Comments on: Ferrari Stands On Principle: No Four-Doors, No V10

By: JEC

JEC — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:22:29 +0000

Funny, Ferrari has gone on record saying they *might* develop hybrid technology and make some attempt to go “green” (bahahaha, sorry, putting Ferrari and green in the same sentence cracks me up everytime).

Reject one fad to follow another?

Perhaps they will pull a fast one like MB and release a coupe that has four doors. Erm, I mean a four door they claim is a coupe.

By: jybt

jybt — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:56:17 +0000

Just because people don’t care about mpg doesn’t mean you can make a car that performs worse than a Z06 and gets 8 mpg less.

Seriously, no direct injection in a $200,000 car?

By: DearS

DearS — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:29:18 +0000

I really like the M5, M3 and RS4 sedans. Ferrari is late to the party, hence no partying for them. The 612 is already as heavy as an RS4 and near M5, yet about as powerful as the five. Then we have the RS6, E63, C63, and CTS-V. We have a lot of options. I like for Ferrari to build really good cars. Still the California, 599, and 612? When the hell did they put performance first? I say Ferrari outta build a 4 door or at least lower prices, but again who needs Ferrari? I like them to continue to build better cars I guess, that way the next wave of lower priced sporty cars can raise the bar also. Although they hardly need Ferrari either.

By: brianmack

brianmack — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:14:58 +0000

F1’s conversion from V10 power to V8 power started during the 2006 season IIRC. Some teams continuted to run V10’s in 2006 (Ferrari were among the V8 runners) but the V8’s were manditory for 2007 and beyond.

By: Justin Berkowitz

Justin Berkowitz — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:30:08 +0000

Correct. F1 is now 2.4 liter V8 engines. But the switch over from the 3.0 V10 was fairly recent. I think.

By: ferrarimanf355

ferrarimanf355 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:27:18 +0000

J.on, I could have sworn that F1 uses V8 motors now. Maybe the V10 they’re referring to is one of the older designs?

By: J.on

J.on — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:03:15 +0000

tony-e30, the Ferrari F1 engine is a V10.

By: tony-e30

tony-e30 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:58:35 +0000

What Ferrari V10 racing engine?

By: ferrarimanf355

ferrarimanf355 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:55:04 +0000

Considering my username, I do applaud Ferrari for sticking to their guns. Then again, didn’t they toss around the idea for a Ferrari hybrid? ::shudders::

And yes, the Maserati Quattroporte is beautiful. The current Maserati lineup, with the Quattroporte and the GranTurismo, are the two greatest things the Italian auto industry has going for it. The influence from Ferrari and Alfa Romeo since Maserati was added to the Fiat empire is obvious…

By: SupaMan

SupaMan — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:51:31 +0000

Kudos to Ferrari….the Panamera and Rapide were ok to begin with (didn’t count the CLS or the upcoming 8 series as contenders anyway), but the Lamborghini seems like overkill.

By: Cicero

Cicero — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:49:19 +0000

Imagine if GM had bought Ferrari back when GM was buying anything that rolled. Today we’d have two Ferrari sedans — one Epsilon, one Sigma, a CUV, a mid-size SUV (hybrid), a fancy pickup truck, a Soltice-based roadster, a Korean-built econobox, and a line of hearses. Oh, and we’d be waiting for the plug-in Ferrari Volte, due any day now.

By: DearS

DearS — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:35:22 +0000

Of course they could build a V12 Maserati 4-door and call it a day. Although the current Maserati 4-door is a great car to work with. No need to double the price.

By: Paul Niedermeyer

Paul Niedermeyer — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:36:02 +0000

Ironically, Ferrari (almost) started the whole thing with their stunningly beautiful four-door Pinin http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2187/2291933431_9d8d62d43e.jpg?v=0 which they came very close to building in the late eighties.