Ferrari Lays Out New Model Rollout Plan
This is how Ferrari intends to manage its four mainstream model lines: At four years old, an M or modificato model will replace the original, with revised design and powertrain and chassis improvements. The completely new model comes four years beyond that. With four models in the range, one all-new or M model will be launched every year, plus such variants as Scuderia or Spyder. There will be a new top-end Enzo-type car once a decade or so.
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Ferrari says its basic four-model range is how the company will continue: two "versatile" GT models (currently the convertible California and the four-seat 612) and two "extreme performance" cars (458 and 599). The marketers and engineers intend to widen that differentiation in future. So the 612 Scaglietti replacement, codenamed F151 and due in the first half of 2011, will be a slightly more practical and cheaper car than the current 612 (pictured at top). We're talking only slightly cheaper, though -- it'll remain about the price of a current 599GTB, with aluminum body and engine in front, but with more interior and luggage space. It's definitely not a four-door; Ferrari CEO Amadeo Felisa has explicitly ruled that out. The 599's replacement, codenamed F152 and due in 2012, would be positioned farther from the F151 than the 599 is from the 612 -- indications are it will be an even more extreme performance machine than the 599GTO. The F152 retains the basis of the current car: front V-12, rear transmission (a twin-clutch now), aluminum structure, and two seats. |
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