F152 Test Mule

Mike430 · 11-14-2011, 05:40 AM

Winter is coming in Europe, enough reason for Ferrari to wrap their latest F152 test vehicle in a warm winter jacket. This F152, is the 599 successor which is due to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012. The disguise leaves a lot to the imagination of what the future Ferrari GT flagship might look like. However Autoblog.nl reports that the sound can clearly be heard - no wonder, with a 6.3 liter V12 under the hood.

tazandjan · 11-14-2011, 08:34 AM

Mike- Great photos, thanks. Looks like it has rear quarter windows rather than the peek-aboo quarter windows with flying buttresses like the 599. The grille spacing still looks similar to the FF to me.

Granucci · 11-14-2011, 10:01 AM

Taz: Exactly what I think I was seing too. Perhaps this was just a suspension setup and not a real test run.

On sloppy mule blanket setup.

RossoVeloce · 11-14-2011, 02:27 PM

I hate that smiling grill!

tazandjan · 11-14-2011, 07:49 PM

Nathan- Not to worry, we can only see the grille spacing, not the shape. Besides, what is wrong with smiling grilles?

Smile for the camera. Good girl.

Andrew · 11-14-2011, 08:52 PM

Awesome photos. I've never seen a car cover used to hide the body like this. Just 4 months to go before we see the actual car.

Boxer · 11-14-2011, 11:48 PM

Car cover is a new one,

Latest I have heard is that front end will borrow heavily from the FF. Launch to key potential customers is in Janaury at Maranello.

iainuk · 11-15-2011, 09:01 AM

These renderings look like they could be fairly accurate based on info I heard from someone who has contacts at the factory.

tazandjan · 11-15-2011, 09:12 AM

Iain- That looks fine, and the grille looks nice, but is more derivative than I would have thought. In scale, the exhaust pipes they show would be at least 4" each. Sewerpipes even bigger than Novitec's 90 mm (~3.5") tailpipes.

iainuk · 11-15-2011, 09:28 AM

I think AutoExpress magazine have cobbled bits of it together using other images Terry. The tail pipes are certainly taken from a California.

11-14-2011, 05:40 AM	#1
Mike430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South Africa Ferrari Life Posts: 1,068	F152 Test Mule Winter is coming in Europe, enough reason for Ferrari to wrap their latest F152 test vehicle in a warm winter jacket. This F152, is the 599 successor which is due to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012. The disguise leaves a lot to the imagination of what the future Ferrari GT flagship might look like. However Autoblog.nl reports that the sound can clearly be heard - no wonder, with a 6.3 liter V12 under the hood. Attached Images

11-14-2011, 08:34 AM	#2
tazandjan Owner Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Ferrari Life Posts: 3,592 Name: Terry H Phillips	Mike- Great photos, thanks. Looks like it has rear quarter windows rather than the peek-aboo quarter windows with flying buttresses like the 599. The grille spacing still looks similar to the FF to me. Taz Terry Phillips Present: 575M 135171 Past: Dino 246 GT 02984, 365 GTB/4 14009, 308 GTS 25125 Every day I look around, and if nobody is shooting at me, it is a pretty good day.

11-14-2011, 10:01 AM	#3
Granucci Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: far and away Ferrari Life Posts: 5,043	Taz: Exactly what I think I was seing too. Perhaps this was just a suspension setup and not a real test run. On sloppy mule blanket setup. Guide to the Galaxy: Don't Panic Rik -- LAH ! Current: 1990 Mondial T Cabriolet : Red/Tan 1995 456 GT 2+2 : Roso Metalizzato [Fer 311/C] & Tan

11-14-2011, 02:27 PM	#4
RossoVeloce Join Date: Jun 2011 Ferrari Life Posts: 178 Name: Nathan	I hate that smiling grill! "People who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world are usually the ones who do,"- Steve Jobs

11-14-2011, 07:49 PM	#5
tazandjan Owner Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Ferrari Life Posts: 3,592 Name: Terry H Phillips	Nathan- Not to worry, we can only see the grille spacing, not the shape. Besides, what is wrong with smiling grilles? Smile for the camera. Good girl. Attached Images Taz Terry Phillips Present: 575M 135171 Past: Dino 246 GT 02984, 365 GTB/4 14009, 308 GTS 25125 Every day I look around, and if nobody is shooting at me, it is a pretty good day.

11-14-2011, 08:52 PM	#6
Andrew Administrator Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Francisco Ferrari Life Posts: 6,187 Name: Andrew	Awesome photos. I've never seen a car cover used to hide the body like this. Just 4 months to go before we see the actual car. AvidSquare \| Drivers Network

11-14-2011, 11:48 PM	#7
Boxer Owner Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Ferrari Life Posts: 12,778	Car cover is a new one, Latest I have heard is that front end will borrow heavily from the FF. Launch to key potential customers is in Janaury at Maranello. Boxer Current: F40, F50, 612, 430 Scuderia Past: 360 Modena, 360 Challenge, 550, 575, 365BB, 512BB, 456 GT, F355 GTS, 365 GTB/4 Daytona, 308 GTB

11-15-2011, 09:01 AM	#8
iainuk Owner Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Ferrari Life Posts: 255	These renderings look like they could be fairly accurate based on info I heard from someone who has contacts at the factory. Attached Images Current: 458 spider (inbound), 246 GT (x 3) Past: 360M, F430 spider, 430 Scuderia, California (x 2), 458 Italia (x 2)

11-15-2011, 09:12 AM	#9
tazandjan Owner Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Ferrari Life Posts: 3,592 Name: Terry H Phillips	Iain- That looks fine, and the grille looks nice, but is more derivative than I would have thought. In scale, the exhaust pipes they show would be at least 4" each. Sewerpipes even bigger than Novitec's 90 mm (~3.5") tailpipes. Taz Terry Phillips Present: 575M 135171 Past: Dino 246 GT 02984, 365 GTB/4 14009, 308 GTS 25125 Every day I look around, and if nobody is shooting at me, it is a pretty good day.

11-15-2011, 09:28 AM	#10
iainuk Owner Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Ferrari Life Posts: 255	I think AutoExpress magazine have cobbled bits of it together using other images Terry. The tail pipes are certainly taken from a California. Current: 458 spider (inbound), 246 GT (x 3) Past: 360M, F430 spider, 430 Scuderia, California (x 2), 458 Italia (x 2)

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