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I've seen at least a couple of different sites today post photoshop renderings…

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I've seen at least a couple of different sites today post photoshop renderings of what an open top version of the new Ferrari F12berlinetta might look like. Unfortunately both demonstrate the lack of knowledge of the history of cars that is prevalent in online blogs today.

This car would never ever come out of a Ferrari factory badged as the F12berlinetta Spyder. A berlinetta in Italian sports car taxonomy refers to a hard top coupe. Traditionally an open top version is refered to as a barchetta (as in the classic Rush song Red Barchetta, but I digress).

If Ferrari builds an open top version of its new flagship it will almost certainly be named the F12barchetta.

#ferrari #ferrarif12berlinetta #ferrarif12barchetta

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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Spyder rendered & beefed up
Following the highly anticipated unveiling of the new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta at the Geneva Motor Show this week, the rumors about the open top version are inevitable. Fortunately, we were given a pote…

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When an app crashes on your phone, it's not the end of the world

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But software bugs in a car can range from simply annoying to downright dangerous.

I worked with automotive embedded software systems as an engineer for 17 years and making sure the software is robust and reliable is one of the toughest parts of developing modern cars. In fact, it's one of the main reasons it still takes so long to bring a new car to market.

Being an early adopter in consumer electronics is a lot easier than in the car business. Hopefully, Fisker owners will be patient and the engineers will address these problems quickly before it does irreparable damage to the brand reputation.

#fiskerautomotive #software #electronics

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Dead Fisker Karmas: One May Be A Fluke, But Is Two A Trend?
First off, just to be clear, the photo above is NOT a dead Fisker. It shows the 2012 Fisker Karma we road-tested three weeks ago parked in front of a Tesla Motors dealer in Los Angeles. But while our …

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