Ferrari 612 Shooting Brake interior spied plus new rendering

 Ferrari 612 Shooting Brake interior spied plus new rendering

Spy shots give a better sense of the shape of the next 612 and a peek inside too

[Special thanks to Jon Sibal for the rendering!]

Our spy photographers have had a decent amount of success lately stalking their prey at local gas stations as automakers conduct their winter testing in northern Europe.

This time the prize is a Ferrari 612 Shooting Brake prototype spotted fueling up near the Arjeplog testing center in Swedish Lapland. These shots, although of a car still heavily camouflaged, give us a better sense of the shape of the car than the last group of pics we saw as well as give us a good look inside the cabin and at those rear seats.

The 2012 Ferrari 612 Shooting Brake is a 2+2 (four-seater) 2-door coupe which is expected to come with a 458 Italia-like front fascia, headlights and a hatch rear end. It will replace the 612 Scaglietti and is scheduled to debut at the Geneva auto show in March.

Code named the F151, the car will feature a sophisticated all-wheel drive system with a secondary clutch to send power to the front wheels when a slip is detected but, according to some reports, will only do so at speeds over 145 km/h (90 mph).

Expected to power the next 612 is a 6.3 liter V12 engine with 670 hp (500 kW / 679 PS) connected to a seven-speed double-clutch transmission. It will manage the 0-100 km/h sprint in 3.7 seconds and have a top speed of 335 km/h (208 mph).

The Italian supercar-maker has hinted at a hybrid variant for the 612 featuring Ferrari's HY-KERS hybrid system with a 74 kW/100 PS electric motor first seen in the 599 HY-KERS concept. But we just don't know whether that will be this 612, a separate 612 variant, or an altogether different model.

We will have to wait until Geneva.

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 CarLife CarLife
It looks very TVRish
January 18, 2011 5:08 pm
 teXas teXas
Terrible rendering...
January 19, 2011 9:10 pm
 msox4 msox4
the shape reminds me of that Toyobaru concept, very strange-looking
January 18, 2011 5:38 pm
 haji haji
whats the point of taking the photo of the dashboard when everyone wants to see the other end of the car? fail
January 18, 2011 6:03 pm
 Zonda Addict Zonda Addict
The 612 is Amazing!! I just hope they don't mess this one up
January 18, 2011 7:45 pm
 Bristol411S3 Bristol411S3
Hope it looks better than the rendering. Shooting Break's an interesting idea. Hoping this model can break away from the 599's shadow.
January 18, 2011 8:04 pm
 Murcielago2006 Murcielago2006
Interior seems to be a mix of the California and 458
January 18, 2011 8:22 pm
 jerry05cod4 jerry05cod4
i just hate the 458 styled headlights! everything else is great
January 18, 2011 9:57 pm
 sebb427 sebb427
a ferrari shooting brake is alsways ugly.. and especially of the 612! the frontlights are incredibly disgusting just like the whole rest!
January 18, 2011 10:25 pm
 Han Solo Han Solo
I hate Shooting Brakes... I say delete this Segment from the worldwide scene...ASAP
January 18, 2011 11:13 pm
 DdW DdW
Hmm.. the render looks like one smiling (especially the front grille) Ferrari. I hope the actual production model will not be a smiling sculpture on four wheels, with a V12 to boot.
January 18, 2011 11:38 pm
 xLumino xLumino
no shooting brake. I'm sure, it's only the well camoflage.
January 19, 2011 12:20 am
 PONTIAC G8 GXP PONTIAC G8 GXP
Looks too heavy
January 19, 2011 1:12 am
 cronan cronan
Strange awd. Perhaps not all optimal when the cars handling suddenly changes at that speed.
January 19, 2011 2:00 am
 badaboom badaboom
ferrari shooting brake ? f that ..ferrari is about fast coupe..this is blasphemy
January 19, 2011 2:48 am
 zeiar zeiar
What the hell? Must be a mistake. The 4wd will activate only at "speeds over 145 km/h"? That doesn't make sence. It should say under 145 km/h.
January 19, 2011 3:57 am
 tiego001 tiego001
Nice clean lines.
January 19, 2011 4:12 am
 tiego001 tiego001
Smiling Ferrari.
January 19, 2011 4:12 am
 zamzungas zamzungas
Anybody still complains to porsche for panamera?
January 19, 2011 4:29 am
 GTurbo GTurbo
The Shooting Brake actually brings out the beauty in the ugly Scaglietti! It's almost as pretty as the predecessor, the 456 GT!
January 19, 2011 6:26 am
 chris25 chris25
Its a Ferrari Death race car but I highly doubt that the front grill will be that big.
January 19, 2011 7:27 am
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