Ferrari: We Won’t Do Crossovers Or Sedans

As Porsche prepares to launch yet another product that's not a sports car, Ferrari has steadfastly ruled out diluting their brand with anything approaching a crossover or a sedan. The closest we'll ever get is the all-wheel drive FF shooting brake (above). Ferrari CEO Amadeo Felisa made an explicit statement closing the door on anything that's not a sports car, telling Automobile's Georg Kacher "No, Ferrari won't do a four-door sport sedan. We won't do a crossover, either. That's Maserati turf." While the Trident brand is saddled with bloated 4-door cars, Ferrari's future offerings will get lighter and more powerful (thanks to KERS and forced-induction), but the legendary V12 may take a backseat to smaller engines. Felisa thinks that the adoption of V6 engines by Formula 1 will make it more acceptable to install engines with smaller cylinder counts in Ferrari's future offerings. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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