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In traffic, and I’m talking the mayhem of Rome, it’s a huge
confidence-booster to be able to see so much.
Looking backward is all very well, but this is a supercar and we
need to see ahead. For that we have deep windscreen pillars far back,
and LED active headlamps. Even the instrument panel does its bit.
The readout doesn’t just alter its graphics depending on need and
situation. That’s so last-year. It also physically moves. Go to track
mode and it drops towards you to show only the vital info, via a
second shallow screen embedded in the panel’s edge.
Cabin theatre doesn’t stop there. It’s a swoopy space, the
architecture of dash and doors and sills all positioned with the degree
of craziness a supercar requires, but at the same time remaining usable
and comfortable. The switches and selector knobs are knurled metal,
the work of human craft. It’s special, but the operating logic is friendly.
You can have carbon-fibre fixed-back buckets, or electrically
adjustable seats that still maintain a determined grip on your skeleton.
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