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One of the things many aficionados don't understand when pointing their fingers at opinion-splitting machines such as the Ferrari FF is that, in the current era, it's almost impossible for an automaker to make a wrong decision when weighing the possibility of putting such a car into production.
Contrary to what purists will have you believe, Maranello was the opposite of wrong back in 2012 when it delivered a four-wheel-drive shooting brake offering enough space for a family. We spent time with two FFs and came up with tons of reasons to back up this conclusion (here's our FF review and here's a Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road adrenaline surge).
Since the Prancing Horse is currently going through a phase that sees it retiring its models early and replacing them with half-new ones, the FF has made room for the GTC4Lusso. And the latter's T version, which you can see here exposing its unconventional model on the Paris floor, does what the FF never could, namely help the label appeal to a broader audience.
Gone is the naturally aspirated V12 of the non-T model, having been replaced with the 488's twin-turbo 3.9-liter V8. And while the power is down from 690 to 610 PS, torque has jumped from 697 Nm (514 lb-ft) to 760 Nm (560 lb-ft).
Despite the extra twist, the all-wheel-drive is gone. And, as sorry as we are about this Fezza losing its all-weather appeal, we'll mention the RWD decision brought advantages on the complexity (the "normal" car has a second gearbox feeding the front wheels, remember?) and weight (minus 45 kg/100 lbs) fronts.
While the 0 to 60 time increases from 3.4 to 3.5 seconds, the handling side is also inherited from the 488 - for instance, the dampers soften up a bit when the car is at the limit, so the driver has a better idea of what's going on. So you can focus on the relaxing Grand Tourer aura of the thing.
Since the Prancing Horse is currently going through a phase that sees it retiring its models early and replacing them with half-new ones, the FF has made room for the GTC4Lusso. And the latter's T version, which you can see here exposing its unconventional model on the Paris floor, does what the FF never could, namely help the label appeal to a broader audience.
Gone is the naturally aspirated V12 of the non-T model, having been replaced with the 488's twin-turbo 3.9-liter V8. And while the power is down from 690 to 610 PS, torque has jumped from 697 Nm (514 lb-ft) to 760 Nm (560 lb-ft).
Despite the extra twist, the all-wheel-drive is gone. And, as sorry as we are about this Fezza losing its all-weather appeal, we'll mention the RWD decision brought advantages on the complexity (the "normal" car has a second gearbox feeding the front wheels, remember?) and weight (minus 45 kg/100 lbs) fronts.
While the 0 to 60 time increases from 3.4 to 3.5 seconds, the handling side is also inherited from the 488 - for instance, the dampers soften up a bit when the car is at the limit, so the driver has a better idea of what's going on. So you can focus on the relaxing Grand Tourer aura of the thing.
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