Drawings of the upcoming ferrari 420 Updated 5/3/04 new pic

[budagboy2]

This guy on renn team is an aswome artist and he drew these pictures. Someone else on the board saw the actual 420 when he went to the ferrari factory. He then extensively described the car to "Farina" (artist's name on the board) and then he drew them.
Here is the actual pic of the car, dk why the quality is so bad, credit goes to rennteam
http://www.rennteam.com/upload/31032-420e.jpg
http://www.rennteam.com/upload/28284-420M-kl.jpg
http://www.rennteam.com/upload/29922-spider-vision.jpg
http://www.rennteam.com/upload/29505-420M-back-3.jpg
http://www.rennteam.com/upload/29505-420M-back-3.jpg
http://www.rennteam.com/upload/29505-420M-back-3.jpg
http://www.rennteam.com/upload/29175-back.jpg
http://www.rennteam.com/upload/28821-420-aero.jpg
Remember these were all done only through email, Farina never saw a picture[/img]

[mit5005]

That thing looks really good. I like the Enzo-looking rear-end. I am guessing it would have an updated version of the 3.6 liter v8 in the 360 right?

[PATo355]

Nice , it looks very real for me , with that Enzo styling rear , and the lights looks very good too

[Hawk]

Looks good yet another great lookin ferrari.

[Drive4Ever]

the body style looks like a 360, the front and the rear looks a lot like enzo. since i like both enzo & 360 so i love that drawing and when the car come out, i will love even more

[DeMoN]

=( why even bother sketching myne lol This is so nicely made!

[Chaos in 1983!]

wow!...this looks a lot better than the 360!...which btw I don't like that much...but this looks great!...although I'm not sure about the enzoish rear end... :?

[yg60m]

Nice drawing, but i wonder about the Enzo-like rear, i mean i like it but do they have to copy themself ?
Anyway it seems good :)

[Chaos in 1983!]

but i wonder about the Enzo-like rear, i mean i like it but do they have to copy themself ?


exaclty my thoughts...aslo it seems like a new trend, putting the benchmark car styling into the cheapest of the range...Enzo-420, SLR-SLK, Carrera GT-NewBoxter?...I think this is such a dumb thing to do...

[Sachmo12345]

the official stoner super car the 420 :lol:

[DeMoN]

I like the rear side of the enzo. It is one of the very few parts I like in its design. But true, they should come up with more ideas than copy themselves.

[noliebro]

It just looks like a new and improved 360 to me. I wish they would introduce a new car. Maybe a new dino perhaps. Oh well just dreaming.

[mit5005]

It just looks like a new and improved 360 to me. I wish they would introduce a new car. Maybe a new dino perhaps. Oh well just dreaming.Well they have actually. It is called the 612 Scaglietti. And I am pretty sure they are now building the 456.

[noliebro]

yes, of course, i love the scaglietti for what it is, but it is not going to be plastered on any childs wall like the 360 or the Enzo. Maybe after Mike wins another one this year they will come out with a Schumacher. :D

[Ziploc]

i love this its beautiful could the real thing be better than the current 360? its hella nice i wish i had one

[altedza]

the body style looks like a 360, the front and the rear looks a lot like enzo. since i like both enzo & 360 so i love that drawing and when the car come out, i will love even more

my thoughts exactly. nice car.

[tigerx]

that is a very very good looking concept, they should change it a lil bit cuz it look too much like th 360.

[artypossum]

Beatiful looking car, I just wish it was a bit less like the 360. Ferrari need to be taking bigger steps and not just revising current cars. The rear end is pure magic.

[DMbaseball1604]

I like the way this car looks a lot more than the 360, I especially like the enzo-like rear end...they are copying themselves which seems to be a trend, as most of you have already said

[astonmartinandy]

I think it is much better looking than the 360, but I also agree that their design should progress further with cars rather than just "updating" them. At least its better than the 612..

[SPAD]

This car is so fucking awsome! if they change it i am going to shit on there ear loebs and fart on there chins

[budagboy2]

check out the new pic on the front page

[PATo355]

check out the new pic on the front page

That is the picture of the actual car ? the final production one ? it looks gr8

[budagboy2]

^^^Pretty sure it is, or at least its gonna look alot like that

[Erez]

i like the 360 better... the 360 only prob is that it needs more power.. (around 500)

[budagboy2]

Im sure that the car replacing the 360(420) will have around 500hp to compete with the gallardo

[Erez]

yeah i'm sure of it as well... now we just need to wait for the first pics.. and reviews! man! i hope it will live up and wont disappoint!

[HeilSvenska]

I think it's ugly and un-Ferrari.

[bmagni]

looks like some of u say, a combined 360 with enzo, and does look good

the front lights doesnt look cery good now

lets wait until the final production car

[Chingachgook]

I like the rear, very Enzo-alike...the front..not so beautiful, too unpersonal...

[adlinyusman]

i'm buying one. damnit it looks super sexy.

[ae86_16v]

Hold up a second. . . so this car is suppose to replace the 360 Modena?

What's wrong w/ the Modena? How old is it? I thought the Modena just received a facelift?

By the way, it looks really really nice. I like the continuity of the Ferrari theme.

[No.1]

This car isn't a from Ferrari, IMO... it just looks like a few pics from an imaginitave person.

Look at this pic and you will see the car is just a rebodied 360.. the glasshouse is identical and so are the proportions (although it is difficult to tell from the quality of the pic).

It looks as if most of you guys think this is Ferraris new developmental car, but IMO it is not :)

For instance... why would Ferrari put Enzo mimicking wheel on the car... it looks like a private owner was just playing around. Even the lights (front and rear) are carbon copies of the Enzo's... i cannot believe Ferrari would be so unoriginal and steal ideas of one of their own cars.. i know that some design elements are lifted from old cars, but it would be foolish to create an Enzo look-a-like so soon after the Enzo was sold. :roll:

http://www.rennteam.com/upload/31032-420e.jpg

[toprpm]

this pic make me think of it as the NEW NSX??

[ae86_16v]

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For instance... why would Ferrari put Enzo mimicking wheel on the car... it looks like a private owner was just playing around. Even the lights (front and rear) are carbon copies of the Enzo's... i cannot believe Ferrari would be so unoriginal and steal ideas of one of their own cars.. i know that some design elements are lifted from old cars, but it would be foolish to create an Enzo look-a-like so soon after the Enzo was sold. :roll:


It's called family continuity.

[No.1]

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For instance... why would Ferrari put Enzo mimicking wheel on the car... it looks like a private owner was just playing around. Even the lights (front and rear) are carbon copies of the Enzo's... i cannot believe Ferrari would be so unoriginal and steal ideas of one of their own cars.. i know that some design elements are lifted from old cars, but it would be foolish to create an Enzo look-a-like so soon after the Enzo was sold. :roll:


It's called family continuity.

Errr... which car, other than the F50 and Enzo, of course, has copied so heavily the design of the F40 :?: :roll:

[ae86_16v]

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For instance... why would Ferrari put Enzo mimicking wheel on the car... it looks like a private owner was just playing around. Even the lights (front and rear) are carbon copies of the Enzo's... i cannot believe Ferrari would be so unoriginal and steal ideas of one of their own cars.. i know that some design elements are lifted from old cars, but it would be foolish to create an Enzo look-a-like so soon after the Enzo was sold. :roll:


It's called family continuity.

Errr... which car, other than the F50 and Enzo, of course, has copied so heavily the design of the F40 :?: :roll:

I don't think it is copying the bigger car or stealing styling cues from the bigger car. Like I said I see it as part of the family, they look alike. So yeah, there definitely cues from the Enzo, maybe that's how they wanna carry their design theme into the next generation of cars.

People don't bash MB for making the C almost exactly like the S.

Just as last generation's 5 series (E39) was almost exactly like a down sized 7 Series (E38).

By the way, I think this new car, what ever it is, 420, looks GREAT!!!

[1zippo1]

Love it but like some others, I'm not so sure about the enzo-ish rear end.

Car manufacturars like to do that these days, give the car similar looks, so you can immediatly identify it as a VW or a Ford, etcetera... especially the front: the grille, headlights or allmost identical.

But ferrari shouldn't follow this trend IMO. It's a ferrari, and each car is a masterpiece on it's own. Originality is a big factor, so the rear shouldn't look the same IMO.

Apart from that: if anybody here is working for Ferrari, and you're looking for a FREE testdriver, contact me :P All I'm asking is perhaps letting me keep the car after the test-period... that isn't too much to ask is it... and if that's not an option, I'm allways open for discussion :D

[No.1]

I don't think it is copying the bigger car or stealing styling cues from the bigger car. Like I said I see it as part of the family, they look alike. So yeah, there definitely cues from the Enzo, maybe that's how they wanna carry their design theme into the next generation of cars.

People don't bash MB for making the C almost exactly like the S.

Just as last generation's 5 series (E39) was almost exactly like a down sized 7 Series (E38).

By the way, I think this new car, what ever it is, 420, looks GREAT!!!

Which Ferraris look alike, apart from the resembalnce of the F40-F50 and Enzo... a 360 doesn't look like a 612, 550, 355, 308 etc... :roll:

Anyways... back to my previous point.. i do not believe these drawings are accurate and that the picture is of a modified 360, the glass house is identical :idea:

[Sir_GT]

The photo pic (not the illustrations) look like a riced-up Modena.

I highly doubt ferrari will do a family thing. That's just not... ferrari.

[veilsidebr]

that´s a nice ferrari...and so much more the drawings...this artist is really good

[TVR_Fan]

Look forward to seeing this on top gear in flesh, and maybe at the British GT's which I could see it getting used in buds.

[ae86_16v]

Car manufacturars like to do that these days, give the car similar looks, so you can immediatly identify it as a VW or a Ford, etcetera... especially the front: the grille, headlights or allmost identical.


Exactly. . .

Which Ferraris look alike, apart from the resembalnce of the F40-F50 and Enzo... a 360 doesn't look like a 612, 550, 355, 308 etc... :roll:

Anyways... back to my previous point.. i do not believe these drawings are accurate and that the picture is of a modified 360, the glass house is identical :idea:

The bulbous fenders, the clear glass enclosed headlights, the round taillights, etc.

Yeah, I don't know if these are real or not. But my previous point was that I wouldn't mind this if they carry out their theme throughout the family.

[No.1]

I wouldn't mind this if they carry out their theme throughout the family.

Neither would I. the Enzo is a very special looking car... but Ferrari would only take a few cues from it, that is why this car look to be fake. :D

I think that if Ferrari carried on with such radical styling like the Enzo's, they would fall out of favour, but the odd piece of quirky design will keep us all on our toes :)

[oantob]

it looks great, can't hardly wait for the concept car to appear... :wink:

[ae86_16v]

Ferrari's replacement for the 360Modena has come a long way. The vehicle has been anticipated for no less than the past three years. The first prototype mules were sighted in 2002 (engine development mule), 2003 (new headlight and powertrain development car) and earlier this year (new powertrain and chassis under old body with some improvised new exterior features). During all of that period, it remained inconclusive when exactly the new car would debut, and what would be the degree of innovation, between a simple facelift of the current car and a complete redesign.

Only now the first complete prototypes have hit the roads and have been captured on camera. The new car will quite radically depart from the looks of the current 360, with new front and rear ends that are greatly inspired by the mighty Ferrari Enzo. Similar to those on the Enzo, the new headlights will have more angular looks and be stacked vertically, rather than horizontally. The restyled frontal air scoops (now with a curved tear-drop shape) render the front clamshell much cleaner. The rear clamshell is all new, too, and features redesigned engine air scoops, amongst others. The rear lights, newly positioned at the very top edge, are again clearly reminiscent of the Enzo and give the car an entirely new rear aspect and profile.

It is also interesting to note the bulged camouflage and the air scoop between the rear lights. This section of the prototype directly resembles that of disguised Enzo prototypes during the final stages of its development and suggests that the new mid-engine V-8 Ferrari might be equipped with an adjustable rear spoiler, too.

These modifications should be good news for all those who found the appearance of the current 360 Modena too bland, and too compromised by its undoubtedly superior aerodynamic efficiency. The new Pininfarina effort promises to be a much more accomplished blend of a dramatic shape with uncompromised aerodynamics and function.

The innovations will not stop here, though. Extreme ultra-low profile tyres at the front axle are indicative of an upgraded suspension. Modified exhaust pipes (with a tapered, slightly reduced exit diameter) are indicative of the new 4.2-liter V-8 powertrain with further optimized intake and exhaust gas flow and an estimated maximum power figure of 450 hp.

Still unclear remains how the new Ferrari will be called. While the expected engine capacity suggests to a F420 label, it is reported that Ferrari recently has registered the F430 label in a number of key markets. The "Modena" name tag perhaps will be replaced with "Monza" - hence "Ferrari 430 Monza" is one likely possibility.

The new 420/430 coupe is expected to be officially unveiled early in 2005 (Detroit or Geneva motor shows) and on sale in the first half of the year. Interestingly, no prototypes could be spotted yet for the redesigned Spyder version. This supports information according to which the new 420/430 Spyder will debut about a full year after the coupe, in 2006, but then come complete with an all-new retractable hardtop roof. At around the same time, a stripped-out race version of the coupe is expected, very much in the style of the current "Challenge Stradale" model.

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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/?http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/ae_news_story.php?id=47072

Thursday 27th May 2004
Scaglietti Restyle For 360


he controversy over the design of the 612 Scaglietti is still rumbling on, but Ferrari fans had better get used to it - because Auto Express magazine can reveal the bold styling is set to spread.

The mag's exclusive spy shots give the clearest glimpse yet of the replacement for the 360 Modena. And under the plastic disguise are striking headlamps and a daring new look similar to that of its big brother, the 612. Seen in the mag outside the Maranello factory in Italy, the newcomer has kept the overall shape of its predecessor, but is likely to have more dramatic detailing.

As well as the new headlights, the front will be dominated by reshaped air intakes and a more pointed nose. The rear disguise didn't fool our spies, either, as insiders have told us it will get a more muscular shape than that of the 360. Styling house Pininfarina has kept the trademark round rear lamps, while the bulge between them is thought to hide a spoiler which only pops up at speed. A similar hump was seen on the original Enzo prototype.

Under the glass engine cover is a mighty 4.2-litre V8 powerplant, which will deliver 450bhp and give the Ferrari the performance it needs to take on Lamborghini's V10 Gallardo. While the logical name for the 360M's replacement is the 420M (after the engine size), there's some confusion as Ferrari has recently trademarked 430M.

Whatever it's called, the coupé version of the new Ferrari is expected to debut early in 2005, with first deliveries next summer. A year later, the convertible Spider will go on sale, and it's tipped to feature a retractable metal hard-top - a first for Ferrari. Chris Thorp