and carpet hue. All told, it"s a smartly balanced combination. As you"re inside, you"ll have noticed the open-gate six-speed manual gearlever. Now as much of a relic to Ferrari as a carburetor or wooden steering wheel, it means this 550 is likely to go on maturing gracefully, as paddleshift autos feel their age against seamless modern dual-clutchers.
Date written: 25 Aug 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4788
If you only know Pokemon as a smartphone app rather than a cartoon and trading cards, then it"s unlikely you remember a time when Ferraris weren"t paddleshift-only F1-obsessed machines with more computing power with Arnold Schwarzenegger"s Terminator (don"t ask). That"s why we like this Ferrari 550 Maranello. In the face of truly terrifying machines like the F12tdf, it seems oh-so friendly.This one"s a 1997 car, specified not in playboy yellow or resale red, but a rather subtle shade of silver with no contrasting wheels or brake calipers. Inside, the original owner chose a sensible black to cover the top half of the dashboard, but finally came over all juvenile and selected strawberryade" for the seat and carpet hue. All told, it"s a smartly balanced combination. As you"re inside, you"ll have noticed the open-gate six-speed manual gearlever. Now as much of a relic to Ferrari as a carburetor or wooden steering wheel, it means this 550 is likely to go on maturing gracefully, as paddleshift autos feel their age against seamless modern dual-clutchers.
Date written: 25 Aug 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4788
