Ferrari Portofino M
The Ferrari Portofino arrives as an updated and slightly more powerful entry-level model with small design tweaks and new gearbox.
The Portofina M (‘M’ for Modificato) may not look a whole lot different to the regular Portofino, although it gets new bumpers to make it look a bit more butch and a slightly titivated grille – and new alloys – but there’s quite a bit going on out of sight.
Power gets a small boost from 592bhp in the regular Portofino to 612bhp in the M – and a new exhaust to help meet Euro 6D emissions – and it also gets a new eight-speed dual-clutch auto which gets a smaller clutch and can deliver over a third moer torque than the old ‘box, despite which there seems to be no discernible change in performance.
The new ‘M’ also acquires Ferrari’s proper five-position Manettino Drive Mode from its more expensive brethren so there’s now a ‘Race’ mode too as well as Ferrari’s ‘Dynamic Enhancer’, and there’s more optional kit available such as ventilated and heated seats and more advanced ADAS stuff.
m geller says
Portofino so underrated. Just a great all around vehicle. this makes it even better. Too bad they don’t have a 12, like the vantage usually does. I bet they could squeeze one under there, but Ferrari knows this would take away from the super cars and if they can squeeze 600 horse out of here, why bother. Would be really cool if they could add a not too heavy electric motor of say another 125 HP with all electric & hybrid tech, to get a bit better mileage and performance from this, as well as 20 electric miles around town (which is all most people drive Ferraris anyway on their “once a weeks”). Or, better yet, an all electric Portofino. I guess we will have to wait until Maserati develops it in 2021 or 2022 and then they can offer it also, lol.