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So beautiful!!! :)

I might be in the minority, but I love the Ferrari FF. For a family of three, it would be the practical Ferrari. I would LOVE to be able to drop my daughter off at school in a Ferrari FF!

Wow! That's quite a bit of info for a post sam82 but I learned a lot. I never knew that about the 430 and my dad owns 1! :)

qcramair: FF represents "Ferrari Four," which makes reference to both the first "practical" four-passenger Ferrari (I say practical because the 612 Scaglietti and the 456 were 4-seaters, but not practical for people larger than Mini Me to sit in the back), and its use of four-wheel drive. Do you think SS sounds stupid? Or GT?

Or as Ferrari North America President Marco Mattiacci put it, the FF is the "Family Ferrari" Obviously not a serious meaning, but it is a great representation.

As for Ferrari's other naming structure, it mostly represents the performance of the car. Remember, Enzo Ferrari never wanted to sell street cars. He saw it as a means to fund his racing exploits. The SF stands for Scuderia Ferrari, which represented a Stable of Racing Horses to Enzo Ferrari. Look at the vehicles, which have always been meant to represent a street version of their racing cars, and the numbers have meaning.

For example, the current primary 8-cylinder model is powered by a 4.5 Liter (total engine displacement) V8, which is what the "458" in 458 Italia represents. That naming system represents most 8-cylinder cars produced by Ferrari S.p.A. There are a few exceptions to this rule, such as the 360 and the 430, where the numbers simply represented total engine displacement and did not make reference to the cylinder count. There was also the 355, which I believe the 35 represents the engine displacement, and the 5 represents something else; I believe the number of injectors-per-cylinder (anyone know for sure?) There are also other naming structures for V12 models and their anniversary F cars, such as the F40, F50, F60 (Enzo Ferrari) and the current F70 project.

When they add a name to the end it usually represents something meaningful to Ferrari. The 599 GTB (Gran Turismo Berlinetta) Fiorano is named for Ferrari's test track. The 360 Modena was named for the province in which Ferrari is based. The Dino was named for Enzo's son.

As you can see there is a lot more substance to their naming system that you give them credit for.

re: gcramair:

I'm not sure what's worse about this car: The hideous looks, or the utterly stupid name. I mean, "FF"? That's gotta be one of the unsexiest, most unimaginative names given to any car, ever. Even the numerical designations Ferraris were typically known for sound like they have some substance, but "FF"? Wow...

Still, 10 stars from me because it's still a rare car at this stage.

I'm not sure what's worse about this car: The hideous looks, or the utterly stupid name. I mean, "FF"? That's gotta be one of the unsexiest, most unimaginative names given to any car, ever. Even the numerical designations Ferraris were typically known for sound like they have some substance, but "FF"? Wow...

Still, 10 stars from me because it's still a rare car at this stage.