Ferrari's 'World's Fastest' SUV Will Be Here In 2019
There’s no escaping it now, a Ferrari SUV is definitely on the cards. Following up a declaration that Maranello is “dead serious” about producing a jacked-up, “utilitarian” vehicle, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne has once again talked about the firm’s plans in that area.
It turns out the vehicle will be here a little sooner than thought, with Ferrari hoping to debut the car late 2019 or early 2020. “I’ve seen the car when I was in Europe eight days ago. So we are working on the vehicle but it’s not finished,” he told Auto Express at the Detroit Auto Show.
Unsurprisingly, it will be fast. “So far the fastest SUV belongs to Alfa and I don’t think Ferrari fears Alfa…It will do its best to build the fastest SUV,” he said. He’s referring to the Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s Nurburgring lap record there, but we doubt Ferrari will be satisfied by using only the measure of the Nordschleife to dub its crossover as the fastest - surpassing the performance of the 641bhp Lamborghini Urus is almost certainly a consideration.
Engine-wise, the turbocharged V8 from the California T and GTC4Lusso T seems a likely candidate, but the idea of a Ferrari crossover would be much easier to accept if a V12 was involved. Go on Ferrari, you know you want to…
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Why does it need to be Ferrari branded though? The stelvio is already here. Put a Ferrari engine in it!
It better look friggin gorgeous
At least I hope they are trying to do the most beautiful SUV in the world too, there’s no other reason for Ferrari to make a crossover
Congrats Ferrari, you just made this stratos sad. How do you feel now?
Aww no! Pls don’t be sad stratos…
Oh look! Its another exotic car manufacturer making a pointless SUV and claiming that it will be the “fastest” even though people are only buying it for the badge!
Waiting list for Urus is 18 months! So it is definitely worth it
Yeah right
Seems like Lamborghini pisssed them off again lol
Lets see what they come up with.
History repeats itself
Bentley will stop them making that claim.