Ferrari Suv To Debut Next Year?

[shane6399]

A Ferrari SUV might take some getting used to. The idea has been around for some years and this is the freshest artist rendition. It’s an SUV by the definition of a vehicle with four doors, raised ride height, mostly fitted with a 4WD system and takes the shape of a station wagon/ tourer.

The vehicle with the codename “Ferrari FS 599 Fuoristrada” will be constructed out of aluminium and carbon fiber composites for weight-efficiency. Engines come from the naturally aspirated V8 found in the California and the 599 GTB’s V12 powerplant. They produce in excess of 400hp and 600hp each respectively. While the latter’s figure seems slightly excessive, Ferrari will not manufacture an SUV that will deliver average performance. It has to be the most powerful and by extension the fastest around.

Renderings of a Ferrari SUV have appeared before based on speculation that the Italian company was working on its first ever SUV. At the time Porsche was riding high with the great success of its Cayenne and premium brands like Mercedes-Benz and BMW had been building MLs and X5s for years before.

The Ferrari on high boots had been slated for a 2010 Geneva Motor Show debut but as things stand in the world economy there’s no clear direction as to whether the project is still going ahead or not. With the recent announcement of an alliance with Ferrari parent Fiat and Chrysler LLC of America new possibilities have arisen. Such possibilities include a common SUV platform that can be shared with Jeep, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari itself. Product assembly could even be in the US just like Mercedes with the old ML and BMW with the X5 and X6.

[harshansenadhir]

everybody's into SUV it seems... but how would this tall (i mean relatively tall to all ferrari cars) monster would tackle the power of it's motor and handle high speeds as a result of the power plant.

[MasterDon]

oh hell no!!!...please not let this be true

seeing a ferrari suv is like seeing jesus wearing cargo pants...why cant fiat introduce suv carying a alfa or a maseratti badge instead of ruining ferrari

[harshansenadhir]

oh hell no!!!...please not let this be true

seeing a ferrari suv is like seeing jesus wearing cargo pants...why cant fiat introduce suv carying a alfa or a maseratti badge instead of ruining ferrari

exactly I thought every time some manufacturers comes up with SUV. last time was Peugeot and now this. Seems market segmentation, niche markets are no longer valid. Everyone's into everyones business

[Supra_Natural]

oh hell no!!!...please not let this be true

seeing a ferrari suv is like seeing jesus wearing cargo pants...why cant fiat introduce suv carying a alfa or a maseratti badge instead of ruining ferrari

Hell, id be devastated even if they sullied either Alfa or Maserati with an SUV, there's no real need anyway, since the Fiat group will now own the biggest 4x4 name of them all...Jeep!

[MeanGreenZ28]

ugh, the end of the world is near... I'm just waiting for when Lotus gets into the game too ... lol

[Pericles]

Shenanigans. That looks like a photoshop creation with a California base.

[dhp]

Shenanigans. That looks like a photoshop creation with a California base.

yeah. me thinks the same. If not, commandatori will be turning in his grave.

The expensive suped up SU/AV market is already pretty well saturated with the Cayenne S and the up coming X5M and X6M. IMHO these combo sports car/ utility vehicles that are suppose to be the "best of both worlds" are actually good at neither.

[xXx]

i think we just need bit of time to get used to this. didn't people express similar views when the cayenne came out?

[GTAm]

Hard to believe this. I know there was some speculation by Autocar a few months ago. But I doubt very much. There are better segments for Ferrari to go after like say a $150,000/- sports car, spiritual successor to the Dino. Should eat into top 911 sales.

Alfa is definitely coming up with a Crossover (More a sleek Forrester than say Tourag or Disco). They would need some such car to crack the US mkt.

Maser teased the public with the "Kubang" some years ago. That's more RR Sport I guess. Again to satisfy the US thirst. However with the recession and fuel crisis this could be on hold for now.

[zonda]

Just a photoshop work ( Cayenne S body with California front end) , 100% sure it wont be in production.

[MasterDon]

actually a maseratti SUV is not a bad idea at all...since they are not a hardcore sports car company like ferrari and they have a much prestigious brand than say porsche or bmw.