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It's Here-But Is It Really a Ferrari?

DREAM MACHINES A DEVOTION TO MOTION

The thing to remember about Ferrari is that it marches, firmly and unfailingly, to the beat of its own batterista. At least that's the story it likes to tell, and if you happen to suggest otherwise, then someone with a fashionable haircut will, firmly and unfailingly, try to steer you back on course. Ferrari, you understand, is utterly immune to what other, lesser brands are up to; its vehicles are never born of anything so pedestrian as demand.

So how to explain

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