Ferrari Intends To Develop Its First Super Hybrid

In the past there have been many rumors on this subject, but now the Italian car maker has announced its intention to develop a hybrid model.

Ferarri has unveiled its first Hybrid Concept based on a standard 599 at the Geneva Motor Show.
At that time Luca di Montezemolo, Ferrari’s chairman, said in introducing the first “green” Ferrari: “This sort of technological challenge has been in the Ferrari blood since forever” […] “We want to build a hybrid with huge power and huge performance. Within three to four years, every Ferrari in our lineup will offer some version of hybrid operation.”
Now the brand’s aim is to reduce its CO2 emissions and to get on the hybrid segment.

The 599 Hybrid Concept, according to the automaker, accelerates from 0 to 160 km/h in 10.4 seconds, an improvement of 0.6 seconds since the unveiling of the car at the Geneva Motor Show.

This new hybrid technology is adding around 100 kg to the supercar’s weight. Even though the company denies its involving in the hybrid segment, the “S” car plates spied by photographers means it is registered in Stuttgart, home of Bosch, the German supply giant.

Beside this, Ferrari is also planning a super-fast traction control system which is reversing the electric motor’s torque, and an “electronic torque shaping” system that will help to maintain momentum during gear changes by a more linear throttle response.

Source: inautonews