The is a departure from what we expect from Ferrari, I don't like the look of it yet. Cant help but think it looks like the old BMW M Coupe From CAR Mag - This, believe it or not, is the new Ferrari FF – it’s the Prancing Horse’s replacement for the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. FF stands for Ferrari Four, to designate that this new GT features both four seats and Ferrari’s first ever four-wheel drive system. It will be unveiled at the 2011 Geneva motor show in March, and ahead of the FF’s debut Ferrari has released these three pictures. Why has Ferrari built this car? Like the California it’s designed to be more usable than Ferraris of old, and more appealing to new customers that wouldn’t have otherwise considered a car from the Prancing Horse. Prices have yet to be announced, but you'll need at least £220k if you want a Ferrari FF in your multi-car garage later this year. Give me a moment to digest those looks. Tell me amount the new Ferrari FF’s four-wheel drive system. Dubbed 4RM, the Ferrari FF features the Italian sports car company’s first ever four-wheel drive system. Few details have so far been released on the patented set-up – which is said to weigh 50% less than a conventional four-wheel drive system – but Ferrari claims it manages ‘continuous and intelligent predictive torque distribution to all four wheels’. The low weight also helps weight distribution, while the advantages of four driven wheels aids traction and acceleration – the Ferrari FF will hit 62mph in 3.7 seconds. How come? Thank the four-wheel drive system, plus sophisticated electronics, a transaxle dual-clutch gearbox, and the whopping great big direct-injection 6.3-litre V12. The brand new 6262cc engine produces 651bhp at 8000rpm (that’s just 10bhp down on the 599 GTO) and 504lb ft at 6000rpm. Combine with the 1790kg (dry) weight and you get a power-to-weight ratio of 364bhp/tonne. The top speed is 209mph. It'll leave the 540bhp/434lb ft Scaglietti standing. How clean is the new Ferrari FF? The new Ferrari FF features the company’s HELE (High Emotion, Low Emission) technology, including a stop/start system. Figures of 18.3mpg and 360g/km CO2 aren’t going to please Greenpeace, but they're big improvements on the 612's 13.8mpg and 470g/km. Despite the big engine in the nose the weight distribution is 47:53 front-rear. Combined with sophisticated electronics, the 4RM four-wheel drive system, the latest Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes, and the most recent iteration of Ferrari’s magnetorheological damping, the FF should be great to drive. So what about these looks? How big is the Ferrari FF? The Ferrari FF is 4907mm long, 1953mm wide and 1374mm tall. There’s no obvious competitor we can think of, but a 612 Scaglietti is 4902/1957/1344mm and Aston Martin’s Rapide is 5019/1929/1360. There are four seats and a 450-litre boots (which expands to 800 litres with the rear seats folded) and Ferrari claims ‘the best cabin space and boot capacity figures in its category, including four-door cars’. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Agreed. Also.. Ferrari, *please* don't be tempted to make a 2 ton SUV. edit: oh and at $900K how MUCH will you lose on this thing in no time flat!!
Whopping new V12 + double clutch 'box and a different look. What's not to like? Thumbs up from me. The new Lambo will probably excite more though.
Not to my liking, not that i would knock one back but isn't the whole idea of Ferrari to produce the lightest fastest cars possible.Here you go Moretts. Image Unavailable, Please Login
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Hands up who prefers the look of the 612. No? I didn't think so. The FF is a new Ferrari, FFS! Where's your gratitude?
Why should we all bare the burden of what appears to be Ferrari apparently helping BMW out in avoiding a large redundancy payment by hiring Chris Bangle as head of design!
