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Published · transcript-backedBen Gilbert: belief
13 Apr 2026 Acquired Ferrari
“Lamborghini actually canceled theirs and has switched it to a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle instead. And I think the point I keep kicking around is, much like the quartz crisis in the world of watches, speed is no longer relevant.”
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- Speaker
- Ben Gilbert
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- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 13 Apr 2026
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- Ferrari
Transcript context
…They built a whole new factory, the E-building. That's right. And they're going to go ahead with the launch. Lamborghini actually canceled theirs and has switched it to a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle instead. And I think the point I keep kicking around is, much like the quartz crisis in the world of watches, speed is no longer relevant. Yep. I mean, the F80 goes 0 to 60 in 2.2 seconds. This is the supercar, this is the $3 to $5 million car. The Tesla Model S Plaid does it in 1.99 seconds. So the reason that people buy Ferraris, just like watches, has shifted to be about expressing yourself and having a unique driving experience. In a sense, electric cars are incongruent with the reason that you buy a Ferrari, unless Ferrari can do something really cool and unique. Yep. Yep. And that is clearly what they're trying to do.…
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