Photo: Guido ten Brink / SB-Medien
As much as I love the design of the FF, the 2+2 grand tourer in the Ferrari stable lacked that certain something. Thankfully, the peeps in Maranello addressed that with the GTC4Lusso, the first Ferrari since the F430 with dual circular taillights.
Make no mistake about it - the Ferrari GTC4Lusso is much more aggressively styled than its predecessor. It’s stepping into supercar territory, yet the chiseled crease lines, muscular wheel arches, and the gills in the front wings give it a grand tourer persona which evokes my favorite Ferrari - the 330 GT 2+2.
The 2016 Ferrari GTC4Lusso looks great in press photos, but you wouldn’t believe how much better it is when you’re looking at this Italian shooting brake it in the metal. Once you step inside, the focused feeling of the cockpit might be a little too over the top for some people. Details such as the carbon fiber trim on the center console and the performance parameters displayed on the 8.8-inch passenger touchscreen have a hint of pointlessness to them.
Despite these exaggerations, the cabin is bathed in the most buttery leather imaginable and the seats are just so. But let’s not beat around the bush - the business end of the ludicrously-named GTC4Lusso is that brute of a naturally aspirated V12 behemoth. It produces 680 horsepower (690 PS) and 509 lb-ft (697 Nm) from a displacement of 6.3 liters, enough get-up-and-go for a sprint to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.4 seconds.
Another improvement over the Ferrari FF is the 4RM Evo, a system that integrates the electronic differential, traction control, SCM-E suspension damping system, and stability control with the 4RM-S all-wheel-drive and all-wheel steering systems. Even in the most snow-covered roads imaginable, 4RM Evo handles torque effortlessly for supreme stability and road manners in such harsh weather.
Pricing hasn’t been announced at the Geneva Motor Show, but don’t expect anything less than a princely $300,000 for this tuxedo-wearing hooligan with Latin blood running through its veins.
The 2016 Ferrari GTC4Lusso looks great in press photos, but you wouldn’t believe how much better it is when you’re looking at this Italian shooting brake it in the metal. Once you step inside, the focused feeling of the cockpit might be a little too over the top for some people. Details such as the carbon fiber trim on the center console and the performance parameters displayed on the 8.8-inch passenger touchscreen have a hint of pointlessness to them.
Despite these exaggerations, the cabin is bathed in the most buttery leather imaginable and the seats are just so. But let’s not beat around the bush - the business end of the ludicrously-named GTC4Lusso is that brute of a naturally aspirated V12 behemoth. It produces 680 horsepower (690 PS) and 509 lb-ft (697 Nm) from a displacement of 6.3 liters, enough get-up-and-go for a sprint to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.4 seconds.
Another improvement over the Ferrari FF is the 4RM Evo, a system that integrates the electronic differential, traction control, SCM-E suspension damping system, and stability control with the 4RM-S all-wheel-drive and all-wheel steering systems. Even in the most snow-covered roads imaginable, 4RM Evo handles torque effortlessly for supreme stability and road manners in such harsh weather.
Pricing hasn’t been announced at the Geneva Motor Show, but don’t expect anything less than a princely $300,000 for this tuxedo-wearing hooligan with Latin blood running through its veins.
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