Do You Think the Ferrari 458 is Pretty?

"Mosqvich" (mosqvich) 05/08/2015 at 12:15 • Filed to: Ferrari 458, Steven Ewing, Autoblog

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Autoblog’s !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! isn’t loving the looks of the Ferrari 458. What do you think about the car?

Photo courtesy of Ferrari’s Media Site

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gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:20

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Side yes. headlights no

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:20

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It’s okay, but not amazing.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:22

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There isn’t a single Ferrari on sale I think is good looking. To be honest I don’t think they’ve made many pretty cars in quite some time.

Mosqvich > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/08/2015 at 12:25

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I have to agree. I lusted after the 512 BBi, 308/328, and of course the Daytona. The F12 isn’t too bad. I love the Ferrari The Ferrari, but not for its looks.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:25

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For me, Ferrari hasn’t really made anything I’d consider “pretty” for a long while. Visually striking? Yes, absolutely. But beautiful? Not really.

The 458 is a decent looking car, but I don’t like those little catfish antenna fins at the front. I know they have a purpose, but they just hurt what is a generally attractive car.

The F40 represents my Ferrari ideal. It’s just so perfectly proportioned and utterly functional in its appearance that it becomes beautiful as you study how all those lines, ducts, and grills work together to create that shape.

It doesn’t help that I am so over the cult of Ferrari and can’t be bothered about their cars anyway. They make great cars, but Ferrari is no church, despite what they’d like everyone to think.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:26

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I like the cars for what they’re capable of, but the most recent ones I really wanted based on appearance were the 550 and the 355.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:28

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I wouldn’t call it pretty, but in person it reminds me more of a spaceship, the styling you’d see in a late 80s to early 90s space shooter video game; and I like that. I say it looks cool, not pretty.

ceanderson920 > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:31

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I think it is one of the prettiest cars in the past 5ish years. And probably the prettiest Ferrari in the past 20 years.

LongbowMkII > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:33

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It’s better than the F430, but I wouldn’t call it pretty. The problem is that it needs to have highly developed aerodynamics to perform well and aerodynamics are rarely “pretty”. Cool and amazing yes. Not pretty. Unlike in Enzo’s time, aerodynamic inefficencies cannot be overcome with simply more power.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:34

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My admiration for the 458 came in the introduction of different variants. I found the normal 458 pretty from the side, but from the front it looked too tight. Then the 458 Spider came out and I thought - that design was meant to be a convertible from Day 1. Then the 458 Speciale came out and I thought, wow that looks pretty damn good.

THEN THE 458 SPECIALE APERTA CAME OUT AND I WAS LIKE GIVE TO ME NOW

FromCanadaWithLove > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:34

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The back of the Speciale, yes. Everything else, no.

ceanderson920 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/08/2015 at 12:35

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I think the Ferrari 488 look damn good, It’s prettier then any other current super car in my opinion. Lambo’s aren’t very pretty and neither are the McLarens or 911’s

FromCanadaWithLove > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/08/2015 at 12:36

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What do you mean?

/sarcasm

RazoE > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:36

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The F355 was the last pretty Ferrari made. The 458 is hideous.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > FromCanadaWithLove 05/08/2015 at 12:39

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Blech, dat fat ass.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > ceanderson920 05/08/2015 at 12:40

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I’m not a fan of the look of the 488 either.

djmt1 > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:42

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No. I hate its exhausts and the stupid moustache on the front, plus I think all Ferrari rear lights are distilled ugly. It has a nice side profile though.

ceanderson920 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/08/2015 at 12:43

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To each his own. What do you think is the best looking new car on todays market?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > ceanderson920 05/08/2015 at 12:51

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In the realm of super cars probably the Huracan or the new R8.

EL_ULY > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 12:52

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oh yeaaah! I forgot about the 458 Special and the 488... and the Hurican as well lol. Too much Ford GT, Z06, and Viper ARC awesomeness out there. I think it looks pretty dang good honestly. Can’t wait to see it in person. Nice GT2 spec feel to it

dr861 > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 13:01

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Personally, I don’t think it’s something that’s up for discussion. The 458 is a pretty car, whether you like it or not, the same way a sunset is pretty, whether you like them or not. Actually, it’s beautiful. This is not a statement of opinion, it’s a fact. If you don’t like it, than just say you don’t like it. But calling the car ugly is just incorrect. The same goes for most Aston Martins.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 13:11

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Pretty, to a point, but I feel that to me it will end up like the 360 and 430 in that they quickly end up being boring to me (aesthetically and generally) because these are just their run of the mill “everyone’s” Ferrari. Meaning there’s nothing overly special about them and they’re amongst the easiest of all Ferrari’s to get (I think, I’m not in the market).

*I’ve taken heat for the boring comment before so to clarify, I don’t mean they’d be boring to drive. I expect them to be far from boring to drive. I just mean the looks of them grow old quick, and overall they’re not that special or uncommon.

Axial > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 13:12

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It’s not stunning. It’s better than its upcoming replacement, but that’s not saying much.

Tripper > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 13:13

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It’s pretty

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 13:33

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It’s a very aggressive looking car - not supposed to be something that looks pretty.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 13:34

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I’m actually a big fan of the 458 Dragon Edition.

But I think the F430 is prettier than the 458 overall.

Wheelerguy > Mosqvich 05/08/2015 at 13:40

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Fuck all that shit, I find the 458 sexy sexy sexy. Beautiful, drop-dead gorgeous kind of sexy. Only the Aston Martin V12 Vantage is as sexy in my eyes.

wafflesnfalafel > Mosqvich 05/09/2015 at 00:15

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valid question - it took a while for me to warm up to it, (I never really like the original wheels too.) But now I really like it - especially the spider. One of those Speciale Apertas in that pearl yellow is on my “if I win a big lottery” list. But I think the new Huracan is physically more beautiful.