Spy Shots: Ferrari Dino?

Looks like a Dino with a 430 body strapped to it.

— smshnick (View Profile)

Posted on 11/1/2006 9:00:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

first of all...

"It seems from the pictures that the Ferrari Dino will be based on the F430."

a) that IS an F430 body, it does not mean that the Dino will be based off of this car or look much like it, Ferrari is too smart for that.
b) wasn't the original rumor that the Dino was going to be front engine mounted??

Second of all...

"Spy photographers also noticed the BMW M6 and Aston Martin V8 Vantage going in and out of the garage which may be due to the engineers comparing the cars side by side."

WTF??

it seems to me that any Ferrari with 400hp is going to be head and shoulders above both the M6 and V8 Vantage (which aren't even competitors to begin with!) in terms of handling and performance, or either of the two. Not to mention, this test car is obviously mid-engined and the other two are front engine.



There's something fishy about this...

— NARunner (View Profile)

Posted on 11/1/2006 10:05:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

"affordable" by ferrari standards is probably around $130-150K...and i bet production numbers will still stay low...i wouldn't worry about everyone and their brother driving ferraris.

the 997 turbo is only around $120K and porsche makes more than twice the number of turbos than ferrari will ever make of this new car and i still don't see everyone and their brother driving a 911 turbo.

— NARunner (View Profile)

Posted on 11/2/2006 1:19:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

im just going to assume its a test mule for the engine , even though theyre both v-8's

— awsomeaudi (View Profile)

Posted on 11/2/2006 6:22:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

What is the point of this car? The price point isn't vastly different from the F430, and yet it's less powerful? I also don't understand why they're benchmarking 100K cars for a 150-160K car??? In my opinion, someone who can spend 100K on a car may back at an extra 50+K, but if you're already spending 150 on a car, you probably won't mind bumping up to the F430?

— TheRealJT (View Profile)

Posted on 11/3/2006 10:09:53 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

sorry---back = balk in my last post.

— TheRealJT (View Profile)

Posted on 11/3/2006 10:11:09 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

i saw somewhere here on this website a company that added a "Body Kit" for the Ferrari does anyone know what website it is? it was said to make the ferrari look more classic

— passionofthechrist (View Profile)

Posted on 11/3/2006 1:01:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

i dont think it's that one


but thanks alot MDalle for looking for me.

— passionofthechrist (View Profile)

Posted on 11/3/2006 7:33:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

In February of 2004, Moter Trend ran an article titled: Future Cars Wish List. In this article, there was a 'Ferrari 350 Dino', illustrated by Mark Stehrenberger, which brings the classic Dino look into the 21st century. I think that this 350 Dino would be the best - looking Ferrari since the F355.

http://www.motortrend.com/future/concept_cars/112_0401_fwish/

— JohnBryansFontaine (View Profile)

Posted on 11/6/2006 10:10:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2