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While everyone knows that the vehicle archi-
tecture of choice right now is the sport utility
vehicle, let's face it: there tends to be little in
the way of sportiness and a varying degree
of utility.
While the Ferrari GTC4Lusso is anything
but an SUV, the car does have the capacity to
accommodate four people and, according to
the folks from Maranello, the stylists at Ferrari
design made sure that people (e.g., the roof
lowers toward the back but not so much as to
cramp the rear seat passengers) and cargo ("an
ample luggage compartment") can be readily
handled.
Like several SUVs, the GTC4Lusso has
four-wheel drive, the company's own 4RM Evo
system. However, they've done themselves
one better by adding rear-wheel steering,
which is useful when driving at speed (it has a
681-hp 12-cylinder engine, so . . .).
In addition to which, they've added the 4.0
version of the Slip Side Control that incorpo-
rates the electronic differential and the SCM-E
magnetorheological shocks. All of which mean
that the car can reportedly handle snow-cov-
ered and other low-grip surfaces.
Of course, when you have a car that pro-
duces 514 lb-ft of torque, odds are good that
you want that grip on all surfaces.
A Ferrari for Four
The Ferrari GTC4Lusso is described as being a car for
those "wanting to experience the pleasure of driving
a Ferrari anywhere, anytime, be it on short spins or
long journeys, snowy mountain roads or city streets,
alone or in the company of three lucky passengers."
The GTC4Lusso is powered by a V12. According to Ferrari, it goes from
0 to 62 mph in 3.4 seconds and has a top speed of 208 mph. It has
four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, and it seats . . . four.
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