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It looks like it"s going to be a busy year in Maranello. Ferrari"s big cheeses have confirmed that a hybrid supercar is due within "the next two to three months". Not only that, we"re also set to see five new models before the year is out, with hybridisation becoming a necessity to keep potty power figures rising and emissions falling. The first out of this five-car sweep was the latest mid-engined V8 supercar we saw at Geneva, the F8 Tributo. That car is a development of the 488, featuring a twin-turbo 3.9-litre V8 that"s racked up three International Engine of the Year awards to its name. And the 488 was a development of the naturally-aspirated 458, don"t forget. The F8 Tributo then, could be the end of an era, as Ferraris are set to get electrification from here on out. "We"re at the limit of the performance," Michael Leiters, Ferrari"s technical chief, told Top Gear. "One of the key targets for Ferrari is to always increase the specific power output of the engine [currently 710bhp just like the 720S which is 50bhp more than the 488], but maintain the direct response characteristics of a naturally-aspirated engine."
Date written: 13 Mar 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15131
It looks like it"s going to be a busy year in Maranello. Ferrari"s big cheeses have confirmed that a hybrid supercar is due within "the next two to three months". Not only that, we"re also set to see five new models before the year is out, with hybridisation becoming a necessity to keep potty power figures rising and emissions falling. The first out of this five-car sweep was the latest mid-engined V8 supercar we saw at Geneva, the F8 Tributo. That car is a development of the 488, featuring a twin-turbo 3.9-litre V8 that"s racked up three International Engine of the Year awards to its name. And the 488 was a development of the naturally-aspirated 458, don"t forget. The F8 Tributo then, could be the end of an era, as Ferraris are set to get electrification from here on out. "We"re at the limit of the performance," Michael Leiters, Ferrari"s technical chief, told Top Gear. "One of the key targets for Ferrari is to always increase the specific power output of the engine [currently 710bhp just like the 720S which is 50bhp more than the 488], but maintain the direct response characteristics of a naturally-aspirated engine."
Date written: 13 Mar 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15131
