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In the realm of high-performance exotics, the Ferrari GTC4Lusso (and the FF that came before it) is a bit of an oddball. It has two doors, two spacious doors, and a Shooting Brake form. Although it doesn’t look all that horrible, Ferrari hasn’t exactly come up with one of their best designs either.
Designer Hosein Soleimani has imagined what a more conventionally shaped Ferrari sedan may look like in order to demonstrate how a car like the GTC4Lusso could be updated and transformed into something a little more eye-catching.
The dimensions of the Aston Martin Rapide served as the primary source of inspiration for the general form of the vehicle. As a result, the car has been moved forward, giving it four doors that are a reasonable size and a shorter snout. In terms of the front, it is unlike any other Ferrari vehicle now on the market thanks to its angular headlamps, small air intake in the hood, and grille-mounted circular LED daytime running lights that are reminiscent of the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato.
The GTC4 Grand Lusso’s design features a small rear decklid and a comparatively lengthy rear overhang at the back, which are particularly eye-catching. Two elliptical taillights and stacked quad tailpipes can also be seen at the rear of the vehicle.
It seems improbable that a car like the Ferrari GTC4 Grand Lusso will ever be produced, despite the fact that it would give the Italian brand an ideal rival to the other ultra-luxury saloons. Instead, the Purosangue SUV will be Maranello’s next “practical” offering.
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powerful yet refined, athletic yet opulent. With the new 12-cylinder Ferrari, every journey is truly completely unique. The most recent addition to the Ferrari lineup puts individuals at the center of a completely new world, whether they are driving alone or with all four seats occupied. The GTC4 Lusso was created to convey many and completely unexpected emotions.
- Emissions of CO2
- Minimum: 648 g/km
- Center: 358 g/km
- Maximum: 308 g/km
- Highest: 315 g/km
- Total: 366 g/km
- usage of fuel
- 28,5 l/100 km
- Mid: 15,8 l per 100 kilometers
- Low: 13,6 l/100km High:
- 13,9 l/100 km, Extra High
- 16,1 l/100 km combined
The fuel consumption and CO2 emission values displayed were calculated in accordance with the version of European Regulation (EC) 715/2007 in effect at the time of type approval.
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Although the thought of a four-door Ferrari may sound absurd, the business is developing the Purosangue SUV, which is intended to transport Ferrari families in Italian supercar luxury. The Ferrari test car has four door handles and a Maserati Levante body, as shown in spy photos. In 1980, Ferrari also produced the one-of-a-kind Pinin concept car, which was created to honor Pininfarina’s 50th anniversary. Additionally, Pininfarina worked with Ferrari to create the 456 GT Venice, a line of four-door cars ordered by the Sultan of Brunei.
Currently, it seems that Ferrari’s four-door ambitions are limited to the Purosangue, but emerging technologies like electrification and others may enable the iconic supercar brand to expand beyond what is currently expected of it. After the Purosangue arrives, there have been reports of the arrival of two other SUV types, both of which are totally electric. However, there has been no word of any four-door sedans. A unique four-door Ferrari sedan would be fantastic, but it might be expensive to reengineer a current model to make room for the additional space.
Overview
Although Ferrari is best known for its supercars, the firm is also skilled at creating opulent and powerful grand touring vehicles. The 2020 GTC4Lusso and GTC4Lusso T serve as examples of their proficiency in the segment. The GTC4Lusso T boasts a smaller but no less potent turbocharged V-8 and rear-wheel drive, while the GTC4Lusso delivers a monstrously powerful V-12 and all-wheel drive. This is the only family-oriented Ferrari in the Italian automaker’s lineup at the moment. Both are otherwise nearly identical 2+2 coupes, meaning they have space for four but only two doors. The GTC4Lusso’s performance is unaffected by the two extra seats, as seen by the Lusso V-12’s top speed of 208 mph. But this Ferrari is just as refined and cozy as it is quick and powerful.
This is the first and only four-door sedan made by Ferrari, and it is for sale.
There will never be any SUVs, electrified vehicles, or four-door sedans sporting the Ferrari brand. That was the pledge made by the former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, and Sergio Marchionne, his successor, doesn’t appear eager to upset that specific balance.
Of course, it wasn’t put into production. There were only two non-running prototypes made, and one of them allegedly was crushed.
However, the exercise was remarkably believable. A front-engine, rear-wheel drive Ferrari 400 is left when the hypothetical, Aston Martin Lagonda-like digital displays are removed. It has been expanded just enough to fit two back doors. It had the futuristic (and, in our opinion, criminally unappreciated) appearance of the coupe version, but with a wheelbase of 108.7 inches, it was roughly the same size as the Mercedes-Benz 280 sedan of the time. The 400 and 412, we’ll remark, received V12s, but the backseat passengers would have had GT-level comfort while being driven forward by a roaring 5.0-liter flat-12.
That is, if it had been outfitted with one. The Turin prototype, as we have stated, was not operational. The transmission was merely a shell, and the engine was a fake.
However, the Pinin saga doesn’t end on the stage. By some miracle, one of the ideas made it out of the crusher and into the hands of private individuals. When it was put up for auction in 2008, it went for about $250,000. In 2011, it was put back on the market, however it ultimately failed to sell. The really intriguing aspect is that, somewhere after 2008, the rolling styling exercise acquired a full complement of running gear; after decades, the Pinin had finally undergone the improbable, Pinocchio-like transition into an actual automobile!
Which leads us to the present, when the unique Ferrari Pinin with a V12 engine and a five-speed transmission is advertised for sale at Hemmings for just $795,000. That’s a lot of money for a stretched 400 with a flat-12 stuffed inside, but perhaps not a lot for a Ferrari that is genuinely one of a kind. The Pinin appears to be a very real, very full automobile when viewed in the seller’s photos; it could have been in an other, largely parallel universe. Which we cannot say about the vast majority of notions.
Its lack of marketability begs the question of why it was never released in the first place. Although opinions differ, one indication that purchasers may not have been ready to accept the handcrafted Italian individuality, so endearing in sports cars, in a pricey luxury sedan, is the car’s widely variable, visible from space panel gaps. It’s also possible that Enzo, in all his amazing knowledge and/or irritability, knew that doing so would have allowed a wave of comfortable four-door vehicles to enter the market, ultimately weakening the Prancing Horse brand.
In any case, the Pinin is for sale and stands alone as a unique part of Ferrari history. Before Marchionne has any weird ideas, someone should buy it.
The Ferrari Station Wagon with four doors actually has five doors, but is that a sin?
Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei desired a Ferrari unlike any other at some point in the 1990s. The 456 GT Venice was created by Pininfarina by starting with the 456 GT four-seat grand tourer and adding two doors for the back passengers and a hatch for the trunk. Why is it vital to note that this model is a limited edition?
Mate Treffler, a pixel artist, has created a four- or five-door Ferrari idea that is sure to stir some controversy. A Prancing Horse with that many doors is considered sacrilege by purists, but they also tend to reject anything that might upset the status quo. Will Ferrari produce a car like that?
The family-friendly vehicles that Maranello now makes are the GTC4Lusso and GTC4Lusso T, both of which have three doors. Even if it’s difficult to picture the Prancing Horse adding two more to the total, an SUV is on the way.
Ferrari refers to the FUV, also known as the Ferrari Utility Vehicle, as Purosangue, which will enrage many purists. The new Prancing Horse is expected to include hidden door handles for the back doors in addition to riding higher than previous Prancing Horses.
The Roma grand tourer’s underpinnings, notably the twin-turbo V8 engine and dual-clutch transmission, will be used by the most contentious Ferrari in recent memory. Unless Ferrari has specific plans to reserve it only for the rebirth of the Dino, the brand-new V6 architecture might also be made available. Given the Italian automaker’s secrecy and the financial strain of the health crisis, it is unknown when or if the entry-level supercar will be released.
Most significantly, Ferrari made it clear that electrification will be applied from the SF90 Stradale to future models. A V12 wouldn’t be out of place either. The LaFerrari is a leader in this win-win situation, which is made possible by electric motors’ better performance and reduced emissions.
Let’s conclude by having another look at the headline. The answer to the question of whether a station wagon would be sacrilegious for Ferrari is categorically “no.”
Ferrari BR20 Is Exaggerated to the Point of Becoming a Four-Door V12 Sedan Concept
Even the automotive sector had some taboos that were still in place not too long ago. For instance, the concept of a four-seat Ferrari AWD or a full-fledged Bentley SUV, among others. All restrictions were now physically and figuratively thrown out the window.
As a result, wealthy clients all around the world can show off their stylish Bentley Bentaygas (which, in my opinion, remain among the ugliest SUVs ever) as well as live the Rolls-Royce Cullinan lifestyle. Hey, even Ferrari is about to jump on board with high-riding.
But they made some additional arrangements just to be sure the Purosangue doesn’t descend from the sky just like an unwelcome Apocalypse-harbinger asteroid. First, they introduced the concept of a four-seat, AWD Ferrari to the general public. The GTC4Lusso, a progeny of the Prancing Horse’s FF, has already been born.
The business most recently debuted BR20, one of their “regular” one-off products, to the public. Someone determined that the GTC4Lusso platform is cool enough to justify their millions, but they also concluded that the rear seats and the three-door Shooting Brake body style are not necessities. As a result, the BR20 is a two-door fastback with updated appearance that pays homage to famous Ferraris from the 1950s and 1960s.
Virtual artists have also pounced at the chance to tamper with the newest Prancing Horse styling hero because Tifosi would want to work on more unique Ferrari projects, but they don’t come around as as frequently as she would like. As a result, the CGI specialist of SRK Designs social media renown was a little bit more daring while the pixel maestro behind the superrenderscars gave us a pointless BR20 Shooting Brake.
He or she then went on to digitally transform the gorgeous BR20 into something that will cause Ferrari purists to go crazy in true behind-the-scenes making-of manner. Since the OEM is already handling the SUV controversy, the dying sedan market had the opportunity to virtually boast about a Ferrari BR20 4-Door Concept.
Since there is only one POV, there isn’t really much to say about this digital piece. However, the side view did turn out alluring. And Ferrari could have done well to think about such a transition had it not been for the lagging deliveries in the face of crossover difficulty. Unfortunately, this is just wishful thinking given the current SUV/truck status of the automobile business.
Exists a Ferrari with four doors?
At the time, it adopted the 400 and 412’s style from the 365 GT4 2+2. You won’t believe this, but Enzo Ferrari himself gave his approval. It was the “perfect automobile,” according to Sergio Pininfarina. Sadly, the dream automobile never materialized. Before destroying one of them, two non-running prototypes were constructed. The only Ferrari with four doors left is the one displayed here.
It had a front engine and rear-wheel drive, just like a conventional Ferrari. Essentially a 400 with an extended wheelbase to make room for the extra two doors. It wasn’t a terrible thing that the styling was comparable to the 400. Ferrari fanatics may not respect it, but they are blind to the outstanding qualities of the 400 and 412 Ferrari coupes.