NEW MID ENGINED V6 (LITTLE BROTHER)

You underestimate the tifosi.

People paid $300k+ for an FF at one point.


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Hopefully not with that godawful diffuser!

 

Certainly not. The LB will be a road car, no need for a gigantic diffuser

 

Holy Pontiac!

 

As for the name alone, I can totally see Ferrari Dino. They might choose any other name in the end, but "Dino" as a model name is perfectly feasible and I'm sure it must have been a serious contender at some point. Just look at recent Ferrari car names, nothing would be wrong here. So I am in complete disagreement with those who say "forget about a Dino".

 

Which is a V12 - The discussion is whether a V6 should be branded a DINO which was not a Ferrari brand
So my point is not many folks will pay 300k for a non Ferrari even if its built by them

 

Dino brand would make no sense IMO but "Ferrari Dino" with Dino as the model name would be successful as I just posted before.

 

Exactly. Not saying to re-create the Dino sub-brand—which was done because they didn’t want to dilute the Ferrari brand, which was built on 12 cylinder cars—but just as the model name as an addendum to the model number.

Also, being the replacement for the F8, it will not be a sub-brand or cheap.

 

Quite honestly, I believe there would be a large subset of Ferrari buyers who would buy the car simply BECAUSE it is named Dino! At this point in the marques' (Ferrari's and Dino's) histories, it's only a great thing.

 

The rear end of the F8 which many here referred to as like a Mac. The poster hopes for a female curvy Dino design but the current design house is about sharp edges, flaps, gills and lots of prior Ferrari designs put together. Don't get me wrong, they are still Ferraris and very superior vehicles but the bodywork has suffered with the new team IMO.

 

Never ever thought the F8 rear looks like a Mac. Which one?


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They all look the same to me same as Porsche. Do a search or review the first part of the F8 thread and see the comments. The uplifted rear and vent shapes around the lights were noted as I recall.

 

^ they sell every one of these V6’s, regardless of name or cylinder count.

 

Besides maybe the next Icona having a V12 i doubt that the 812 is a V12 because as stated by Ferrari the V8 SF90 is the premium car.

 

Agreed


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Depends on how you define the word "premium". In the past the V12 has always been the premium car with the most power in any any given series production range. Perhaps the SF90 now becomes the premium car with the most power/performance? A small capacity V12 with hybrid might only pump out a less than premium weedy 800-900 hp but I know which one I would buy

 

That's the right thinking.

 

The SF90 now sits at the top of their lineup, just like the Testarossa/512TR/M before the 550 Maranello. That doesn't necessarily means future models won't feature a V12 (with a possibly smaller displacement and a hybrid system).

 

hard to believe they are taking orders. local dealer in FL is saying they have no idea about this car and recommend an F8. lol. says the new car will have a 1 year wait time minimum to get one. definitely not taking any names down for anything for it - not even any kind of interest or wait list. works out for me since i'm a cash buyer and if i order an F8 right now it'll probably get her in under 12 months. by then the new car will be announced and i'll be "stuck" with the F8. so the stealer can nail be with the trade-in and then resell it at over MSRP.

 

My guy definitely has a list of presolds for the LB. The lack of details and ambiguous timeline is not slowing him down.

 

I’m in SW Florida and my dealer has “several” deposits for the F8 replacement as he calls it. Interestingly for both the coupe and spider.

 

I talked to a salesperson last week who prayed they would NOT call any part of it a "Dino". I think US sales people think the Ferrari name is sacred to sales success.

I think to sales people that the public will view "Dino" as sub brand a not a "real Ferrari"-- thereby more difficult to justify the money or worried about depreciation.

"If it ain't broken, don't fix it".

For these reasons it will not be called "a Dino".

 

But “LaFerrari” was a great idea?

 

Meh... selling 1500 $1M+ super cars to the super rich is easy as long as it has the Ferrari badges on the side.

 

Maybe it's just me...but I doubt it. A 246 Dino was the first "Ferrari" I ever rode in. I was a teenager, and I was mesmerized. It was beautiful, it was a go kart, and it was pure magic. I've always liked the story of how the Dino brand came about. Stupidly, I passed on a chance to buy the first 246 ever imported to the U.S. I bought a 308, instead, because I had promised myself I would (and satisfy my Magnum PI fantasies). Back to the 246 Dino, Ferrari conducted a poll years ago asking owners and fans what they considered the most beautiful Ferrari. The 246 Dino won. What's more telling is that Ferrari included this "non-Ferrari" in the poll, and count it as a Ferrari in their history. Ferrari knows it was not considered a Ferrari, originally, but has very much been honored with a place in the family in more recent years. Again, I may be a voice of the minority, but all I know is that whenever I'm at a Ferrari event, I make a B-line to any 246 Dinos that are present, first, and am always enamored by them. The history of the car and the name work for me. For me, using the Dino name would absolutely not detract from the desirability of a new Ferrari with hints of the original.