# Ferrari SUV??? -- HELP!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 26, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606 "2003-05-26T18:43:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matt101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@matt101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt101)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/1 "2003-05-26T18:43:37Z")
I am totally lost, I thought that maybe someone out there might help me. My father and myself were recently parked nose to nose with an SUV with the ferrari insignia on the front. Ferrari’s website lists no such vehicle and a google search only helped me find others who have seen this vehicle, but cannot find information on it. If any of you have seen this vehicle, let me know and if anyone knows where to get info, let me know and MOST IMPORTANTLY, if anyone has a picture send it on over cause none of my friends believe me. ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/2 "2003-05-26T19:00:27Z")
Is it the [Laforza](http://www.ecars.com.au/Misc/Laforza.html)? > [@](#): > > The **Laforza** 4x4 is made in Italy in the Pininfarina factory. It is primarily for military and police use over there. It has an Alfa Romeo 6-cyl engine in it in Italy. > > However, a company called Monster Motorsports in Escondido California imports them into the USA without the engine and transmission. > > There they are equipped with a Ford 5.0 loter V8 and an automatic overdrive transmission. They are then sold as a luxury SUV with Ferrari leather and walnut trim. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/3 "2003-05-26T20:33:19Z")
Well, if [Lamborghini](http://www.classicscars.com/lamborghini/lm002/lm002.htm) can do it… ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/4 "2003-05-26T20:35:54Z")
Pfft. Ferrari. Everyone in the know is aware that real men drive an LM002 as their SUV. [http://formen.ign.com/news/9829.html](http://formen.ign.com/news/9829.html) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji_Kitakyusho)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/5 "2003-05-26T20:58:33Z")
Naah… Unimog. -FK ---
**Author:** ![graememorrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/graememorrison/32/2287_2.png) [@graememorrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/graememorrison)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/6 "2003-05-26T22:57:23Z")
could it be [this](http://cardesignnews.com/news/2002/020309porsche-cayenne/)? ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/7 "2003-05-26T23:03:46Z")
That car is a Porsche. It couldn’t be mistaken for a Ferrari, because it has the Porsche badge on the front - you can see it in the photo. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/8 "2003-05-27T02:56:16Z")
Well, at a quick glance, someone not very familiar with both badges could confuse them. Both feature black prancing horses facing left on a yellow background. [Porsche](http://www.philseed.com/porsche.html) [Ferrrari](http://www.f1-world.net/ferrari/) ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/9 "2003-05-27T03:08:18Z")
Yeah, I can see that, it is possible. ---
**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/10 "2003-05-27T06:05:29Z")
Erm, not to state the obvious, but is it not possible that someone just purchased a Ferrari badge and stuck it on the front of some other SUV for appearances? Perhaps someone like the guys on this page. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/11 "2003-05-27T10:35:50Z")
Lamborghini, of course, is not limited to performance cars or even SUV’s. It’s a [tractor company](http://www.lambocars.com/framed/highres/tractor2.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/12 "2003-05-27T14:20:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DarrenS \* > \*\*Erm, not to state the obvious, but is it not possible that someone just purchased a Ferrari badge and stuck it on the front of some other SUV for appearances? Perhaps someone like the guys on this page. \*\* I was about to suggest the same thing. About three weeks ago I saw Toyota Camry where the owner had replaced all of the emblems with Ferrari. Even the chrome “Toyota” nameplate on the trunk was replaced with the Ferrari name, and the wheels had Ferrari logos in the center. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/13 "2003-05-27T15:00:36Z")
What **DarrenS** and **Jet Jaguar** say. I’ve seen people do this around here. Some of them do it really neat. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/14 "2003-05-27T15:26:57Z")
If it was an ugly ass angular monster, it may have been Alfa Romeo. ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/15 "2003-05-27T15:57:53Z")
I should mention that I’ve personally seen a Laforza in the US with Ferrari badges on it. I used to live a couple of blocks from somebody who owned one. Oh, and welcome to the boards **matt101**. ---
**Author:** ![matt101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@matt101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt101)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/16 "2003-05-28T03:35:55Z")
Thanks for the welcome. I must say that you’re right that it could be possible that some loser put all the ferrari badges over their SUV. It was not a LaForza it was more Mercedes SUV looking, but not a Mercedes or a Lexus. I give you this link: [http://forums.vmag.com/suvsubaru0499/messages/3643.html](http://forums.vmag.com/suvsubaru0499/messages/3643.html) These people all claim to have seen this SUV and the LaForza was also suggested there. It’s driving me nuts (no pun intended), I gotta find out about this car. I tried to find away to contact Ferrari but I couldn’t find any e-mail or address to write to. If anyone has anything, let me know. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/17 "2003-05-28T13:19:41Z")
“V-Cross”? Sounds like a re-badged [Isuzu](http://www.nopi.com/nn2002/carshow/minitrucks/honacisusuz/V_Cross_Gray_1.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/18 "2003-05-28T13:36:35Z")
Dear god, thanks for the links. Some of the most hideous things I’ve seen in my life, escpecially **Mr. Blue Sky** ’s link. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/19 "2003-05-28T14:44:08Z")
One thing I’d like to add is that if Ferrari made a SUV, I’d know about it. Probably the closest thing to a SUV they’ve produced is a 4-seat sedan that looked sort of like a Saturn wagon about 5-6 years ago, but that was a special custom order from the Sultan of Brunei. They only made 4 or 5 of them and the Sultan owns all but one of them, and that one is owned by a collector in England. Therefore, it’s highly unlikely you happened to see this car (plus, it looks more like a station wagon than a SUV anyway). ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606/20 "2003-05-28T14:48:09Z")
P.S. You can see [the Ferrari wagon here](http://www.ferrariownersclub.co.uk/happenings/2003/january/shooting%20brakes/text%20.asp), at the bottom of the page. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-suv-help/177606.md?page=2)