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Oh I see. No wonder the front wheel offset looks so weird. So it isn't an indication of how it is going to look then? Actually how do we know this isn't the 430 replacement?
Other than the engine being not behind the passengers?
Aug 22, 2007 3:50:55 PM
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nberry said:
Isn't that the 599? I cannot conceive that Ferrari will introduce an entry level car that almost looks like their top of the line car. They are not Porsche.
Aug 22, 2007 5:27:06 PM
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I cannot conceive that Ferrari will introduce an entry level car that almost looks like their top of the line car.
Aug 22, 2007 5:54:10 PM
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Isn't that the 599? I cannot conceive that Ferrari will introduce an entry level car that almost looks like their top of the line car. They are not Porsche.
It's just the 599 shell. They are testing the chassis.
BTW, in the article it says that according to rumours the car will be named just "Dino" -- without "Ferrari". And that they are going to build approx 4,000 units/yr at the Maserati plant in Modena from 2009.
Hm, IMO these are outdated rumours though. According to my sources the car will by all means be branded as a real Ferrari and they are planning to build between 5,000 - 10,000 cars/yr.
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In the recent issue of CAR Magazine and Motor Trend, Montezemolo was interviewed and here is what he said
"Future Ferraris, he says, will be safer, more economical, and able to run alternative fuels--though not diesel. And he won't make an SUV "We have no credibility there, we are not Porsche.....And he won't build an entry-level car. "used cars are our entry cars. WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANY DINO. NO WAY. OR A SMALL OR CHEAP FERRARI...WHAT DO YOU MEAN SMALL? LESS TECHNOLOGY. LESS INNOVATION....NO,NO,NO.I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT STORY CAME OUT. I DENY IT."
If Ferrari comes out with an entry level car or a Dino, his reputation will be great tarnished. I doubt very much he would do that.
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Stefan, the implication of building a Dino or whatever they call it is to say there will be a car built by Ferrari under its brand that will be somewhat less than the 430. I believe that is what he is denying.
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So the 430 will be the last of the 8-cylinder, lower production F's. This newer car will double production. It was good while it lasted
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Stefan, the implication of building a Dino or whatever they call it is to say there will be a car built by Ferrari under its brand that will be somewhat less than the 430. I believe that is what he is denying.
But the Dino/California GT already exists and pictures of it have already been shown to some customers.
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Stefan, the implication of building a Dino or whatever they call it is to say there will be a car built by Ferrari under its brand that will be somewhat less than the 430. I believe that is what he is denying.
But the Dino/California GT already exists and pictures of it have already been shown to some customers.
Then Luca is flat out lying. Not good for any CEO.