I really don't know what to make of this car. The FF looks exactly how I thought it would. The spy pictures and various artist impressions made it clear the car was going to have an unusual shape to it. It was always going to be controversial. I think Ferrari went with the 'shooting brake' styling to distinguish the FF from the rest of the Ferrari model range. If Ferrari played it safe we would be looking at a stretched 599 with four seats. That would be boring. I love the profile and the rear but I'm not sold on the front. I like the big grille but the headlights are very unimaginative and really let the whole design down. I'm also disappointed with the interior. The flagship Ferrari should have a luxurious, bespoke interior that is unique to the model as opposed to random Italia and California parts thrown together. I would comment on the SA Aperta wheels but I'm sure there will be several designs to choose from when the time comes to tick off the options list. I'm on the fence. I love some details, but hate others. I'll reserve judgement until I see the car in person. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
though it is not the more beautiful of designs, the FF must fit some client base, else i doubt Ferrari would make the effort IMO having said that, at that price point, i would have hoped for a less "parts-bin" colage....even if the chassis & drivetrain were to be directly lifted from already production units, at least it could have it's own headlight design...rather then lifted directly from the 458 etcetera IMHO this design would have been better fitted as a variation of the california chassis, and thus lower price point as result my $0.02
Can't wait for the comparo to the Porsche Panamera GT (2 door). No doubt the performance will be similar, they'll be just as awkward looking as each other....but you'll be able to put 100K miles on the Porsche with just regular service...
you know it does have almost 28 cubic feet of room w/ the rear seats down, perfect for hauling multiple bags of mulch from home depot. http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/ferrari-ff-an-all-wheel-drive-shooting-brake/?partner=bloomberg
Well, it is a 208 mph, 0-60 in 3.6 sec four wheel drive family vehicle. In a way it makes old stuff like the F430, 575, etc. look kind of irrelevant. Maybe we're at the point where "sports car style" is also irrelevant?
As i wrote earlier, that the problem. Ferrari nowadays actually designs car for different client bases. They shouldn't! they should design cars only for one particular client base. Real drivers! beware, Next car will be the nanny's city car. Small, four doors, low on fuel and easy adjustable seats for the kids. Followed by the excecutive car. A nice spacey four door saloon to pick up clients from the airport. Optional with minibar and seperate drivers compartment In 2014 we will get the ferrari minivan to serve another part of the world. That's the whole point. Ferrari should not be like the rest of the manufacturers. For g*d sake, they are ferrari! They should make full breed racers that just barely carry all legal requirement for street use. No more. Leave the rest of the market to the others. And if they do want too expand. make them in different sizes with 6, 8 and 12 cilinder engines but stick to the concept: barely legal, highly impractical and expensive.
The answer for the market this car is for might be yes. They made a rally car with F1 tech. Cool. Live and let live. The 458 is fantastic. If one prefers it's looks and functions buy it.
however Ferrari shareholders would have something else to say about that, it boils down to being a business first, and needing to produce revenue not every model will be aimed at the purist, more's the pitty
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuaxJn71zhA&feature=player_embedded[/ame] I honestly don't know what to think... PUT IT BACK IN! IT"S NOT DONE YET!
correct, but running a business is also taking chances. It seems ferrari has taken a ride on easystreet. They earned a reputation. Now it seems they are only cashing on that instead of living up to it. And yuo know, when either stakeholders or accountants increase their grip on a company, creativity and risk-taken will be less and less.
I'm sort of at a loss on this one... There's Maranello in the haunch, Fiorano in the vent, and not a bad rear end... But the performance figures say "yes." 651 hp, 208 mph, 0-60 in 3.7 sec
Wonder how many bags of mulch she'll hold? Looks like I might trade in my Chevy SS-454 on one of these. I think Ferrari outdid themselves on this one! Yup...thats one smokin' machine. Could this be the first step to a Ferrari in Nascar?
Top = the original Middle = revised Bottom = revised more (I am not real good with photoshop, but I had to at least see what it might look like.) Any comments? Or is this like puting lipstick on a pig? Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Same public opinion was floating around when the Scaglietti came out... It seems like the "in person" approach is needed with these new Ferraris. Changed my opinion with the California... I agree about the interior; it looks HORRIFICALLY understated and a serious mix-match of parts. Not to mention the "keep your hands on the wheel, 'F1 style' steering wheel" doesn't really apply to Grand Tourers. The seats look like last minute thoughts, and the headlights make me think they fell asleep.... I just don't know...
They might as well just have added two doors to make it a four door with this hatch design. I think it looks terrible and it hurts me to say that. I have thoroughly loved every design Ferrari has produced--I even loved the California when it came out and really like the 458 and where that design is leading but this is just on a completely different level. Even if it drives incredible (we know it will) and is faster than the 612 (we know it is), it still will not overcome the look in my opinion.
