“With a Rubicon Trail time of [...], the Ferrari X-FF is the fastest series production crossover in the history of the automobile.” - imagine a press release that describes a Maranello-built machine lapping Fiat Chrysler's Jeep-testing trail.
Sure, putting together a few nice pages isn’t difficult, the problem is that you need a car for that, and Ferrari won’t build an SUV anytime soon. Should they come up with an SUV?
No, never. Instead, the idea of a lifted Ferrari FF is brilliant and I’m certain such a car could redefine the future at an astonishing pace. Seriously, it would probably only take a few minutes behind its wheel for such a machine to impress the pickiest of drivers.
Sure, this is only a rendering, but with some extra protection on the side of the body, such a Prancing Horse wouldn’t even get damaged during a rugged terrain galloping episode.
There’s no need to spend tons of money on a Bentley Bentayga and feel disconnected from the sporty driving experience. You can invest your small fortune into such an X-FF (we’ve decided to tentatively name this the Cross Ferrari Four).
Of course, such a car would rule out the posing clientele. This would be a Ferrari for those who love to hear the sound of gravel being thrown around. Ferraris can be fragile creatures, so engineering such a car would require more than just reconfiguring the suspension geometry.
As strange as it might sound, we see a solid business case behind a potential X-FF. It’s enough to look at those whose garages include more than just a few cars. With these people’s buying habits including contraptions such as yachts and private jets, such a Ferrari wouldn’t even seem too far on the ridiculous side.
History has blessed us with more than one case of a privately-converted Ferrari rally car, but we’d love to see this story going official.
We’ll also turn to the past to mention examples of such cars having been built. From the 1990s Mega Track (video below), a Mercedes V12-powered sportscar with a hefty ground clearance, to Lamborghini's LM002, there are multiple examples.
We can’t end without asking the obvious question - would you buy a Ferrari X-FF?
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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