Inspired by the GTC4 Lusso, the new Ferrari GTC4 Lusso T does far more than add a T to end of the name. Unlike the GTC4 Lusso, the new model is fitted with a turbocharged V8 engine (hence the T). The objective was to allow drivers to have an all-rounded experience, the kind that works for prosaic transportation needs like grocery runs . The earlier model?s V12 engine caters to keen drivers and those planning on pan-European roadtrips while the new engine makes the model T (as we?ve taken to calling the Ferrari GTC4 Lusso T) good clean fun for the whole family.
The four-seater car no longer features a four-wheel drive system; instead it relies on a rear wheel drive that is controlled via a seven-speed paddle-shift gearbox. It does however carry over the four-wheel steering system to the new model and that aids in the high-speed stability and low speed maneuverability. Thanks to the V8, the GTC4 Lusso T is able to manage the race to 100 km/h in just 3.5 seconds. The model T tops out at 320km/h.
The aforementioned four-wheel steering is set up to optimize cornering in an urban context with all four wheels turning in the same direction ? many a wide-bodied V12 Ferrari driver has been caught out by the tightness of a bend at low speeds and has been forced to take two or three attempts to exit a junction or take a slip road.
The company also says that the engine, although it sounds wonderful with the taps open should also be suitably subdued at lower speeds in order to help...