Nice Ghibli Cup review

Ewan

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Fun review. Not pin-point factually accurate, not that it matters.
Good luck to him finding a manual GT for sake at all, let alone £15k. It’s £25k for a good one now.
 

Hurricane52

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Anyone else think he’s testing it on the same roads Harry Metcalfe uses for his videos?

Lovely car. I suspect the driving position might suit a different shaped human or is it really flawed in some way or other?
 

Nayf

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Anyone else think he’s testing it on the same roads Harry Metcalfe uses for his videos?

Lovely car. I suspect the driving position might suit a different shaped human or is it really flawed in some way or other?
I've had no problems generally, and I'm 6ft5, but have relatively short legs and a long body and long arms - I am that mythical human car journalists from the 80s were looking for in Italian car reviews. Other (smaller) humans have had no problems.

The bigger issue (well, for some) on RHD cars is that there's no room to rest your clutch foot as they didn't build a RHD cabin.
 

Ewan

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As for the driving position - it was dreadful for me, at 5ft10. The bus-like angle of the steering wheel doesn't help. It makes you lean forward as you go round a tight bend. And the seats gives no support, with the headrest coming up to about shoulder height. I imagine it lines up with Nayf's nipples! But several owners have fitted Sparco race seats and steering-wheel boss extensions.
 

del mar 2

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I dont like wood in a car.....

you are right about the seats, they may look wonderful but don't seem to perform wonderfully.

My air temp sensors have been delivered so i am off to fit them.
 

Nayf

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The bus-like angle of the steering wheel doesn't help.
I quite liked that, meant you had to be fully engaged. I can well imagine that this would get tiring on a long journey, and that a hovering clutch foot could lead to DVT.
Doesn't put me off, mind.
 
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I've had no problems generally, and I'm 6ft5, but have relatively short legs and a long body and long arms - I am that mythical human car journalists from the 80s were looking for in Italian car reviews. Other (smaller) humans have had no problems.

The bigger issue (well, for some) on RHD cars is that there's no room to rest your clutch foot as they didn't build a RHD cabin.

I'm a short-**** in comparison at 6ft 3in but with short body, long arms and legs, sort of gibbon-like if you will. And the cabin has always been fine for me, if a bit cramped, I do have broad size 11 feet so am glad of the extra room down there with mine being a left-hooker, even though it's just the 2 big pedals for an auto you'd be surprised how little room there is!
 

CatmanV2

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I'm a short-**** in comparison at 6ft 3in but with short body, long arms and legs, sort of gibbon-like if you will. And the cabin has always been fine for me, if a bit cramped, I do have broad size 11 feet so am glad of the extra room down there with mine being a left-hooker, even though it's just the 2 big pedals for an auto you'd be surprised how little room there is!

You and I are of the Italian driver standard :)

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