What's Wrong With This Picture: Rhetorical Question Edition

by Edward Niedermeyer

Published: April 9th, 2010

what s wrong with this picture rhetorical question edition

If there’s anything “wrong” with the Ferrari 599 GTO, it’s that they’re only building 599 of them. Which in turn guarantees that it will end up being more of a “my oil well’s proven reserves are bigger than yours” trophy than the road warrior it’s allegedly supposed to be. Otherwise it’s just 670 HP of 208 MPH, heritage-named goodness. A regular 599 starts at around $335,000 new, provided you’ve already bought a used Fezza and given Luca DiMontezemolo a sensual massage within the last six months… any guesses what the GTO’s premium will run? It’s looking like it could hit $100k, which is mighty healthy for a .35 second improvement in 0-60 time.

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Sanjay Mehta on Apr 12, 2010

My biggest issue with it is the name....the "O" in GTO stands for "omologato," and this new 599 GTO is not being built to satisfy any sort of racing homologation.

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Nino Caruso on Apr 12, 2010

As beautiful (for some) and fast as Ferraris are, anyone buying them are suckers. Ferrari treats their customers with disdain routinely charging ridiculous mark-ups over sticker and including all sorts of caveats before letting you buy one. After helping a friend buy a new F430 Spyder last year, I found the entire experience insulting.

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