[henrus]

yesterday i was able to drive a friend's Enzo for the first time. Awesome! truly a completely different experience than the G car. everything is instantaneous! touch the brake, it stops (the G car has a much more gradual and longer action). touch the accelerator, and it hauls ass!

i drove it around during the start of rush hour so i never got a chance to really get it going, but frankly, given it's a $1.2million car and not mine, i doubt i would have gotten the nerve to try!

you are much closer to the windshield than the G car, and the overall feel of the cockpit is very snug, almost cramped, but in a way that makes you feel nicely protected. the paddle shifter was quite smooth, though i wasn't quite used to it (shifted once while pulling back on the gas and caused an odd shifting experience). the car just gave you a lot of confidence and feedback that you don't get from the G car. the steering is lighter, and you feel much more connected to the road. after getting out of that car, i somehow felt a lot more confident driving the G car around. like i knew what the car was supposed to be able to do (i finally understand what some of the reviews mean by saying the G car feels a bit cold and disconnected from the road). still love the G car. but it certainly was almost a let down driving it home after a tour in the Enzo.

 

[78miighia]

Sounds like quite an experience! Congrats, that would have been fun to be in your shoes and drive a car like that. Sounds like you had fun

 

[roytoy2003]

Yea, but look at it this way you can buy7 G-Cars, one for every day of the week and every differnt color and STILL have money left to buy an Ice Cream Cone

 

[78miighia]

LOL, that's a good point, but I still wouldn't mind driving one.

 

[henrus]

ha! never thought of it that way. i'd much prefer to have a G car in a different color for each day of the week!

 

[JohnA1078]

Yea, but look at it this way you can buy7 G-Cars, one for every day of the week and every differnt color and STILL have money left to buy an Ice Cream Cone

Don't forget, this the arugement Honda Civic drivers use against us

 

[wiz357]

Don't forget, this the arugement Honda Civic drivers use against us

I don't need a Civic driver to remind me. My wife reminds me all the time. She always ask me why my 3 vehicles must have an average of 500 hp. She's content with her Lexus. Go figure.


Henrus,

I would love to have the opportunity to drive an Enzo or any super F cars (288, F40, F50 and Enzo). Did you take pictures?

 

[sk90077]

What do you expect for a million dollars more than your car?
It should be a better car!

I don’t think anyone will take the performance and feel away from the Enzo but the looks have to go!

If it looked better I think it’s a must have but on principle… No way!
As far as price goes.. the more expensive.. the better

 

[78miighia]

If I ever had the money to buy one I definitely would but that's a lot for a car. I think I'll stick with getting a Jalpa, modifying and fixing and restoring it and working from there as I get more hungry for the italian beauty in cars.

 

[henrus]

unfortunately, i didn't have the opp to take pictures. hopefully next time (it's my boss' boss' car).

i agree with sk90077. i'm not that crazy about the looks (i've had problems with almost all of F's designs after the 355, frankly). but as a driving experience, it is undeniably a unique and thrilling experience.

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