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January 11, 2008
Dutch Coach-Builder Considers Ferrari Wagon Conversion
By Jen
Editor
While we’ve been (ahem) "horsing around" this week with rumors of an upcoming Ferrari SUV or crossover, it turns out that a long-roof Ferrari isn’t in fact that far-fetched a possibility. Vandenbrink Design, a coach-builder in the Netherlands that specializes in high-dollar conversions of ultra-exclusive exotics, reportedly has a wagon version of Ferrari’s 612 Scaglietti in the works. Named the Shooting Break, this ultra-hot wagon will likely be powered by a tweaked version of the 739 hp Enzo V12. Personally I think it could be kind of hot if Vandenbrink offered a funeral-coach package with solid rear panels and landau bars; it’d surely give even the Harold and Maude Jag-hearse a run for its money. Well, which Ferrari concept would you drive: the SUV we ran on Monday, or this sleeker, super-powered wagon?
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Mike
Jan 16, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Why not just buy a SS Trailblazer or Grand Cherokee SRT8, maybe the Porsche SUV? It looks ugly, I wouldn’t buy one.
mphoza
Jan 16, 2008 at 3:59 pm
real beauty,absolutly hot baby boy
shitface
Jan 16, 2008 at 3:46 am
looks like a mazda 3, not bad at all id buy it, i bet its fast as hell too!!
jamie
Jan 16, 2008 at 2:06 am
At this point I think ferrari can do what ever they want. All I have to say is it will be the fastest production 3 door arround.
kthx
Jan 16, 2008 at 1:50 am
Uh… why would you buy a ferrari, only to turn it into a fugly ass civic hatchback on crack?
chryslerdaytona
Jan 15, 2008 at 8:22 pm
thats so AWSOME!!! i like how it still keeps all of its nice sporty lines . it would be hard not to like that car
t-fizzle
Jan 15, 2008 at 6:55 pm
thats acully pip lookin
B Law
Jan 15, 2008 at 5:27 pm
I think this whole sport wagon thing started with the Mazda Protege5. Ever since, every manufacturer made a sporty wagon to gain on the market. Funny how wagons are used to associate with grannies and seen as “uncool”. Now even Ferrari is riding on the band”wagon”.
STI_BOY
Jan 15, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Its good looking since its ferrari
Vandenbrink Design
Jan 15, 2008 at 2:12 am
Previous Ferrari Shooting Brakes:
http://www.pestalozzi.net/sb/ferrari_330gt/index.html
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http://www.pestalozzi.net/sb/ferrari_daytona/index.html
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http://www.pestalozzi.net/sb/ferrari_breadvan/index.html
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http://www.pestalozzi.net/sb/ferrari_venice/index.html
travis
Jan 14, 2008 at 11:47 pm
this isn’t the first ferrari wagon, years ago there was a 456 venice built for the sultan of brunai. super wagons are hot, I like the bimer and MB wagons, love the rs6 avant from audi, and love the is300 sportcross; but a ferrari wagon as hot as it is, is just wrong.
A Bengals Fan
Jan 12, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Its an interesting idea. If I was a Ferrari fan and had the money to throw around, I would consider it. Its like the Ferrari version of the Greenwood Corvette Sportwagon, a conversion kit that used to be sold by Greenwood, a Corvette tuning company, that turned C3 Corvettes into wagons. Actually, this Ferrari looks a lot a Sportwagon..
Ben
Jan 12, 2008 at 4:47 am
It’s pretty sweet looking. I’d take it over a ferrari SUV any day. Reminds me a bit of the Volvo P1800 wagons.
Bobby
Jan 12, 2008 at 12:27 am
Probably not something I’d run out and buy, but the thing is pretty sweet looking. Its different and I bet they won’t make many, making it a rare car that could fetch a good buck on Barret Jackson in the years to come.
Ted
Jan 11, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Looking at the additional side-view picture provided by Michiel van den Brink, I’d say this is definitely not a wagon.
Ted
Jan 11, 2008 at 9:29 pm
I see the word “wagon” being thrown around, but this really hasn’t the feel of being a wagon at all. It’s more like a 2 door hatch. Probably no seats in rear so it’s a disproportional hatchback.
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If they will be adding seats in the rear, then I guess I’d reluctantly use the term “wagon”
Highspeedhijinks
Jan 11, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Well we know one company thats going to lose their shirt. Is there really a market for a wagon Ferrari ? Most of the guys who by these 250,000 dollar falice enlargers want nothing to do with sedans let alone wagons.
Vandenbrink Design
Jan 11, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Hi.
The Enzo engine mentioned in your article is not an option for this 612 Shooting Break.
This car will use its standard V12.
Power upgrades are an opton, but no Enzo power.
Here’s a better and more recent rendering of our Coachbuild project.
http://www.vandenbrinkdesign.com/images/zoom/ECVSEN/612_shootingbreak_02.jpg
Best regards,
Michiel van den Brink – Vandenbrink Design