il sole 24 ore je napisal/-a:Il Sole 24 OreItaly's main financial newspaper talks about Ferrari's future. Most of the article is about the future of the 29% of Ferrari that is held by financial institutions and an eventual Ferrari IPO, but the most interesting part is about Ferrari's new industrial plan, that is being enacted since last year's separation from Maserati.

The new development plan includes new models (the first being the 599 GTB) and an enlargement of the model range that up to now was considered anathema. The article talks about a model that is unprecedented in Ferrari's range, a 2+2 coupè with a V8 front engine and RWD.

If it'll be anything like a baby-Scaglietti, I can already imagine the queue outside Ferrari showrooms, especially it it'll be positioned well under the F430 (150.000 €) and near the Aston Martin Vantage (110.000 €).

Sales growht could be achieved without damaging too much Ferrari's exclusivity, recovering part of the production volume lost with the passage of Maserati to Alfa Romeo. That's important in case of a Ferrari IPO, which would bring much needed cash to Fiat Group but will surely not be in 2006.

Ferrari 420 Dino
Ferrari’s Dino reborn
Auto Express can exclusively reveal Ferrari's reborn Dino

Text: Matt Davis / Photos: Poblete
06th December 2006
Unlike the classic original, the newcomer will get a front-mounted V8. The unit is expected to be an all-aluminum 90-degree 4.2-litre unit with around 480bhp
It's the supercar scoop of the year! Auto Express has had exclusive access to insider details and can now reveal all the details of the Italian legend’s most important new model of the decade. Yes, the Dino is back!

These pictures show the new Ferrari 420 Dino, which our sources in Italy have confirmed will go on sale in 2010. Despite being conceived more than two years ago, the whole project only got the green light in September, and is scheduled to be unveiled at a major motor show in 2009.

Taking the latter part of its name from Enzo Ferrari’s son, our contacts are confident that the eventual title will be ‘420 Dino’, with the number referring to the V8 engine’s size.

Back in Italy, one fierce debate is still raging between Ferrari, Pininfarina – the car’s designer – and Ferrari’s owner, Fiat. While all indicators still lean toward the Dino being a coupé-cabriolet with a folding hard-top, some bosses would prefer to launch the entry-level model as a berlinetta hard-top GTB first, followed soon after by a targa GTS.

This would follow the trend set by the 246 Dino GT and GTS from 1968 and 1971, and the 308 GTB and GTS from 1975 and 1977.

Whatever is chosen, annual Dino production is figured to be anywhere between 3,500 and 5,000 cars, and Ferrari has actively sought partners to help lower and spread out the massive manufacturing costs. One company involved is aluminium specialist Alcoa, who will be making the spaceframe chassis in a new facility in Modena, Italy. The outer shell will be constructed from carbon fibre.

The new Dino started life as a Maserati in 2004. However, Ferrari’s then sister firm changed its plans, deciding to develop a luxurious Quattroporte-based coupé to rival the Mer­cedes CL instead. So Ferrari adopted the chassis and technology for the Dino.

Unlike the classic original, the newcomer will get a front-mounted V8. The unit is expected to be an all-aluminum 90-degree 4.2-litre unit with around 480bhp.

Inside, the Dino will be the first Ferrari to get standard-fit satellite navigation. The cabin promises to be practical, and alongside the carbon fibre trim shown, an aluminium finish will also be available. Transmission options haven’t been confirmed, but the paddleshifters are likely to control an automated manual.

Aimed squarely at Porsche’s 911 Turbo and Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage, the Dino will be priced between £82,000 and £90,000. This will make the Ferrari badge more accessible, but will also leave room for the F430 to move upmarket. We can also reveal plans to give that model a 550bhp 5.0-litre V10 by the end of 2008. An all-new replacement for the F430 is also already on the drawing board, and is scheduled for 2010.

Best looking Ferrari Dino guess yet

Posted Jun 22nd 2007 8:01PM by Jonathon Ramsey
You have Turkish designer Ugur Sahin to thank for the Ferrari Dino Concept you see above. Sahin has nothing to do with Ferrari, and the car above is sprung from his imagination ... but if the actual Dino unveiled in Frankfurt happened to look just like this, we wouldn't be at all disappointed. His goal was to update the Dino while keeping the rounded styling language of and trademark rear window of the original. From our view, it's mission accomplished. The most interesting thing about the concept is that Sahin is actually studying international hotel management -- he only designs on the side. May we suggest a change of major, Mr. Sahin?

[Source: Desktop Machine]

IcEm4n je napisal/-a:tatreta slikca ful na porsche caymana spominja

vojkostar je napisal/-a:ma hud in lep je tale avto, tud usi ferariji, edin moti me šlampasta izdelava same notranjosti amterjalov, pritrditve z vijaki.....ko d abi se u drvarnci pelu, tko da kakovost izdelave je pri porscheju še vedno daleč nad italjani
drgac pa hud avtič

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