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Here’s an image captured by our friends at Supercar Paparazzi that keeps the temperature soaring on Indian Autos Blog’ front page. A gorgeous Ferrari FF (Ferrari Four) exits the cable-stayed bridge that connects Bandra and Worli in Mumbai.

The FF is a design hybrid of a hatchback and a shooting brake. It has space for four and with the seats folded can carry 800 liters of luggage.

Ferrari launched its four-seat hatchback in India today at its Delhi dealership for a price of 3.42 crore rupees (ex-showroom price). The FF is the replacement model for the 612 Scaglietti. Shreyans Group is committed to bringing down all the Ferraris to India.

For 3.42 crore rupees, you get a 6.2-liter V12 engine that outputs 660 horsepower and 682Nm of torque that rockets the FF to a top speed of 335kph. You also get a hatchback body style surprisingly with a prancing horse on the bonnet.

As the excitement of the first ever Indian GP is in the air, Ferrari is all set to deliver some goodies as a parting gift after the race. On 31st of October, a day after the race, Ferrari is all set to unveil the unique Ferrari FF in India at their Delhi showroom.

The FF is Ferrari’s first ever four wheeled drive shooting brake model. When you look at the Ferrari FF there is an instant connect with the 458 Italia. But it’s not the sort of Ferrari that you see in your dreams because it is essentially a 4 seater hatchback.

Oh yes, the FF is Ferrari’s idea of an everyday practical car. Practical it may be, but there is nothing even remotely hum drum of the performance it is capable of.

Powered by a 6.2L V12 engine that generates 660 Bhp at 8,000 rpm with a peak torque of 682 Nm at 6,000 rpm, the FF hits 100km/hr in just 3.7 seconds. Keep your foot down and it will reach 335 km/hr easy peasy.

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Here is a little exercise that you can do for fun. Just catch any tom, dick or harry on the street and ask him what do you know about Ferrari? And 10 out of 10 times he/she would say “I would like to own one!”

The weird part is that 9 out of that 10 times, the person would have never ever even seen an actually Ferrari but he would still want one. Such is the charm of the word ‘FERRARI’. For a layman it conjures up images of a red car sitting on top of the sportscar world with a crown on its head.

For a thorough petrolhead, it brings images of a young racing driver who sacrificed his entire life to create the greatest Formula 1 team of all time. FERRARI – a word synonymous to speed, heritage, passion and victory. So you can imaging how chuffed we were when we got the chance to visit (what can only be defined as) Petrolhead Nirvana – Ferrari World Abu Dhabi – A one of its kind theme park dedicated to the glorious heritage of Ferrari.

As we type this in, IAB representative Bharat Iyer is sitting at the inauguration of the Ferrari’ first showroom in India at Janpath, New Delhi. Ferrari invited Indian Autos Blog to be part of this very special launch which also marks the Prancing Horse’ official entry into the exotic car-loving nation.

We are anticipating to see key models from the range today on the showroom floor. Prices and waiting periods will also be made clear during the course of today’ event. Like any or every other launch, IAB will try to bring you the prices and pointers from conference first, so stay tuned !

Situated in Janpath, Ferrari New Delhi was built in a period of 90 days. It is 5k sq.ft in area with space for three display vehicles. A showroom in Mumbai will come up in early 2012 as Ferrari aims three digit sales in the next three years. It is also studying other locations to open additional outlets. The entire Ferrari range is available in India and one main reason for the delayed entry was the search for the right partner. Cars that stand for racing, technology and exclusivity, Ferrari will not leave customers to research and decide the right car. They will educate customers and potential customers on the brand’s pedigree and everything on this world-famous supercar brand.

Ferrari says its cars will run on 97 Octane gasoline due the engine’ higher compression ratios. Cars will take three to twelve months for delivery from the time of booking and waiting periods depend on the model and level of customization requested. Service intervals are long – once in a year or every 10,000km.

The Chinese market (one of Ferrari’ largest markets in the world) differs in terms of positioning, but people are equally passionate about these cars.

Ferrari prices in India (ex-showroom, New Delhi)

California – 2.2 crore rupees
599 – 3.57 crore rupees
458 – 2.57 crore rupees

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Finally the date when the Prancing Horse stampedes the Indian road has been announced. On 26th May, Ferrari officially opens a shop in New Delhi. The very first dealership will be located in the Janpath area. A second dealership in Mumbai will be announced in the months to come.

The Ferrari India invasion has been talked about on the Indian blogosphere since a year now. But the blogosphere heated up when Ferrari officially appointed Shreyans Group as their official partners.

Ferrari is expected to offer their whole range in India. BS motoring expects the following range

• California Spider – Rs 2.2 crore
• 458 Italia – Rs 2.56 crore
• 599 GTB – Rs 3.37 crore
• FF – Rs 4 crore

Stay tuned for the official announcement of prices shortly!

Italian supercar manufacturer Ferrari is banking its hopes on India, China and Latin America to realize its annual volume target of 8,000 cars, AutoNews reports.

Luca di Montezemolo, Ferrari’ CEO -

A lot depends on India, Latin America and China. There is growth potential there

China is predicted to be Ferrari’ third largest market by the end of 2011 with sales projection of 500 cars, up from 300 last year. Ferrari has tied up with Shreyan’ group here in India to distribute the complete portfolio.

Shreyans will have two dealerships in India – one in Mumbai and another in Delhi. 24 cars were allocated to India in 2011 out of which 14 were taken by the end of March. If Ferrari cannot sustain the high levels of growth in China and Japan, it will look at markets like India and Latin America to reach its annual targets.

We are the new champions OH YES!! The feeling hasn’t still sunk in and we have just received another fantastic blow – in a nice way. Our captain, MS Dhoni will receive a……wait for it…..Ferrari 599 GTO India edition. That is unbelievably, insanely, fantastically COOL! (Sorry, I ran short of adjectives) This is a custom built GTO flaunting the Indian Tricolor Flag on the bonnet. Probably will be a one  [ Read More ]