RUMOUR HAS IT: Prancing into SUV land
Porsche's final touches to its 718 Boxster and Cayman GTS models, Mazda expanding its Kodo Soul-in-Motion and the Ferrari SUV
Porsche has the Cayenne, Bentley has the Bentayga and Lamborghini is likely to reveal its Urus by the end of 2017. But so far Ferrari has flatly refused to succumb to the temptation to follow rivals, declaring on multiple occasions that it will only build sports cars. It might have to change its line to only building "sporty cars" as it appears that it has had a change of heart on SUVs. Executives at Maranello might stick to the "we will not build a SUV" line though, because according to Autocar magazine, the Italian manufacturer is going to build an FUV. Yes we know, that’s worse than BMW trying to call its SUVs SAVs (Sports Activity Vehicle, if you didn’t know). No surprise that FUV stands for Ferrari Utility Vehicle. The company is still denying it is working on the project, but expect it to look a little familiar to the GTC4Lusso four-door and have hidden rear doors to allow execs to continue to pretend they are not making a four-door model. In line with the company’s promise to...
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