Tuesday 9th March 2004

UK Scaglietti Price Announced

The Ultimate Tourer comes at a price...

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Ferrari has announced that its all-new 2+2 model, 612 Scaglietti will cost £170,500 when it goes on sale in the UK this summer.

Ferrari UK anticipates that around 60 examples of the 612 will be available in right-hand drive for the British market during 2004.

The 612 Scaglietti is 139 mm longer, 37 mm wider, and 44 mm taller than the 456M. With a significantly longer wheelbase than its predecessor, increased by 350 mm, the 612 Scaglietti has been designed to make the rear of the car genuinely useful for adult passengers rather than small children or boxes of pies.

Thanks to special hinges, the doors open an extra 150 mm and the powered front seats tilt and slide forwards at the touch of a button to give improved access to the rear. Compared to the 456M, the 612 provides 34 mm additional headroom in front, and 5 degrees more recline for the seat backs. Rear seat passengers will benefit from the more reclined backrest (+12 degrees), improved headroom (+70mm) and deeper foot wells.

The capacity of the boot has also been enlarged to 240 litres – 26% bigger than the 456M – and will hold a six-piece Ferrari luggage set, two full sets of golf clubs or an overtalkative hitchhiker.

For the first time, Ferrari will manufacture a 12-cylinder model with both the chassis and body panels in aluminium, built entirely in-house at Modena, in the dedicated Scaglietti light-alloy technologies facility. The benefits of this construction method include increased structural rigidity and weight savings of 60 kg compared to the 456M GTA – despite the 612’s larger dimensions.

The overall layout – engine mounted behind the front axle, gearbox in unit with the differential at the rear – ensures an good weight distribution (46% front, 54% rear), as well as permitting a lower centre of gravity. The handling is enhanced by active damping and a new electronic stability and traction control system, making its first-ever appearance on a Ferrari.

The 612’s 5748 cc, 12-cylinder, 65°V engine is a product of the most advanced Ferrari technology. The all-aluminium power unit generates a rather handy 540 bhp at 7,250 rpm, with 434 lb ft of torque at 5,250 rpm.

All 612 Scaglietti models will be fitted with a six-speed mechanical gearbox, with a choice of manual or F1-style paddle shifts. Newly developed for the 612 Scaglietti, the F1A electro-hydraulic system is designed to deliver both fast and ultra-smooth gear changes.

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[billb]

looks like a z4 in the 1st piccy !

[dinkel]

billb said:

looks like a z4 in the 1st piccy !

Stop! and like it. For C-sake . . . it's the F-word here. Let me sit in the back and take me to . . . well, Berlin today.

[atgsambo]

I really like it ,

Rich mans m3

[veewhy]

funny ol' world...

it looks like a Hyundai Coupe from the side and a Peugeot Coupe from the rear, Though undoubtedly it will have 'rarri presence on the road, and those leather seats, they look a bit rouched/stretched already, maybe it's a pre-production version.

[Thom]

Apart from the Peugeot 407 front I love it. Much better looking than the 456 in my opinion.

>> Edited by Thom on Tuesday 9th March 12:23

[dick dastardly]

It's definately a nice car but it's hardly the show-stopper the 456 was a decade ago. Shame, from looking at early designs it had the potential to be so much more

[anjum]

I reckon it'll be a "grower" - just like the 550/575 - when the 550 came out I thought yuk - it's a Supra. I now adore it.

[v8thunder]

I like it, in a way that I don't like the rather tacky appearence of the 550/575. I really don't like the Bangle'd sides though.

Chris Bangle is truly the Harris Mann (Allegro/Princess/TR7 etc) of the Noughties.

[FourWheelDrift]

I like it and always have done. It's the perfect tool for European cross country cruising.

[gilese]

Oh dear! Good job I'm never gonna be rich ;-) I think this is a bit of the Emperor's new clothes. As its a Ferrari everyone goes week kneed as they know it'll be great to drive - but boy look at those lines! I can only image they've run out of ideas or they want to keep the numbers down to just enthusiasts? Bangled? Should be strangled!

[maranellouk]

anjum said:

I reckon it'll be a "grower" - just like the 550/575 - when the 550 came out I thought yuk - it's a Supra. I now adore it.

Yep.

[murph7355]

In the frontal photo, is it just me or does the silver car look like it's just had a banana shoved up its exhaust by the red car?

Thought the side shot of the silver car, the front half anyway, looked a lot like a Caterham 21.

Agree that this one will probably be a "grower". I also think it'll be very colour sensitive. What you can see of the red one looks very nice, and I'll bet it looks good in TDF.

[guitarman]

Can't believe Ferrari have used that horrific yanky looking Z4 side panel styling. It's a crying shame. I suppose all the Z4 posers will be smugly thinking that their Bangle mobile looks like a Ferrari now! Oh dear. The American market has a lot to answer for.

[steff]

That is the ugliest Ferrari ever (tm)!!

At least the interior looks quite nice - as you dont look at the mantlepiece when your poking the fire and all that.

[guitarman]

Yes. The interior looks ace. Nice Dash too.
The Z4 dash and steering wheel are the ugliest things I've ever seen in a European sports car.

[rodsmith]

Worst Ferrari ever!

[danmangt40]

loved the 456, hate this. I'll learn to love it though, unfortunately. someday I'll have a 456, they're only...120k... hehe. maybe something else....

[DustyC]

[quote article]
...and the powered front seats tilt and slide forwards at the touch of a button to give improved access to the rear. [/quote]

and that was the end of the Ferrari purity that I so liked.

[bertie]

anjum said:

I reckon it'll be a "grower" - just like the 550/575 - when the 550 came out I thought yuk - it's a Supra. I now adore it.

Spot on!!

[CRB1]

IMO, with regard to design, car companies fall into two types. Those that are creating 'goodwill' with refreshingly, bold and daring designs, ie. those taking a risk. And those that do not. The Scaglietti is in the latter category. I would say that Renault, for instance, are currently in the former. And the Enzo is definitely in the former. So there we have it. You're either creating goodwill or consuming it.
IMHO.
Chris.