January 21, 2011
Ferrari FF
by
AC
Ferrari FF: Four seat, Four Wheel Drive. Four million internet posts that will argue over its looks.
More after the jump
The newest Pininfarina designed top of the line Ferrari will remind people of the 250 GTO Breadvan or maybe the original BMW Mcoupe but that's missing the point. Ferrari made the decision not to build a sedan but customers have been buying an awful lot of Bentley Continentals in the last few years not to mention Panameras lately and, apparently, Ferrari owners want to go skiing too, so...
The Formula Four: four seats, room for luggage. 6.3L direct injected V12 good for 660hp and 503 ft-lb. A 4wd sysyem that is "on demand" that is, it only comes into play when the front wheels slip but that ferrari claims is 50% lighter than any other systems. FErrari claims a 0-62 time of 8 seconds in the snow!. A seven speed DCT is in the usual transaxle layout, impressive given the car has room in the back for normal sized humans.
The published "dry weight in just under 4000 lbs, making it somewhat heavier than the outgoing 612 Scaglietti, however, as with the 458, advances in suspension design make this car agile beyond its mass (or indeed probably beyond the ability of its target customer): 0-62 in 3.7 sec, 208 mph top speed.
Ferrari was pretty cagey over the pictures, just three images and the clip, we'll see if we can find you better material in the coming week. Price is lower than the Scaglietti but with a longer list of options.
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Ah the Ferrari 1 Series!
ReplyDeleteThe side profile looks a lot like the fake porsche shooting brake that was featured on some internet blogs a while back.
ReplyDeleteI am sure I will grow to love this ferrari but right now I have no idea what to make of this...
I vastly prefer the looks of this one over the California....but then again I own a real M Coupe :)
ReplyDeleteUgh four wheel drive. Ferrari, I thought you and I had an understanding about this...
ReplyDeleteGosh...
ReplyDeleteI have no problem with it being a shoting brake and I like the side view, but the front...
It looks like a Citroen C5!!!!
And I don't see the point for 4WD.
THe point is that people buy a lot of 4wd Bentley...I'm serious.
ReplyDeleteTerrible. Although, it might make a decent looking racecar...
ReplyDeleteHmmm.... I like the 308 GT4
ReplyDeletehttp://www.auto-sep.com/images/308gt4.jpg
lol AC's preconditioned to like the FF! Anyway, the side profile reminds me of an Alfa 8c but only bigger. Ferrari should ditch the chrome grill, I think the it makes it look weird.
ReplyDeleteBut I guess Ferrari went after the 1974 Elite:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.shorey.net/Auto/British/Lotus/Elite/1974%20Lotus%20Elite.jpg ;)
Ha, to me the front looks like a sharrk drawn by Murakami.
ReplyDeleteJust to be clear on the 4wd. Under ideal conditions the car is RWD, if excessive slippage is detected then the system can send up to 30% torque to the front wheels...
It needs to be a darker colour, Blu Pozzi or Blu Tour De France, other than that I love it!
ReplyDeleteIts beautiful I'm curious to the weight distribution of this STI M Coupe
ReplyDelete53% on the rear axle
ReplyDeleteSo, apart from only being concerned about performance, why go for this, based on "practicality" versus a Maserati Quatroporte?
ReplyDelete@Tony,because it's faster than a 430?
ReplyDeleteZ3 M Coupe in red:
ReplyDeletehttp://carfreaks.net/photos/garage/mcoupespeedou/IMG_0108.JPG.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58628600@N06/5376301999/
ReplyDeleteHere is a cleaned up roof line version. I photoshopped the car above and removed the roof line that gave it the "breadvan" look. It now looks like the 250 GT SWB Berlinetta we all know and love.
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ReplyDeleteIt looks like the porsche Panamera...
ReplyDeleteI don't like the porsche neither this one.
The only good thing about this is that the video was filmed in my country :D