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But I'd buy one if they did make it! There is a big market for such vehicles, and it wouldn't impinge on the sportscar market - the Spyker D12 Paris to Peking demonstrates this, with full order books...........
I dont see the corelation between the D12 to Ferrari . Spyker has 0 image compared to Ferrari , esp as a sportscar maker and the books is probably full of order from customers who dont really know Spyker ( and similarly wouldnt really know or care to know about Ferrari and what is so special about them other than being an expensive italian car ). I have no doubt Ferrari would sell each and every one of them...but the image , at least from my POV ..would take quite a hit. Id rather they wouldnt .
Imo,the cayenne, boxter, and cayman cheapened the porsche marque. I wish they would have branded it differently. Sort of like toyota and lexus or honda and accura etc. Hopefully ferrari wont rely on its shields to sell the expanding lineup, but I guess it's inevitable and thus a moot point. Time to look for another brand? -Peter
I wouldn't worry if I were you. Ferrari has absolutely no interest in doing such things. If Ferrari wanted to double its production overnight (and I doubt they do) they could simply double the production of their current model lineup and sell them all without any problems. There is absolutely NO truth behind any of this Ferrari-SUV talk...and as an Italian Ferrari nut I must say that those pictures almost made my eyes bleed... Also, as far the the Maserati SUV goes, Roberto Ronchi (Maserati's managing director) recently stated in an interview that since the presentation of the Kubang (Maserati's concept SUV), they have gradually dropped the idea of making one themselves since the SUV market is now saturated according to them and SUVs are just another one of those fashions that come and go. Carlo
for a second i start to think how can i arrange money for veyron (plannign to sell one of the flats ) thanks god ferrari is still ferrari
hello i'm not a betting man by nature, but six bucks and my left nut says; no ferrari SUV ever... joe
There certainly seems to be a demand for it among the Ferraristi. Then they can make a 1/4 ton pickup, a 1/2 ton pickup, a 3/4 ton pickup, a station wagon, and a nifty line of 4-door passenger sedans . . .
A SUV or a station wagon, last time I checked, is a CAR -- a vehicle, something with wheels and a motor meant to move people from one place to another. Some do it fast with no bags, others slow with plenty. And, maybe some can do it fast WITH bags. Personally, I LOVE the idea of an AWD Ferrari that can hold some baggage. Not an SUV, necessarily, but a sleek wagon that performs like a beast. Why would making the best PRACTICAL vehicle in the world cheapen the brand or make Enzo spin?? Do all Ferraris have to be put in the garage if there's any snow or ice on the road forever? If I want to take someone to the airport and they have a couple of big suitcases, why do I have to do it in my Highlander? Back in 1970, my upstairs neighbor designed and showed a really cool high-performance station wagon at the NYC Auto Show. I always wanted one. The Dodge Magnum had design promise, but drove like -- well, a Dodge -- even with the big engine. At the price it would need to command for Ferrari to make the monster, it would hardly "cheapen" anything. The Cayenne did not cheapen Porsche's brand, the Boxster, as nifty as it was, accomplished that. Once Porsche went to all whell drive and electronic traction to try to eliminate their little rear engine problem, most of their brand idiosyncracy disappeared anyway. Let the designers design and make more great cars. Once you turn that little switch that makes a 599 a fly-by-wire buffered, computer assisted robocar with no clutch and paddle shifters, Enzo's supposed purist legacy is a distant memory anyway.
When I said, "Why not a station wagon, a line of pick-ups, and a nifty line of four-door-sedans?" I was being sarcastic. "Cheapen" has to do with more than price. Ferraris have always been racecars and sportscars - the best-handling, most powerful cars available. Everything else could be compromised for speed. Enzo himself said, "If it doesn't make the car go faster, leave it off." (Exaggerating slightly; I do appreciate, for example, my windshield wipers, but you get the idea: "Practical" was not Enzo's priority. Yeah, I do think he'd spin in his grave.) The Porsche Cayenne DID, in fact, cheapen the brand. And Porsche has long been a mass-market automobile anyway. Ferraris are Ferraris, period. If Ferrari builds an SUV, they might as well build "practical," 4-cylinder commuter vehicles, hatchbacks, minivans, pickups, sedans, and station wagons. In other words, become another General Motors. Now, if you don't see how THAT would cheapen the brand, then I don't know what else to say.
+1. I think an SUV would cheapen the brand, but I think the brand is cheapened by the other things you mentioned anyways. Ferraris stopped being about speed a long time ago. They are about image now.
