A patent application by Ferrari for a new hybrid system has lead to speculation that a Ferrari California Hybrid is on the way. Ferrari has been flirting with hybrid set-ups for years and actually previewed a 599 with a ‘HY-KERS’ hybrid system at Geneva 2012. We’re also pretty sure that the new Ferrari Enzo F70 will get […]
Ferrari 612 Shooting Brake NOT the new 612
Ferrari are taking a four seat Shooting Brake to Geneva. Is it the replacement for the 612 Scaglietti or just a Shooting Brake version of the current car? Last week we ran a story about the replacement for Ferrari’s four-seat supercar, the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. The basic premise was that Ferrari would be bringing the […]
New 2011 / 2012 Ferrari 612 is 4×4 Shooting Brake
It now seems clear that the next generation Ferrari 612 will arrive at Geneva 2011 and be a 4×4 Shooting Brake with 650bhp Last month we had an email in from Argentina pointing us towards spy shots published by Autoblog Argentina which seemed to be of an all wheel drive Ferrari 612. Which tied in […]
Ferrari electric 4×4 confirmed
Ferrari has confirmed they will be producing an electric 4×4 system in the next generation 612 Scaglietti which is due in 2012. Six months ago we reported that Ferrari were working on a four wheel drive system utilising electric motors to drive the front wheels. But Ferrari’s raison d’etre isn’t really about economy – although […]
Ferrari Hybrid confirmed
Hybrid cars of every shade are now flavour of the day. And, as we’ve said before, this has more to do with the targets imposed by Governments in the West than by any real need to see small, niche car makers contributing to CO2 reductions. After all, the average Ferrari probably does less than 2,000 […]
Ferrari 4×4 Hybrid system on the drawing board
Actually, the headline is quite literal. It would appear that Ferrari is working on four wheel drive hybrid propulsion systems after plans submitted to the European Patent Office were uncovered by Autocar. It’s been known for some time that Ferrari has been working on Hybrid and 4WD systems, but these drawings show that Ferrari is […]