V12 Power May be Derived from Enzo Supercar
It's not like Ferrari is having trouble selling cars or anything. As usual enviable waiting lists grow longer than any other brand while its continued motorsport success, both as a front runner in F1 and Le Mans winner via its Prodrive 550 Maranello, put its prancing horse in the limelight over and over.
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| Although Ferrari already has an enviable waiting list for its cars, it has begun work on a 456M replacement expected to be called the 460, which should be the most desirable 2+2 on the planet. Additional, larger photos available in gallery. (Photo: Ferrari) |
So why the early lead on the 456 replacement? That's hard to say. Normally Ferrari buyers don't just jump over the fence for the latest Porsche or Mercedes-Benz, heck they're even more unlikely to lay cash down on a Lamborghini. Maybe they want to create another 2-year queue, whetting the collective supercar appetite for what will predictably be the most desirable 2+2 on the planet.
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| Designed by Pininfarina, in profile this 456 replacement looks closer to how many would believe a C6 Corvette should appear, but nobody will mistake its true Ferrari heritage. Additional, larger photos available in gallery. (Photo: Ferrari) |
Either way Ferrari has just revealed artist's renderings of what will no doubt draw record crowds at next year's Detroit auto show. Once again it will be designed by Pininfarina, making the new model part of a tradition that goes back decades.
While in profile the sketch makes the new model look closer to how many would believe a C6 Corvette should appear, especially in the rear roofline and swooping back fenders that lead into four round taillights (the latter being both a Ferrari and Corvette trademark), no doubt the car will possess enough traditional Ferrari styling cues to leave few guessing its heritage. From the front it's quite distinct though. While possibly not as pretty as the current 456M, it is much bolder paying some respect to the radical Enzo supercar. The rear taillights also pull cues from the Enzo.