Autoshow 2018 Ferrari GTC4Lusso T
2018 Ferrari GTC4Lusso T
A Twin-Turbo V-8 steps in for the V-12, and rear-drive replaces all-wheel drive.
Ferrari offers its buyers myriad customization options, but this “choice is yours” philosophy generally doesn’t extend to powertrains. And yet that’s what we have with the introduction of the GTC4Lusso T, which offers a twin-turbocharged V-8 rather than the GTC4Lusso’s naturally aspirated V-12.
The GTC4Lusso, you’ll recall, is an evolution of the pioneering Ferrari FF, the 2012 model that brought a shooting-brake body style and all-wheel drive to the four-place Ferrari grand touring car. The GTC4Lusso massaged the styling (to pleasing effect), as well as other aspects of the car, but left the powertrain layout alone. The Lusso T, which will be sold alongside the Lusso, uses Ferrari’s twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter V-8 seen also in the Portofino. (The 488GTB’s 3.9-liter is slightly different, with a 1.0-millimeter-longer stroke.)
This isn’t just an engine swap, however. The Lusso T also ditches the V-12 car’s complicated and unusual all-wheel-drive system in favor of simpler, lighter rear-wheel drive. The sum of those two changes results in a claimed weight loss of 121 pounds. As that reduction all comes off the front end, the rear weight bias increases to 54 percent from 53.