Rendered Speculation: Baby Ferrari

by Clinton Deacon
January 16, 2008 12:07 PM
Filed Under: Artist Renderings, European, Ferrari, Spy Photos

Despite the Italian manufacturer constantly denying they are working on a successor to the Ferrari Dino, there is no denying the fact they are working on some kind of baby Ferrari under a different name, possibly the GT420 or 470.

The new baby Ferrari will be based on a shortened platform of the Maserati GranTurismo which it will share with the Maserati GT Cabriolet, our sources also claim it will be in convertible form with a folding hardtop and the debut is likely to be at this years Paris Motor Show.

The image above shows an artists rendering of what the final production might look like.

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Pretty froggish rendering, i doubt it will look like this.

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by radmeister | January 16, 2008 1:58 PM

it looks like porsche...

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by amunim | January 16, 2008 2:17 PM

Lol i reckon. Probably gunna cost like 3 times as much though, if it goes ahead that is.

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by Straiyan | January 16, 2008 2:46 PM

It's smiling at me

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by TweeKeer | January 16, 2008 2:43 PM

It's smiling at me.

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by TweeKeer | January 16, 2008 2:43 PM

its GREAT!! but these lines at the front can be better than that

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by blaconque | January 16, 2008 2:50 PM

I like these lines. They make the car more outstanding This look is good for a Ferrari. I prefer Maserati-design, but with a sexy back the "Dino" whould be nice too

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by xLumino | January 16, 2008 4:58 PM

Well... from the rendering, I don't see anything special about Ferrari. It's just a Porsche-boxter/Chrysler-looking with a Ferrari's badge. What was Dino's specialty that they think? I think there's no need for over 400ps because F430 has more but must be lightweight, distinctively designed and beautifully dynamic in lines. Ferrari fan would be disappointed unless they make a piece of art that will deserve to be displayed in the Ferrari Museum.

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by samuelzeus | January 16, 2008 6:24 PM

It looks too German for a Ferrari, and is not attractive, at all. Ferrari needs to get away from this 612/ 599 based design concept, it's just so wrong! I hope Ferrari can, once again, make their cars looks as goods as they really are on the inside.

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by carolinaluvr101 | January 17, 2008 12:08 AM

Carolinaluvr101 is right !! It looks to German but that's great !

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by german-cars-lover | January 17, 2008 12:14 AM

What is the Baby Ferrari??

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by cayenne | January 17, 2008 3:53 AM

successor to the dino, or maybe to replace the 430, it seems timely no? dino projected to about 2010 or so, so the replacement would seem appropriate

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by dbehmoaras | January 25, 2008 5:39 AM

This car look like anything but Ferrari. it is like a designing school final project.

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by TheStig | January 17, 2008 8:18 AM

Geez, it suppose to look Dino'ish, doesn't anybody know what the popular Dino looks like nowdays

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by aesthetics | January 21, 2008 6:38 AM

very ugly looks like sumthin dodge wud produce!

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by pickels | January 22, 2008 4:00 PM

looks like a 599 with the roof cut off and the scoops on the hood

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by dbehmoaras | January 25, 2008 5:38 AM

If you take a look at the earlier renderings and use a little imagination, it's not a too greater leap of faith to compare the new Dino impressions with the Alpha Romeo '8C Competizione'. Especially as both vehicles have very close ties to Maserati. There is certainly a lot of similarities in the overall styling and I wouldn't be surprised if they use the same chasis. Have a closer look... A few modifications to the front and rear ends of the '8C Competizione', to provide conformity with current Ferrari 599/612 models and there you have it... the New Ferrari Dino. Particularly, as Alpha have just published pictures of the 8C Spider... I think the similarities are more than consiquence and too obvious to ignore.

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by AntonyGG | March 1, 2008 7:48 PM