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Cayenne Turbo killer

Lamborghini already had an SUV for sale more than 25 years ago and today Porsche's Cayenne is a global success. Ferrari hesitated for a long time but has now decided to develop the world's fastest SUV, or so says our Italian contact with insider info. Our DTP expert than set to work with this information and produced the following renderings. The project has been coded the "Ferrari FS 599 Fuoristrada" and its supposed world debut target date is the Geneva Auto Show 2010.


While the five-door will feature four-wheel drive its off-road capabilities are not among the top priorities of the Ferrari development team. Two-thirds of the engine's power is rumored to be transferred to the wide 22-inch high-performance street tires in the rear.


The engine is familiar and hails from the Ferrari F599 Fiorano, albeit in slightly modified form. Its maximum power output of more than 600 hp and 600 Nm of torque will be a challenge for the size 315 tires front and back.
Despite an empty weight of around 2.2 tons the sprint from 0 to 100 km/h is supposed to take less than five seconds, thanks to Formula 1-type shift paddles on the steering wheel. Targeted top speed is 300 km/h.


With a top speed such as this the Ferrari FS 599 Fuoristrada would easily eclipse the performance of a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, just as easily as it would eclipse its price at projected 250,000 Euros plus.


Source WCF: Speculation: Ferrari FS 599 Fuoristrada SUV

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Who wants to inform Ferrari that their inside-joke just leaked to the internet?

I'd be glad to tell them what do i think about their designs (599 GTB excluded)...

Ah, I almost forgot you hated their car lineup bar the 599. Hopefully I see that one soon...

Does this speculation even hold any water? I thought the Lambo or Ferrari SUV rumors died last year.

Huh; a Ferrari SUV? We admit, it does sound weird but as the saying goes, “where there’s smoke, there’s a fire”. And if anything else, we’ve been hearing a lot about Ferrari’s intentions to broaden up its line-up with a high-performance SUV. We won’t lie to you and say that we have inside information on the SUV project, but if Porsche did it successfully with the butt ugly Cayenne (and without denting its image), we can’t find a reason to as why Ferrari shouldn’t.

This rendering, which we acquired from our newly found friends at the Romanian car website “Automarket”, was created by Andrei Avarvarii. Unlike other propositions for a Ferrari SUV that we’ve seen in the past, the FS 599 Fuoristrada (according to Automarket, that’s the codename Ferrari uses), looks quite good combining styling elements from the past and the present.

The guys at Automarket support that Ferrari company bosses are attempting to seal a business agreement with the Fiat Group as we talk. Basically, Ferrari has to convince Fiat that that the SUV project will be profitable in order to get the final okay. In this case, the model will most probably make its worldwide premiere at the Geneva Show in 2010. Here are the initial specs that Automarket posted: weight 2,200 kg / 4,850 lbs, +600 HP, less than 5 seconds for the 0-100 km/h (62 mph) sprint, 300 km/h (185 mph) top speed and a price of around 250,000 euro or $360,000 (in Europe).


Source: 2010 Ferrari FS 599 Fuoristrada SUV

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^ Unless it's made to win the Dakar rally, it has no reason to exist.

Ferrari exec denies SUV rumors

Rumors of an SUV model from the likes of Lamborghini and Ferrari are rife but according to top officials there’s no chance of it seeing production anytime soon. The rumors concerning such a model from the traditional performance brands arose because of the success Porsche has had with its Cayenne.

During a recent interview, Ferrari general manager Amedeo Felisa said there were no plans for an SUV or crossover, reports AutoWeek.nl. This matches earlier comments from rival manufacturer Lamborghini, who’s CEO Stephan Winkelmann said there were no considerations for an SUV model either.
Ferrari has, however, experimented with AWD systems for the F430 but those plans have also been dropped because of the extra 80kg such a system will add to the car’s kerb weight. According to Felisa, a RWD model achieves the same performance as the AWD versions on a dry track.
As for rumors of the entry-level Dino, Felisa reminds us that Ferrari has already denied speculation of the Dino in an earlier press release. There will “absolutely” be no six-cylinder model, he claimed.

I really don't like the idea at all. For me, Ferrari is like Rolls-Royce ...you just don't mess with it like that.

Those chops above had me reaching for the "sick bag"

I honestly think ferrari will hurt it's prestigous name by adding an SUV to it's lineup.