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monster · 12-06-2007, 05:26 AM

After reading this article, I noticed the author used the word "positive" to describe the gearshift feel and action, as well as the feel of the brakes of the Ferrari. Other journalists use that description as well.

I am definitely a little annoyed, it is so overused it has almost become a cliché. What exactly is a positive gearshift feel, I know it feels good to use, it feels precise and well engineered, but couldn’t they say that instead of saying meaningless phrases such as
“Throws are fairly short with reassuringly positive gates”

12-06-2007, 05:26 AM	#10
monster Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,084 Thanks: 808 Thanked 928 Times in 486 Posts	Re: Road and Track - Comparison Test - V-8 Exotics: F430, V8 Vantage, Corvette, R8 After reading this article, I noticed the author used the word "positive" to describe the gearshift feel and action, as well as the feel of the brakes of the Ferrari. Other journalists use that description as well. I am definitely a little annoyed, it is so overused it has almost become a cliché. What exactly is a positive gearshift feel, I know it feels good to use, it feels precise and well engineered, but couldn’t they say that instead of saying meaningless phrases such as “Throws are fairly short with reassuringly positive gates”