Comments on: A Ferrari SUV?

By: ilario

ilario — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:21:10 +0000

Thank heavens Ferrari can afford NOT to make a badged SUV…..

Let me explain, with reference to the Cayenne!

Porsche USED to only build sports cars.

Marketing told them that a large, heavy 4 door SUV would sell.

Marketing was right, so Porsche made a fortune from the Cayenne.

But is it a sports car?

Sports Cars must have 3 things by definition. Powerful engine + Great Handling + Great Design.

The Cayenne has only 1 out of 3! ie A powerful engine.

As for Handling:

They may be able to claim "The worlds best handling SUV" and OK, it may even be the fastest

thing in a straight line.

But on this planet the laws of Physics are called laws because you can't get around them even with

infinite money.

Cayenne cant handle anywhere near as good as a 911 due to a higher centre of gravity and higher

mass.

Lets assume the Cayenne has some special expensive, anti-roll bar, fluid dynamic, computer

controlled, active servo, steering correction system to try to make it handle like a 911. If the same

system was then installed in a 911, imagine how much better the 911 will then become.

Point is the 911 will always be more of a sports car.

As for Design;

Some say, it has a nice shape for a SUV.

I say, its wrong. Basic design lesson number 1= get the proportions & form right!

"A fat chick in a mini skirt does not make her a supermodel"

However its not all bad news for Cayenne. The extra euro went to developing a better 911. And even I would be sad if a company like Porsche went broke. So a Porsche company that makes an ugly Cayenne is better than a non existent Porsche company.

How much more euro's is a cayenne over a 911? I am sure its plenty.

Anyone who owns a Cayenne should have bought a proper good looking sports car ie a 911 & with

the spare change a large 4WD for the school trips.

So Porsche did finacially well with the Cayenne but the brand can no longer stand for just sports cars.

As of 2009, Ferrari only make true sports cars. Lets hope they laugh at the SUV concept as much as I do.

By: Akazamabamaboo

Akazamabamaboo — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:02:26 +0000

Yuck! Ferrari shouldn't join Porsche in testing the waters in the SUV market…

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 05:45:20 +0000

I saw the car today in Beverly Hills, CA, USA. Just like the pctures but on the hood there's a small logo and the stickers on the side just like the 360.

By: bruce

bruce — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:19:19 +0000

i hate gingers

By: KiLLersHik

KiLLersHik — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:00:31 +0000

headlights look retarded to me.

rear lights look cowardice to me.

sound like a gorgeous design.

lol

By: wa sea hokkien lang

wa sea hokkien lang — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 02:45:02 +0000

I love the design very futureristik(sorry the spelling) got it own design

and mitsu the cay may be ugly… but that car is UGLY DUCKING

By: marquis

marquis — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:14:07 +0000

hey come on guys, the ferrari already has their SUV.

By: cbljkkj

cbljkkj — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:42:17 +0000

Haha, reminds me of a quote from The Fast and The Furious which was "How much are the tags on one of those??? More than you can afford pal (revs engine)"

That would be so cool..Smoking sum1 in a Ferrari SUV.Fastest SUV I have ever seen was a modded X5, it was beating the pants off everybody on the track!! Don't know what they were using under the hood.

By: December

December — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:45:51 +0000

SUV, i doubt it…ferrari SUV on the roads…man thats wicked but weird…and it will prolly go for a million bucks…dream cars, dream gals, dream on…..

By: mitsu_galant_2000

mitsu_galant_2000 — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:35:07 +0000

what the ugly designlah!..

since loses in F1 on renault and bmw etc..

ferrari goin poor i think.. they need to boost up their fund :p

but really ugly designlah that suv!

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 01:59:01 +0000

you selling ferraris but you dont even know how to spell it properly… this wingz… lol!

By: Wingz

Wingz — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 01:58:14 +0000

RM5.6mil , open for booking now .. interested pls gimme a call …. 1-800-book ferarri-suv

By: Saun from Fireworks

Saun from Fireworks — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 00:43:05 +0000

Sure its possible! I'm a designer and have doctored many pictures for a living.

But the models above look good, man. Wonder how much it will cost.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 00:37:12 +0000

Haha, interesting. I too doubt Ferrari will come out with a SUV. How fast will it be able to go? I've sat inside X5 before, i must admit, wayyyy better than Harrier.