Ferrari wants its own WRX so it making an AWD hatchback. No, seriously!!!

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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 09:44 AM
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Ferrari wants its own WRX so it making an AWD hatchback. No, seriously!!!

Make that a 650hp 200+mph AWD hatchback, AWESOME!!

http://jalopnik.com/5739585/ferrari-...astic-rear-end


Old Jan 21, 2011 | 09:49 AM
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DAMNIT! I was going to post this.

Normally I am not a big fan of Ferrari but this one looks ****ing awesome. Might beat out the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera as the best Italian car ever made. Really looking forward to seeing this on Top Gear.

And there are more pictures.





AND A VIDEO!


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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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Who's Ferrair???

BTW, the prancing horse of Maranello doesn't make cars with proper manual transmissions anymore, so I'll pass


EDIT: wait... wtf, AWD?!?! Well... does that mean they're going to go rallying now?
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Maybe they could have been a little more original?




I like the styling, but I just don't think it will sell....just like the M Coupe didn't.

It looks like they basically slapped a long roof on a California.
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JourdanWithaU

AND A VIDEO!



Just admit it Ferrari, you guys were jealous the whole time!



Old Jan 21, 2011 | 10:00 AM
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That picture reminds me of the lizard guy from Monsters, Inc.
Old Jan 21, 2011 | 10:06 AM
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Ferrari is that hot chick at the bar that won't even give you the time of day. But then you start talking to the ugly Asian lady friend of yours (let's call her Toyoat [yes, that's my acknowledgment of Krinkov's spelling error]) and then the hot Italian broad is like "Well wait, I still want the attention, I just don't want to have to talk to you."
Old Jan 21, 2011 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 04GG
Maybe they could have been a little more original?



I like the styling, but I just don't think it will sell....just like the M Coupe didn't.

It looks like they basically slapped a long roof on a California.
The design is called a "Shooting Brake" and believe me, BMW didnt invent it with the old Z coupe,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting-brake

its been a sport/hatchback design thats been around for decades, though hasnt been very popular since the sixties. so yeah they are taking a big risk with this one
Old Jan 21, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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(let's call her Toyoat [yes, that's my acknowledgment of Krinkov's spelling error])
huh?
Old Jan 21, 2011 | 10:10 AM
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I like it more than the 612 its replacing. I think this one is pretty bad-***.
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
The design is called a "Shooting Brake" and believe me, BMW didnt invent it with the old Z coupe,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting-brake

its been a sport/hatchback design thats been around for decades, though hasnt been very popular since the sixties. so yeah they are taking a big risk with this one
I know it has been around forever, and wasn't suggesting that BMW invented it, but this was probably the most recent example and that side profile looks extremely similar.

I actually like that style, which is sort of why I went for a wagon instead of a sedan
Old Jan 21, 2011 | 10:15 AM
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The car in the vid with the "disguise" panels reminded me of this @ 1:01 and 1:23

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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 11:07 AM
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That picture reminds me of the lizard guy from Monsters, Inc.
I was just thinking it looked like an Evil Grin when I saw the front end picture.
Old Jan 21, 2011 | 11:21 AM
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If it's throwback, then I'd take the Lancia Stratos in a heartbeat. Shoot, I'd take that in a hearbeat anyhow. the design language is pretty cool; they combined that of the 550 with Scaglietti and the Italia.

Kinda poor decision though from an economic point of view: it's a shooting brake design, which is just GT + lots of luggage, but who the hell buys a ferrari for long trips these days?



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