Ferrari look to be replicating what many of its rivals are by manufacturing an SUV.
Lamborghini, Aston Martin and Rolls Royce have all stated their intent on bringing SUVs to life, with cars already being tested on the road.
Lambo’s Urus will come to market within the next two years as will Rolls’ Project Cullinan.
Ferrari are seemingly a little late to the game with this update and it still seems, however, the company could backtrack.
According to Bloomberg, Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne said that Ferrari are “dead serious” about building a new SUV.
During Ferrari’s Q2 press conference Marcionne said: “I think that if we allow the Ferrari engineers to reinvent the concept of a vehicle that has some utilitarian features, I think the answer is, it will probably happen, but it will happen Ferrari style.
“And Ferrari has been known historically for being able to redefine and define automotive segments.
“But I don’t want it to be a SUV – I want it to be what Ferrari thinks is appropriate. But no decision has been made yet.”
Here is where the whole Ferrari SUV gets completely baffling as Marcionne’s comments are then contradicted by another Ferrari spokesperson who said: “With reference to recent speculation in the international press, Ferrari will not be launching an SUV.”
In addition to this, Ferrari’s commercial boss Enrico Galliera also told Autocar: “We are not producing an SUV, because an SUV is not a sports car – it can be fast, but it’s not a sports car.
“We are not producing a four-door because, while a four-door can be fast, it’s not a sports car.”
Whether or not Ferrari is producing an SUV or are simply hung up on semantics is anyone’s guess but a larger, four-door sports focused vehicle is seemingly on the cards.
Reports online however suggest that the launch of the vehicle which may or may not be an SUV by definition will be revealed in 2021.
It will, as stated, likely look to take on cars such as the Rolls Royce Cullinan and Lamborghini Urus.
Whereas Lamborghini is embracing the moniker of SUV, Rolls Royce seem to also be reluctant to accept the it, instead referring to it as a high-sided all-terrain vehicle.
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