Today Ferrari laid to rest rumors that it is developing a successor to the Dino, a so-called "cheap" Ferrari... sort of. In a nutshell, a member of management (who is that guy, anybody?) made it clear that the automaker is "not developing a cheap Ferrari." Whether that means the idea of a new Dino is dead or just that no Ferrari should ever be considered cheap is up for debate.
Our transcript of his remarks, deciphered through a thick Italian accent, can be read after the jump.
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"There have been rumors about a Dino. I want to take this opportunity at the Los Angeles Auto Show to say that we are not developing a "cheap" Ferrari. Our ideal is to design and continue to perform in doing and manufacturing top level cars, high performances, and this is what we will continue to do."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tiago do Vale @ Nov 30th 2006 4:14PM
hum... So what have we been seeing? A new engine? Testing mules for the new Maserati?
epp_b @ Nov 30th 2006 5:26PM
This just in: there are no cheap diamonds! Duh...
felonious monk @ Nov 30th 2006 5:58PM
Who cares about a car that doesn't exist and would be too expensive for 95% of us anyway?
More pictures of the Ferrari booth babe. Hello?!
Tiago do Vale @ Nov 30th 2006 8:23PM
I care about cars too expensive for my pocket: I'm not that basic. I love automotive culture, and the best that it produces. It's stimulating and educative, in a plastic and in a technical sense.
But if you really don't care for it, what are you doing commenting this article?
henry p @ Nov 30th 2006 9:27PM
Well..he said that their not building a "cheap" Ferrari, but he didn't say they were not building the Dino.
I say its coming, it's just not going to be cheap.lol
Drew @ Dec 1st 2006 12:18AM
You have to admit that Ferrari's are nice, but man - those guys have serious sticks up their proverbial @$$'$.
Giugiaro Mustangs @ Dec 1st 2006 2:31PM
The Dino is probably still coming but Ferrari doesn't want it to be known as the "cheap" Ferrari so they're down playing it.
ferrarihire @ Mar 8th 2007 12:31PM
I agree they don't want the dino to be seen as the poor relation to the others - its all about the prestige of the Ferrari badge. I know we would have no place for a Ferrari with a'cheap' image in our fleet, even if I wouldn't mind trying one myself!
Liz
http://www.northernferrarihire.com
stevo @ Sep 7th 2007 9:35PM
i agree with ferrarihire!