Ferrari Dino to return?
Autocar reckons there could be a smaller V6 Ferrari on the way - here are the details
Can we have smaller wheels please?
This is not an official confirmation, rather Autocar speculation based on a chat with new Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne. Apparently it is "not a question of it but when" the nameplate would return. Furthermore, it will not be introduced as a more affordable sub-brand like the original Dino; "it would be a wrong association to make Dino just a cheaper Ferrari" said Marchionne.
With a twin-turbo V6 already produced by Ferrari for Maserati, plus the need to reduce CO2, a version of that engine would seem the most likely powerplant for a Dino. If Ferrari sticks to its current goal of producing 7,000 cars, a V6 model would bring the fleet average down by taking a few sales.
While priced at a similar level to the California, any production Dino is likely to be a far less of a GT and more in keeping with the Ferrari sports car spirit. There's even a McLaren alternative to battle, plus the new Audi R8 and perhaps even the GT3 RS.
Anyway, these remain educated guesses for now. Once there's anything more we'll let you know. Of course any predictions (or wishes) for a junior Ferrari are gladly welcomed...
[Sources: Autocar]
They're never even close thematically, the quality is abhorrent, and they serve no purpose other than to convince (stupid) people that the upcoming car in question will be a horribly proportioned, over wheeled, blobby mess.
The one they posted about TVR's revival this week was particularly bad, they're potentially damaging for the brand.
Leave it to the professionals please, rather than just insulting them with amateur hashes on photoshop.
He also set up the rules that a road-going Ferrari is named after the displacement of 1 cylinder and a Dino the overall displacement and the number of cylinders.
That said, we can just rationalize the current lineup and we're done:
F12 Berlinetta becomes Ferrari 522 GTB
FF becomes Ferrari 522 FF
LeFerrari becomes Ferrari 522 GTH
488 GTB becomes Dino 398 GTB
Califorina T becomes Dino 398 GTS
458 Spider becomes Dino 458 GTS
458 Speciale becomes Dino 458 GTBs
458 Speciale A becomes Dino 458 GTBsa
Now we can all go home and stop looking at bad speculative "renderings".
The first Ferrari I ever drove was a 206GT Dino. I was about 17 at the time and drove it about 10 yards out from its garage to be washed. That was the original 180bhp LHD only SWB version with alloy body and engine block. My abiding memory of the owner taking me out for a spin was of a strident knocking noise coming from each corner, which was probably the sound of 20 year-old empty shock absorbers.
Si?
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