Most of the time, if you're looking to buy a station wagon to tote the kids around to soccer practice in, you'll look at reasonable, sensible choices from regular old auto makers. If you're the Sultanate of Brunei, however, you'll look for something a bit more high-end. Like a Ferrari.
Yes, Ferrari created a custom, one-of-a-kind station wagon for the insanely rich family, putting a station wagon body on a Ferrari engine. It looks like some sort of cruel hybrid created in a lab, with the front end looking like a sports car and the back looking like a Subaru. Personally, I feel like if you've got the scratch you might as well just have a regular Ferrari for when you want to go tear it up and a sensible car for buying groceries, but that's why I'm not the Sultanate.
DoobyBrain, via New Launches
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By Boxerfanatic at 2:46 PM ON 09/17/08
As a Ferrari, it doesn't fit.
But if that car had a different badge on it, it would be utterly fantastic.
A touring wagon with power, aerodynamics, RWD, and a manual, or automated clutch transmission... Where do I sign up?
SUVs have NOTHING on this as a mileage car with a bit of luggage.
I have a Subaru, and I really like it. if Subarus looked like this, with Subie mechanicals underneath, like a turbo or 6-cylinder boxer, stick shift, and AWD... I would SO trade mine in.
By Maran at 4:57 PM ON 09/17/08
Would the person who created this dreadful contraption please stand up so I might spit on/shoot/kick him?
It's an ugly ferrari ánd an ugly stationcar. I don't know how much they paid for this but no doubt it was way too much.
By peldritch at 9:18 PM ON 09/17/08
the sultan of brunei is the richest man in the world. Bill Gates is a poor man compared to him. He is not listed on Forbes or anything like that because his money comes from the revenue from the countries oil industry.
He supposedly has over 4 billion dollars worth of cars. For him this was petty cash.
I like it thought. Yes, its an insult to the ferrari name but under any other i would really dig it.
By Anonymous at 6:06 AM ON 09/18/08
Its the first picture of a Ferrari in which the people are looking away from the car.
A Ferrari went past them and not even a single person looked.
By DogDeer at 9:15 AM ON 09/18/08
Reminds me of the Jaguar XKE hearse in Harold & Maude. May it be driven over a cliff like that one was, too.
By boborlarry at 12:25 PM ON 09/18/08
Is that a 550 frontend?
By db at 12:39 AM ON 09/19/08
Nope, it's a 456GT. The tail lights are pretty similar to the regular car, too.
By pheer6224 at 6:40 PM ON 09/24/08
That doesn't look bad. It's the only Ferrari I can imagine driving.
By Ronald Harris at 5:34 PM ON 09/26/08
THEY SHOULD STICK WITH SPORTS CARS. SORRY.
By F456 at 4:45 AM ON 10/23/08
The Sultan of Brunei commissioned Ferrari to build seven 456 GT estates. One of them recently came up for sale in London and went for something close to a seven-figure sum...
By trippin at 5:58 PM ON 11/17/08
Whoever bought this is trippin hard!!!!