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Ferrari’s new car looks like a modern interpretation of the legendary 375 MM Berlinetta Pinin Farina Speciale "Bergman" with chassis number 0456AM, an “one-off” dating from 1953 and named after its famous original owner, actress Ingrid Bergman. The new car features an incredibly long hood and there's apparently about one metre between the front axle and the door! Thus one may assume that this will be the first Ferrari to have the so-called “front-mid engine” concept: An engine mounted between the front axle and the cabin should guarantee both excellent handling and performance. The car looks quite huge, especially from the side view. The flanks of the new Ferrari are concave, as on 375 MM #0456AM and on the legendary 1957 250 Testa Rossa Spider Scaglietti.
The driving lights resemble the ones on Pininfarina’s study “Rossa”, although they look more "usable" and less spacy. The tail lights are similar to the ones of the Enzo Ferrari: two pairs of round lights with prominent upper ends. The interior looks very sporting, with very profiled seats. Some technical gimmicks will apparently be remote controlled via a multifunctional steering wheel — apart from the F1-style wheel of the Enzo, a novelty in a Ferrari! The engine is reportedly an evolution of the 575M Maranello’s unit , now producing 540 bhp and propelling the car to a top speed of 310 km/h, thus making it the fastest 2+2 on earth. The above information was confirmed by a lucky one who has already seen the car "in the flesh" at Ferrari’s dealer presentation on July 1st, 2003. The name or designation of Ferrari’s future 2+2 is yet unknown. Its price tag will reportedly be in the region of Euro 210,000. Click here to return to the Ferrari Happenings page.
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