It's a gimmick. The same as, " Buy this civic, get a free iPod! ". Except you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and get two free iPad minis? Come on. If the owner wanted the iPad minis installed he could go to ARS.
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Ferrari and Apple in Talks to Expand Relationship, iPad Mini Now Standard in FF Coupe
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It's a gimmick. The same as, " Buy this civic, get a free iPod! ". Except you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and get two free iPad minis? Come on. If the owner wanted the iPad minis installed he could go to ARS.
Convenient - you can use the iPads in the rear seat to try and fan out the flames when this thing ignites going down the highway.
Actually, Google is a step above. They're developing self-driving cars that take you exactly where their advertisers want you to go.
You: "Google Car, take me to Vinnie's Pasta House."
Google Car: "Actually, we're going to Applebee's. You haven't tried their exciting and delicious new Sizzling Skillets yet."
well they disgarded the computer buyers for mobile and now let ios get more and more outdated.
its obvious they cannot really multitask which is perhaps not surprising given the multitasking in ios
Actually, Google is a step above. They're developing self-driving cars that take you exactly where their advertisers want you to go.
You: "Google Car, take me to Vinnie's Pasta House."
Google Car: "Actually, we're going to Applebee's. You haven't tried their exciting and delicious new Sizzling Skillets yet."
Perfect! +1!!!!!!
But, you have to spend $250,000 for the Ferrari. These in-app purchases on the iPad are getting out of control.
I kept expecting to see Jeremy Clarkson with a big grin and/or expression of awe on his face throughout this! Video looks like it is straight out of top gear!
and of the tiny market for people purchasing ferraris, I highly doubt any of them would even consider buying that coupe version.
Been waiting for them to finally integrate iOS devices into their cars, now I can finally purchase
EDIT: Just watched the intro vid, scratch everything I said, if I had that engine behind me, I wouldn't want to listen to anything else!
It sounds quite a bit like my S-2000, just before my RPM limiter kicks in.
It's in the trunk. (in the front of the car.)
It would be great for things like navigation and climate control as well as music and such.
*****
It looks like a cool car and I am sure it is fast, I can't picture myself driving anything with a paddle shifter. (For a moment, I thought that was a clutch, however, I think it was just a left footrest.)
/Agreed.
I don't know what sort of impact if any this will have on Apple. But I feel that Ferrari lowered their standards by incorporating tech from another company. I don't care if it is one of the most renowned companies in the world... it still devalues the Ferrari it is installed in. I could see perhaps using iPad retina display technology for the clarity and touchscreen... but not running iOS or anything similar. Shame on you Ferrari... shame.
The 2012 FF's navigation headunit was pulled straight from a $20k Grand Caravan. (as does the Cali for that matter)
The higher up the car ladder you go, the lower you should set your expectations in terms of tech. Ferrari isn't alone- Maserati had the crappiest headunit for years, but don't worry, they've swapped that thing out for a unit straight from a rental Dodge Charger.
Aston Martin had an awful system from a Volvo, which was recently changed to a cartoonish Garmin unit. You can get the exact same thing for $100 from Best Buy.
Porsche has one of the better nav systems in a high end car (at least it's a bespoke unit and not a shared VW/Audi unit like the one Lamborghini uses), but even so, the latest 'PCM3' unit in my Panamera is inferior to the one-generation-old CIC iDrive unit I have in my (BMW) M5.
This iPad thing isn't a bad idea if it's integrated properly, esp. after considering how incapable these manufacturers are when building their own units.
Correct, the picture on the first post is from "Laferrari" and barely have enough room for radio control
Cool down, it's not good for blood pressure!
I think we pretty much all agree that no matter how you put it, Ferrari has never been and will never be a "full-blown family car"... At least, I hope so!
Well...actually the FF is a 'family-car'. It belongs in the same league as an Aston Martin Rapide S or a Porsche Panamera (with the Porsche having quite a success judged from the amount of Panameras I see in the wild).
