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2017 Ferrari GTC4Lusso Arrives in the Netherlands, Looking Stunning

We've always been BFFs with the Ferrari FF. It's so different to what everybody else is doing. However, the GTC4Lusso that replaced it is another supercar entirely.
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While the old shooting brake was beautiful from angles, this one seems to have been designed with the clear intention to make us bite the back of our hands.

So even though the fact that the first example arrived in the Netherlands isn't particularly newsworthy, we just had to share the videos.

From the front, it looks like a futuristic Dodge Viper, and under the hood is an updated version of the 6.3-liter V12 Ferrari has been making. Who knows, this might just be the last honest 12-cylinder supercar the company makes. One major talking point is that all the exhaust manifolds are the exact same length, which has allowed them to make one of the best sounding exhaust systems.

Another thing we like about the GTC4Lusso is that it features rear-wheel steering, a feature that was introduced in the Tour de France and has now been mixed with AWD. It's not as basic as the Renault 4Control system because Ferrari designed it to reduce understeer going into a corner and make a bit of oversteer coming out. Speaking of AWD, the car is now able to send up to 90% of the available torque to either one of the front wheels.

The interior has received similar radical changes to the exterior. It features a sort of dual cockpit design, where there's a narrow screen right in front of the passenger so that he can select music or look at the G-meter. The big screen in the middle is about as good as any Apple iTab system. The indicators have also changed, and they work sort of like little paddle shifter, which may weird some people out.

Let us know what you think of the new FF. Does the van look suit the only 4-seater Ferrari makes or is this a pointless car?

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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