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Ferrari 149/Dino (2009)
By
Ben Whitworth
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01 May 2008 12:24
Beneath this (very effective) camouflage lurks Ferrari’s top-secret new 2+2 coupe. And no, contrary to every single rumour on the mill, it will not be called the Dino and it will not sit below the F430 as an entry-level Ferrari to tempt away Porsche 911 drivers. Known internally as 149 the car is expected in Prancing Horse showrooms by the end of 2008 wearing a £150,000 price tag – a figure that puts it between the F430 and the 599 GTB.
I still want to call it a Ferrari Dino but it’s not. So what is it?
It’s not mid-engined like the old 246 GT ‘Dino’. Instead the 149 follows the front-engined GT layout of the 612 Scaglietti and 599 GTB. But ignore the prototype’s cut-and-shut 599 donor body – the production 149 will ride on a rear-drive platform that was initially created by Maserati for an aborted Coupé replacement.
Like all other Ferrari models the 149 features an all-aluminium chassis and sheetmetal as well as alloy-intensive suspension and steering componentry to trim weight below the 1500kg mark.
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