Ferrari to Unveil Hybrid Sports Car at Geneva Motor Show

Well, it’s finally happening. Ferrari is officially making a hybrid…or at least officially showcasing one.

At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Ferrari will display a hybrid variant of their 599 GTB Fiorano. Details on the car are still a mystery but it will likely utilize the all-wheel drive hybrid system that Ferrari patented in June of last year.

The battery source will be lithium-ion and it will use a version of the KERS energy recovery system. There is speculation the hybrid version will increase the model’s fuel efficiency from 9 mpg to 14. Not a huge savings.

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Comments

  1. shaun says:

    Not a huge savings? Since when does a 56% percent increase in fuel efficiency represent “not a huge savings”?

  2. shaun says:

    Not a huge savings? Since when does a 56% percent increase in fuel efficiency represent “not a huge savings”?

  3. shaun says:

    Not a huge savings? Since when does a 56% percent increase in fuel efficiency represent “not a huge savings”?

  4. Tech says:

    When’s the full electric ferrari coming out? Now that would be a show stopper.

  5. Tech says:

    When’s the full electric ferrari coming out? Now that would be a show stopper.

  6. Gavin says:

    what shaun said. the 2010 toyota camry hybrid’s increase compared to the standard 4 cylinder 2010 camry is only 22%.

  7. Gavin says:

    what shaun said. the 2010 toyota camry hybrid’s increase compared to the standard 4 cylinder 2010 camry is only 22%.

  8. Gavin says:

    what shaun said. the 2010 toyota camry hybrid’s increase compared to the standard 4 cylinder 2010 camry is only 22%.

  9. Gavin says:

    what shaun said. the 2010 toyota camry hybrid’s increase compared to the standard 4 cylinder 2010 camry is only 22%.

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