Ferrari: the Dino is coming back’ [with twin-turbo V6]

Posted on 05-06-2015 at 9:26 by sir_smokalot – 37 Comments”

The speculation had gone on for centuries, but now Ferrari also confirmed: after an absence of around 40 years will put the Dino back.

In 1968, launched by Enzo Ferrari, a Ferrari for the small grant, which he Dino baptized, to his son. To the exclusivity of the cavillino rampante do not dilute, this is not a Ferrari badge, but schurkte the Dino sub-brand (classic driving test of the 246 GT) against Fiat. After 8 years and 3 models, the chapter Dino in 1976 ended, but there is a revival to come.

This news comes straight from the horse’s mouth, where the proverbial horse in this Ferrari’s president and FCA boss Sergio Marchionne. Around the persintroductie of the 488 GTB as he left the journaille know that the return of the Dino is not a matter of ‘if’ but of ‘when’.

More sales

Ferrari’s previous president, the now dethroned Luca Di Montezemolo, never wanted to be a revival year for the Dino, and focused instead on the exclusive love of Ferrari and maximize the sales per model. A task that he is excellent has been accomplished, it must be said. But in the meantime blowing a new wind through Maranello, and so there must be more wheels to be sold.

Six cylinders

Because Marchionne the (marketing) value – and the holy status of the Ferrari badge recognizes, is to create volume diverted to the Dino. Now Ferrari on motorengebied tack, and is switched to turbo, can be a such entry-level easily be made with a double-blown V6 under the hood, Alpha, then, also is great to use, in derivative form. Finally we see something of synergy and degradation of the eilandjesmentaliteit with the Italians.

Earlier promises that we have no Ferrari’s with less than a V8 will see remain intact, because Dino.

Further details gave the Serg not yet, but would Ferrari, the powertrain is already in the testing phase in the 488-mule? Or we hear there is a V8?

Photo credit: Dino 246 GT, autojunk.nl