Over the past two decades, Ferrari executives have regularly reiterated that the famous Italian brand will never manufacture SUVs. The main reason was the reluctance to spoil the image of the manufacturer of luxury and expensive sports cars. However, the resistance of the concern, it seems, will soon be broken under the yoke of market trends: the British publication Car, referring to its own sources, has informed the world community that work on the first Ferrari jeep, the F16X project, has started in Maranello.
Estimated Release Date
In 2020, the modern Ferrari GTC4 Luss model will be replaced by a large supercar, with which the SUV will be unified. The output of the Ferrari jeep is planned for 2021. The crossover will be created on the basis of sports models and will borrow from them the main design elements and technical units. In terms of dimensions, it will significantly exceed passenger Ferrari and will be offered in a five-door body with doors swinging open against the course.
Specifications
British journalists, relying on secret sources, claim that the Ferrari jeep will not be equipped with a V12 engine: instead, a turbocharged V8 engine will be installed, which is used by the company on the GTC4Lusso T. The proposed hybrid installation can be considered an innovation: today the only Ferrari line The hybrid model is the LaFerrari hypercar.
The Italian concern already has an all-wheel drive version in its arsenal: the GTC4Lusso boasts its own 4RM system, which is strikingly different from the rest of the transmissions: the front axle has a separate two-stage gear mounted on the front end of the engine. Two wet clutch bags are used as a differential. The amount of torque transmitted to the front axle may vary by varying the degree of slipping. The first stage of the 4RM transmission is activated while the car is in first or second gear, the transition to the second stage is carried out only after the robotic gearbox switches to the third or fourth speed. The friction clutch is opened with a further set of speeds, which makes the car completely rear-wheel drive.
Judging by the assumptions and reviews, the Ferrari jeep will get this particular transmission. Of course, such a car is unlikely to withstand an off-road trip, but the image for Italians is above all.
Price for a Ferrari jeep
The estimated cost of the F16X crossover will be 300 thousand euros or 22.5 million rubles. The release of the SUV will give the company the opportunity to increase sales by almost half. However, the jeep from the Italians will not become a unique and original car: already this year a serial SUV from Lamborghini should appear on the markets, a bit later the release of Aston Martin DBX is coming. Simply put, in the near future manufacturers of luxury cars will delight the world auto community with the long-awaited versions of SUVs and crossovers.
Is the first one really?
Despite the fact that motorists are excited by the news of the appearance of the Ferrari jeep, the Italian company itself has repeatedly participated in the creation and production of full-fledged SUVs. So, relatively recently, the best drivers of Formula 1 from Ferrari - Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso - received as a gift two iconic Ferrari Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 SUVs.
Under the hood of an aggressive crossover hides a 6.4-liter Hemi V8 engine with 468 horsepower. To the first hundred, the jeep accelerates in 5 seconds, the maximum speed is kept at around 257 km / h.