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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Fe... by flashman on Sunday January 22, 2017 @10:02PM (#13459383)
Enzo Ferrari once said, "I don't care if the door gaps are straight. When the driver steps on the gas I want him to shit his pants." So I don't accept the parent commenter's idea that manufacturing tolerances are relevant to styling.

It's economics and marketing, in my opinion. Car manufacturers find it hard enough to make money that I don't see them mass manufacturing risky designs that only a small number of people want to drive.

Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Fe... by giarc on Monday January 23, 2017 @08:42AM (#13462070)
To be fair, Enzo died almost 3 decades ago. A lot has likely changed at Ferrari in time since he was involved in the day to day operations.