Filed under: Concept Cars, Ferrari
Rendered Speculation: Ferrari SUV that's not going to happen
Rumors of Ferrari producing an SUV have been around for years, probably ever since the Porsche Cayenne arrived and proved that a marque with the highest of sporting credentials could get away with offerings such a clod to its clientele. Nevertheless, Ferrari fans scoff at the idea, with some here at Autoblog exclaiming they will draw their last breath before Maranello builds an SUV. Yet the rumors persist, recently culminating in a post by our friends over at World Car Fans that contained an incredible amount of specific conjecture about a Ferrari F599 FS 599 Fuoristrada concept being readied for the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The rendering that accompanied their post was a bit 8th grade-esque in execution, so we thought we'd share this one cribbed from what appears to be a Romanian site. For all we know the linked article could be telling us that the Ferrari SUV has been approved for production and Michael Schumacher will personally autograph the passenger-side airbag of each one, but we don't speak Romanian and neither do any of our trusted web-based translaters. If you do, let us know what the scoop is in the comments.
Regardless, this rendering at least does justice to what a Ferrari SUV might look like, with sinewy curves, styling cues that evoke past prancing horses and what appears to be a wheel/tire combo that could easily take an apex or two. Should such a vehicle ever be made? Hell no! But there's no harm in drawing one, we suppose.
Thanks for the tip, Justin!
[Source: automarket.ro]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Edward Romero 4:37PM (11/12/2007)
...a sign of sanity.
Sorry sports car driving posers...
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Zane 4:38PM (11/12/2007)
Looks like an Aston. And yes, Astons and Ferraris are best suited for real sports cars and not pig headed SUVs.
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timeforhell666 5:36PM (11/12/2007)
Yes, Aston a sports car. Hahaha. They are about as sporty as they are fast, which is funny because they are slower than everything in their comparable pricerange. Aston is for shallow people with too much money. No doubts they'd probably put Paris Hilton in the front with them, valuing looks over any sort of performance and all.
Will 4:46PM (11/12/2007)
Glad this won't make production. Nice to see they cribbed the wheel design from the P4/5 though, so at least they're paying attention.
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Jruhi4 4:59PM (11/12/2007)
As a fluent speaker of another Romance language (Spanish) it seems to me that the Romanian article is merely regurgitating the info and specs from your earlier (25 October) article on this subject from World Car Fans.
Just in case, though, I forwarded the links to a native Romanian buddy of mine so he could translate it for us.
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Hamud 5:00PM (11/12/2007)
Thank god it won't be produced, it looks absolutely UGLY.
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raz 5:04PM (11/12/2007)
Ferrari is a TRUE sports car. Why mess with it. If someone wants a luxury SUV they have a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT of choices, Lexus, BMW, BENZ, CAYANNE to name a few.
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Yaroukh 5:15PM (11/12/2007)
*yawn*
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Xcountryflyer 5:18PM (11/12/2007)
Ferrari--please don't ever make an SUV. Horrible!
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Dondonel 6:03PM (11/12/2007)
Yes, the article reiterates the rumors that appeared previously. The rendering is purely hypothetical, it was made by a Romanian designer.
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ALEXDB9 6:13PM (11/12/2007)
@Timeforhell..........Hey, I am not shallow or have that much money, I enjoy my Aston, I could care less if it did 60mph in an hour, nothing that I have seen even comes close to Aston Martin. The service, the car....it has all been excellent.
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Marvelous 6:43PM (11/12/2007)
I really hope they make one, so their sales can tank and teach them a lesson about diluting a brand image. Ferrari anything but auto related is retarded and they would deserve such a thing happening to them for all the logoed crap they put out this year.
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500 7:09PM (11/12/2007)
There COULD be harm in drawing one, if someone at Ferrari sees it and decides it's a good idea...
A decent rendering, but obviously based on a Mazda CX-7.
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Philthy 7:30PM (11/12/2007)
Nope, it's a photochop of the 2003 Alfa Romeo Kamal concept (and a pretty minimal one at that): http://www.autojurnal.ro/autojurnal-content/uploads/2006/11/alfa-romeo-kamal-concept-1-800x600.thumbnail.jpg
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500 10:10PM (11/12/2007)
Ah, you're right. Not much changed from that.
strongbadinator 1:22AM (11/13/2007)
Not a mustang! Thank god!
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graham 1:59AM (11/13/2007)
Wow, take away the Ferrari and that's one hell of a nice SUV. Add the Ferrari back in and it's a one way off-schedule superfast Italian train to absolutely making me want to eat my own feet!
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Chris 2:02AM (11/13/2007)
It would make far more sense to brand it as a Maserati.
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wootmehwoot 6:31AM (11/13/2007)
they photoshopped p4/5 wheels onto it. isn't that weird?
thats pretty ugly, a close 2nd to the 2009 nissan murano.
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k.w.a 8:36AM (11/13/2007)
Volvo's for sale because Ford sucks.
the Volvo SUV counts for 25% of volvo sales, so it was a good move IMO. it was also a good move for Porsche. However, I don't think it would be a good move for Ferrari
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