I believe a couple golf stand bags can fit back there, but some clubs will need to be taken out first like drivers and maybe woods.
Road noise, to be honest I didn't really hear much, as the engine exhaust pretty much got it covered, tire noise is almost non-existent, the Cup2 is a giant improvement over the PS2 in that department. Maybe it's the difference between a carbon structure and a aluminum one, but when little rocks get thrown inside the fenders, it has a less hollow sound than in the 12C.
Not going to comment on smooth pavements, but on broken pavements, going over pot holes, bridge seams, etc, it's a bit jarring on normal setting, i.e. sports mode, but if I turned on bumpy road setting, it smooths right out, dare I say the 2 settings are eerily similar to the normal and sports settings on the 12C.
The car is surprisingly civilized for what it is supposed to be, wasn't as hardcore as I was expecting it to be, it's a car I think I can lived with as a DD, while it has 2 less seats than my Turbo S, it's still roomy enough for what I need. Almost a perfect replacement for my Turbo S, too bad it didn't have awd. And it didn't have floor mats, which my wife hates as she is afraid the bare metal floor will ruin her heels. She loves the ingest egress of the car, night and day better than the high thick wide sill of the 12C.
One more thing, I think it drives better than the 12C on auto. In the 12C the software insist on keeping revs below 2k even in Sports mode, pretty much sneak in a shift or 2 or 3 at every opportunity, I find that very annoying sometimes. The Speciale on the other hand won't do that, even in part throttle or little throttle, it will hold gear till around 3k, and don't mind keeping the revs around 2.5k for the longest time. That extra 500 rpm doesn't seems like much, but it's night and day different between a very drivable car or a very annoying car.
Ferrari makes the best shift paddles in the business, barred none. Big, beefy ones that stay in place and won't play ring around the roses with your hands. If only they incorporate McLaren's rocker paddles with it, then it will be PERFECT!!!
Call me crazy, but I think the 12C has a better steering feedback than the Speciale, I know I am still new to the car but I feel more of the road through the steering wheel in the 12C than the Speciale. This point I think is quite opposite to most of the car reviewers.
The seats are A LOT FIRMER than the ones in the 12C or the Turbo S, still very comfortable though.
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