A necessary for the modern world especially China which taxes over 4.0 litres heavily. Be interesting to see what the sales split is between V8T and V12 in the more traditional markets though. I would stick with the V12 if I was buying though.
All signs suggest that both the F12M and its replacement several years from now will stick to the V12.
Ferrari GTC4 Lusso T revealed with 602bhp turbocharged V8 | Autocar Price differential will be interesting.
One of the Ferrari sales man in Geneva exhibition in 2015 told me that Ferrari will not built V12 any longer....
Indeed it is from a pure business point of view. However, to me, it's still far from what Ferrari is all about. I can't help but wondering who will buy it. A "discount" edition of a Ferrari model, will never be a proper Ferrari in my eyes. It used to be, either you can afford it, or you can't and that was part of the exclusivity. What's next, a Cali with a V6, a cloth interior and steel brakes? I'm sure we'll soon see a lot of people saying, "Oh yes, I have a GTC4Lusso." but they will only say Lusso T when asked about it.
They are trying to find brand new, additional buyers, people that did not have a Ferrari before, with smaller budgets. Remember what Bentley did with the Conti GT. How many did switch (downgrade) from a V12 to a V8? 75 percent, maybe even more? Even if some marketing guys believe that V12 buyers will always stay with a V12....... Marcel Massini
a shout out to all the know it alls who said it wld never happen - to know everything is to know nothing!
anyone using the car to commute many miles wld consider it - less gassing up in my FF wld be a god send.
Agreed - but depends were you live - for me the 4RM is a must as it's how I go places in the winter without worrying the slightest I way would an only rear-wheel-drive managed this iced over road....
I was wondering how they would come up with a large price difference, performance wise I felt the V8 wouldn't make that too much of a difference, I never thought they would drop the 4 wheel drive. I thought Ferrari would break the mold and offer a lower grade leather, smaller rims, less color options, in other words go cheap. It's a better alternative than cutting corners, but a large appeal to this car is long distance travel which often involves snow, so this becomes more of a local commuter car and perhaps long distance traveler only in the warmer months.
The T will probably be better to drive... Seen this coming for 18 months Doubt cutting 4RM saves fuel in itself if only the weight loss. The front wheels only pull on demand.
The list price differential between the V8 and the W12 Conti GT is relatively small in the UK ( I know it is wider in other markets with taxation based on engine size) and I thought the split here is closer to 50:50. The people I know who have owned or driven both seem to prefer the V8 though. Unless there is a big price/ tax differential I suspect it will come down more to which one of the Lusso or Lusso T is nicer to drive?
Hurrah +1 +1 Very interesting indeed - My guess is 50k less V-8 will outsell V12 Two to one Exactly That's why Ferrari are offering two products cuz some of us don't need the 4RM and V12 in a DD which is gonna be stuck in traffic 80% of the time Especially with the 46:54 weight split
