Gallery: Meadowbrook Concours 2009: The Ferraris

Meadow Brook Concours 2009: The Ferraris originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Gallery: Dino Roso design study

Dino Roso design study takes another stab at reviving Ferrari's classic 246 GT originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Continue reading Ferrari GT heading to Paris, teaser site launched

Ferrari GT heading to Paris, teaser site launched originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 09 May 2008 16:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Gallery: Ferrari at Geneva 2008

Spy Shots: baby Ferrari at it again originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Don't call it "Dino": Ferrari bringing new model to Paris originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Paris '08 Preview: New small Ferrari F149 to debut? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Like a family of cockroaches living behind your kitchen cabinets, some rumors just won't die. No matter how ridiculous, they just won't go away. And so we waste our cyber-space reassuring our loyal readership of that they're nothing more than smoke and mirrors.

Here we're talking about the prospect of a sport-utility vehicle from Ferrari. We've seen different renderings and projections, and although we're not sold, apparently some people still think it could happen. Leave it to the Dutch, then, to get it right from the source. Holland's automotive magazine AutoWeek spoke with Ferrari's general manager Amadeo Felisa, who firmly denied that the company is developing - or even considering - an SUV. And we'll take him at his word, even if we have our doubts when they continue to refute the development of an entry-level model.

On that front, in lieu of the usual mantra that the company is not building a successor to the Dino, Felisa specified that Ferrari was not developing a six-cylinder model, which doesn't rule out the possibility of a new model to slot in below the F430 with any other type of powertrain configuration... say, a V8 for example.

[Source: AutoWeek.nl via Motor Authority]

From the Prancing Horse's Mouth: no truck, no V6 from Ferrari originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

It is official, at least from the pages of Car magazine: Ferrari's we-aren't-building-a-Dino Dino will appear at the Geneva Auto Show in March of '08. It arose from a stillborn Maserati that was to be a companion to the Granturismo. Maserati couldn't afford to make it, so the project became the Dino.

Internally known as the F149, the Dino will be a comfy, front-engined GT with a retractable hardtop. Car doesn't know what the Dino will look like, and oddly, they wonder if the Freitas exercise is an actual styling buck (don't they read Autoblog?). We just hope it doesn't look like Car's rendering, which is the 'shroomed-out offspring of a 612 and 599 wearing cheesy aftermarket rims. Production is slated for next summer.

The next F430 will be all new, not a continuing evolution of the current body style that began with the 360. It will be smaller, faster, lighter, harder, and come as a hardtop only. Instead of more bore, it will get the small displacement, direct injection, turbocharged V8 that's been rumored. Add to that some active aero, brake energy capture, pushrod suspension, and a ballistic valvetrain. It will bow in 2009 or 2010, for a hefty premium over the F430.

[Source: Car magazine]

Spy shots: Ferrari Dino and F430 successor originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Ferrari bringing folding hardtop to Detroit, set to do battle with V8 Vantage originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Ferrari's getting in on the environmental game. Well, relatively speaking. The next supercar from the home of the prancing horse will be lighter and use a lower-displacement engine, but still have at least 500 HP. Thoughts are that such a car would derive its powerplant from the one mooted for the Millechili concept shown earlier this year. Though the car shown was nothing more than cardboard, the powerplant spoken of was a twin-turbocharged, direct-injection, 550-hp, 3.0-liter V-8.

The other big news is more information on Ferrari's No-It's-Not-A-Dino. Instead, what will be revealed early next year is a 2+2 V8 with a 4.3L V8 mounted up front. Other changes to the rest of Ferrari's line have taken a back seat due to the marque's growing popularity. The 599 hardtop convertible has been put on hold in light of the coupe's 18-month waiting list. The 612 will remain unchanged until its replaced in 2010.

[Source: Auto News, sub req'd]

Future Ferrari: lighter weight, 2+2 V8, new supercar originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

We're no closer to figuring out what this car will actually be, but thanks to some cameramen lurking in bushes, we know more about how it sounds. The Ferrari "Dino"/possible Maserati Ghibli has been caught on tape during what appears to be a field trip from the Alfa Romeo factory to the 'Ring and back again. The video speaks for itself, and from the way the car does its work, we think it will, too. And no matter what it's called, Dino, Ghibli, or anything else, it certainly sounds vicious. Check out the video after the jump.

Thanks for the tip, Bryan!

[Source: Sport-Auto]

Hear what Ferrari's "Dino" mule sounds like originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Gallery: Ferrari Dino - spy shots

More details on Ferrari's "Dino" prototype originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Gallery: Ferrari Dino - spy shots

Spy Shots: Ferrari Dino caught! originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Manufacturers testing development mules for upcoming models go to great lengths to camouflage their prototypes in order to hide from the public what they're working on. That never stops the motoring press, in print and in cyberspace, from speculating on what that the camouflage is disguising, usually with considerable accuracy. A certain set of spy shots, however, have been enigmatic, resulting in a number of different theories.

The spy shots in question show a two-door sports car being developed by Ferrari. We've speculated that the shots in question show an "entry level" Ferrari model, possibly to be labeled as a new Dino, despite Maranello's repeated denials with which, by now, we're all familiar. Our friends over at Motor Authority say it's a new model from sister-company Maserati, to be positioned below the new GranTurismo. The folks at Carscoop, meanwhile, insist that the prototype is more simply a convertible version of the aforementioned GT.

Continue reading Speculazione: Is this a new Maserati or the Ferrari Dino?

Speculazione: Is this a new Maserati or the Ferrari Dino? originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

So many designers are getting in on Dino action these days, we can only hope the car doesn't turn into the automotive equivalent of Snakes on a Plane. Ferrari's consistent disavowals regarding any plans to make "a cheap Ferrari" is not stopping those with pens and intricate rendering software from making their own. Next into the breach is Ernesto Freitas, a Portuguese designer and engineer who has not only drafted a mock-up Dino, he then made a foam model. It's not as elegant as some of the other randomly generated Dinos we've seen -- things get quite busy aft of the doors -- but there is a healthy dose of Dino language to be had throughout. No matter what, though, full marks to Mr. Freitas for commitment to his vision. As for you, Ferrari, we'll see you in Frankfurt with The Car That Isn't A Cheap Ferrari...

[Source: Autoblog.nl]

Designers to Ferrari: we will have a Dino with or without you! originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

"We are not developing a cheap Ferrari" is the oft-repeated party line in Maranello. "Just don't look over there," might as well be the next, as spy shots have turned up yet again suggesting that Ferrari is indeed developing an "entry-level" model to slot in the company's line-up below the F430.

The latest photos show a developmental test mule on the dynamometer wearing what appears to be disguised bodywork from the recently launched Maserati GranTurismo. Sources suggest, however, that the baby Ferrari would share more in common with the achingly gorgeous and limited production Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, but with even more power. When that car was being developed, original speculation suggested it was for Ferrari, but that the project was passed over to Alfa Romeo instead.

So has Ferrari been blatantly lying? A few possibilities could explain the discrepancy. First is that the car spotted is not a Dino as speculated by the motoring press, but actually a test mule for the upcoming new Maserati convertible; however, based as closely as it will be on the existing GranTurismo, extensive drivetrain testing would seem unnecessary. It could, however, be testing a new transmission for the Maserati range. Another explanation about the seeming chasm between what we see and what Ferrari says could be drawn from the example of the original Dinos, which were not badged as Ferraris but as a separate brand. If the photos are accurate, the new model could be front-engined like the 599 GTB instead of mid-engined like the F430 as originally thought. One way or another, we look forward to finding out.

[Source: Motor Authority]

Dyno Dino: Baby Ferrari test mule spotted originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

You have Turkish designer Ugur Sahin to thank for the Ferrari Dino Concept you see above. Sahin has nothing to do with Ferrari, and the car above is sprung from his imagination ... but if the actual Dino unveiled in Frankfurt happened to look just like this, we wouldn't be at all disappointed. His goal was to update the Dino while keeping the rounded styling language of and trademark rear window of the original. From our view, it's mission accomplished. The most interesting thing about the concept is that Sahin is actually studying international hotel management -- he only designs on the side. May we suggest a change of major, Mr. Sahin?

[Source: Desktop Machine]

Best looking Ferrari Dino guess yet originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Continue reading Ferrari to debut new model in Frankfurt, not the Dino

Ferrari to debut new model in Frankfurt, not the Dino originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Gallery: Ferrari Dino (renderings) - By Andrea Rosati for InfoMotori.com

More rendered speculation: Dino originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Ferrari flip-flops: 420 Dino revealed! originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.