Looks more like seating for two to me. That was the layout of the old Dino, as well.

• Thu, 04/24/2008 - 10:48
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Green Flag - More sources seem to think this will actually be considerably less than the F430. Kind of a baby 599GTB. Probably priced around 130-150k range. It wouldn't make sense for Ferrari to make a essentially the same car twice and price it so close together (the 599 costs 260k or so and if this new project costs more than the F430 that means it'll cost at least 190K). This new project (trying to avoid using "Dino") will be Ferrari's "affordable" GT car. This makes way more sense than what you were suggesting.

• Thu, 04/24/2008 - 12:19
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I agree with Mike. It wouldn't make sense for Ferrari to make another 2+2 (or 2 seater, whichever it will be) that costs over 200k. I'd expect this new Ferrari to cost 150k-170k. Performance obviously wouldn't be as good as the F430, cuz this new fella will weigh more. Interesting to see how it'll stack-up against the new Merc AMG.

• Fri, 04/25/2008 - 01:17
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Mike, John - Ferrari don't want to produce an "affordable" Ferrari - they can sell all the cars they want at any price they choose to the world's wealthy. They leave the more affordable, lower price cars to Maserati. But not all affluent individuals want/need 600+ horsepower, but most do want a decent amount of luggage space for touring, and some additional occasional seating. Hence a 2+2 format. The new car - probably to be called "California GT" will cost more than the F430 (and its soon upcoming replacement); in 3 or 4 months you'll see that I'm right.

• Fri, 04/25/2008 - 19:46
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... for the same reason the BMW M5 costs less then the M6. The better performance of the coupe will make it cost more than the sedan (or in this case 2+2).

• Sun, 04/27/2008 - 20:29
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