Il Sole 24 OreItaly’s main financial newspaper talks about Ferrari’s future. Most of the article is about the future of the 29% of Ferrari that is held by financial institutions and an eventual Ferrari IPO, but the most interesting part is about Ferrari’s new industrial plan, that is being enacted since last year’s separation from Maserati.

The new development plan includes new models (the first being the 599 GTB) and an enlargement of the model range that up to now was considered anathema. The article talks about a model that is unprecedented in Ferrari’s range, a 2+2 coupè with a V8 front engine and RWD.

If it’ll be anything like a baby-Scaglietti, I can already imagine the queue outside Ferrari showrooms, especially it it’ll be positioned well under the F430 (150.000 €) and near the Aston Martin Vantage (110.000 €).

Sales growht could be achieved without damaging too much Ferrari’s exclusivity, recovering part of the production volume lost with the passage of Maserati to Alfa Romeo. That’s important in case of a Ferrari IPO, which would bring much needed cash to Fiat Group but will surely not be in 2006.

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