Ferrari FF, More Muscular VX???

[blacksambo]

Have you guys seen this new Ferrari FF http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011...hooting-brake/. It sure seems like the Vehicross idea done with more muscle. Perhaps someone should point this out to our friend at the Wall Street Journal? Comments please.

[Ldub]

Looks more like a stretched out Cheetah to me...





I'd rather have the Cheetah...

[blacksambo]

Check it out on www.ferrariworld.com. Right down to the torque on demand this new Ferrari FF is a 20 years later copy of the VX. (Of course it's more powerful and luxurious, but essentially the same automotive design concept.) It's the best form of flattery for the VX...imitation.

[Marlin]

I am confused, how is that anything like the VX? My first feeling was a Dodge Magnum mated with a Mazda Protege 5, a little bit of gym time and some steroids...

[Bob Barker]

^ Best Dodge photograph ever!

[blacksambo]

It's the first all-terrain two door Ferrari for starters and it's rear wheel drive , with 50/50 weight distribution, just like the VX. Then it boasts TOD, and a front mid-engine location design. You need to watch their videos and then go to Youtube and look at the old VX ads/videos. (You know, Isuzu never originally advertised the VX as a rock climber, that's a purpose that that the folks on this board have created for it. It was originally billed as an "all-terrain world tourer", and accordingly entered in the Paris-Dakar rally etc.)

[JoFotoz]

I'd say it looks like a modern version of this....






........but who else knows what "this" is

jo

[blacksambo]

We're not really talking just physical lookswise here... we're talking about design and purpose -built technology together in a package. The VX was the first all terrain great handling touring vehicle that looked slick and not toaster-like , which is what all the other SUV's of the that period in time looked kinda like. The Ferrari FF mimicks that same basic concept, except other all terrain touring vehicles today since arrived that look okay, but not quite up to the Ferrari's standards and the technological guts do the same as the VX but only "squared" performance- wise. History has basically repeated itself.

[blacksambo]

Oh, isn't that a Lancia?

[Grif]

I'd say it looks like a modern version of this....

........but who else knows what "this" is

Might that be a Reliant Scimitar G.T.E.?

Had to look it up. Srry.

[Riff Raff]

^ Best Dodge photograph ever!

Odd, I don't see a Dodge anywhere in that photograph.

The Ferrari looks more like a clone-copy of the 1st generation BMW M-Coupe. As far as All-Terrain goes, it is only gonna' see two(2) types of terrain-- Asphalt & Concrete!!!

[Marlin]

As far as All-Terrain goes, it is only gonna' see two(2) types of terrain-- Asphalt & Concrete!!!

And some fancy garage epoxy flooring.
I don't know if it is really all terrain, how much ground clearance does it have? Would you say the stock evo or STI is AT because they are AWD? I am thinkin that if I was going to spend 150K plus on a car, it better look badass, and that car, although cool, does not look 150K worth of badass.

[blacksambo]

It costs a lot more than that!

[JoFotoz]

Reliant Scimitar GTE it is!...

...and very similar to the Lancia HPE too.

Both are cars my old man had back in the UK..
........he had a good eye IMO!

jo

[ZEUS]

I want some of what you are smoking, sambo. As an opine, you are waaaaay off the mark and reaching for a similarity that does not exist in the slightest. This is not an all-terrain vehicle just because it can drift on snowy/icy roads. This car, to me, is basically a California hatchback with AWD. They should have called it the Colorado... oh wait, taken. OOH! How bout the Ferrari Fargo!

I do like the looks of it tho and it would no doubt be fun to drive!