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Ferrari reportedly confirms all-wheel drive hybrid system

It's long been suspected that Ferrari was hard at work developing a hybrid powertrain for its line of supercars and grand touring machines, especially since a series of patents were located proving that the Italian automaker had at least sketched plans for such a system. Still, Ferrari had never confirmed such rumors. But, according to Autocar in the UK, an unnamed source tells the British magazine that the hybrid drivetrain will debut on the next-gen 612 (could the recently-spotted long-wheelbase 612 be a hybrid mule?) with a pair of ... Read more →

REPORT: Ferrari Hybrid to get V12 powerplant Jeremy Korzeniewski

Over the next few years, we're expecting pretty much every automaker in the world to address its fuel consumption and overall emissions in the face of increased scrutiny from both the public and ...

Ferrari, Alpina lead supercar race to not-quite-as-high CO2 levels Sebastian Blanco

CO2 emission numbers for cars from companies like Ferrari and Aston Martin are, to a Prius or clean diesel fan, pretty much a joke. Bentleys, for example, average over 400 grams of CO2 per ...

Ferrari CEO outlines green plan, hybrid concept could debut at LA show Noah Joseph

While the intertubes are abuzz with Lamborghini's announcement of a comprehensive carbon emissions reduction plan, arch-rival Ferrari is keen to show it's keeping pace as the company's CEO has ...

Ferrari files patents for all-wheel drive hybrid! Jeremy Korzeniewski

We've known for quite some time that Ferrari was working on a hybrid sportscar, so it's not too surprising to see these patents for a new four-wheel-drive vehicle with hybrid propulsion filed by ...

Ferrari 599XX may not have hybrid powertrain now, likely will in the future 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ferrari has just unleashed some fresh details about its ridiculously powerful 599XX prototype, and there's nary a hint of hybrid terminology. The Italian supercar manufacturer only says that its track car puts out 700 horsepower at a stratospheric 9,000 RPM. Regardless, the internet rumormill ...

Confirmed: Ferrari going hybrid 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the stated reasons that automakers send prototype race cars around tracks at high rates of speed is to further the development of new technology for their road-going automobiles. There's no higher form of automotive motorsport than Formula 1, so it stands to reason that fuel-saving ...

High Performance, Higher Education: Ferrari estalishes lightweight research lab at Italian university 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

If there's one thing on which treehuggers and tire-smokers can agree on, it's the need to reduce weight in vehicles. It hurts performance and it hurts fuel efficiency. Few know that as well as Ferrari, which has just taken things to another level by dedicating a new research lab at the University ...

Ferrari tested at least three different KERS configurations in F1 car 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ferrari reportedly tested at least three different kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) configurations on its Formula One cars during 2008 and was dissatisfied with all of them. The most unusual setup involved mounting the batteries in the nose of the car. From a weight distribution standpoint, ...

Ferrari goes green with rooftop solar installation 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

What's red, green and Italian all at the same time? That would be the rooftop solar installation that Ferrari has recently installed on its Engine Mechanical Machining facility in Maranello, Italy. The system, created and installed by a company called EnerRay, features a total of 1,075 solar ...

Ferrari to fund 6 research programs including CO2 and weight reduction 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ferrari may not be the biggest automaker out there but that doesn't mean the Italian exotic car maker is ignoring environmental and efficiency concerns. Internally, for its own cars, Ferrari is working on adding technologies like direct injection, dual clutch gearboxes, biofuels, weight reduction ...

Ferrari denies working with Peugeot on KERS development 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Peugeot 908 HY for high-res images Last September, Peugeot announced that it had built a experimental hybrid version of its 908 HDi Le Mans prototype coupe using kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) similar to those currently being developed by Formula One teams. The 908 HY uses an ...

Car and Driver gets in on the "Ferrari's are greener than Priuses" myth 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Way back in October at the Paris Motor Show, Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa raised a few eyebrows when he asserted that Ferraris produce fewer emissions than Priuses. On the surface, it's true - the total amount of fuel used in and all the emissions from every Ferrari in the world combined is less than ...

BMW to Ferrari re: KERS: Sorry 'bout your lack of competitiveness 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

It must take guts to call out Ferrari, considering that the Italian marque has been a dominant force in both road-going supercars and in race-ready hardware. In fact, Ferrari managed to take home the coveted Constructors' Championship last year, ably defeating BMW, which finished in third position ...

No oil burning for the prancing horse, Ferrari rejects diesels 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ferrari has set itself an aggressive goal of reducing the carbon dioxide emissions of its cars by 40 percent over the next four years. The company will have to make some pretty drastic changes to its powertrains to achieve that reduction from 400 g/km to about 280 g/km. One change it has no ...

Ferraris greener than Priuses? Statistics to the rescue again! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At some point everyone has probably heard the phrase "Tell me which side of the argument you are on and I will give you the statistics to prove you are right!" That is certainly true when applied to comments made by Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa at the Paris Motor Show this week. While speaking to ...

A human-powered Ferrari for under 200 bucks 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for photo gallery Well, what did you expect, an F430 Scuderia? In fairness, you'll get around the city or your college campus a lot easier with this. It's the Ferrari skateboard, available from the Ferrari Store, where you can buy everything short of hemorrhoid medicine emblazoned with ...

Ferrari MilleChili concept to spawn production car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above to view the Ferrari Millechili in our hi-res gallery While some could rightly wonder what in the world a Ferrari supercar could do to be green, the fact that the Italian manufacturer of super high performance prancing horses cars is interested in cleaning up its act at all probably ...

Video: Lotus, Ferrari, Tesla are using lightweight aluminum in their cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As you can see in the video above, aluminum is the latest thing in sport car body frames. Ferrari is working with Alcoa on the aluminum "space frame" which weighs just 440 pounds, one third the weight of a steel frame. The way the frame is put together is also very important. Tesla worked with ...

UK scientist: Young women can fight global warming by realizing Ferraris don't make a guy sexy 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

How can young women fight global warming? According to a chief scientist for the British government, Professor Sir David King, they can help out by no longer thinking guys that drive Ferraris are sexy. I will let Sir King speak for himself: I was asked at a lecture by a young woman about what she ...

Ferrari's director general: "A hybrid Ferrari will come" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Turns out the Ferrari importer we quoted recently was wrong; Ferrari will make a hybrid. Here is Ferrari's Director General Amedeo Felisa in an interview with Auto Motor and Sport (pardon the rough Google translation of the article from German to English): The CO2-Diskussion achieved even more ...

Ferrari CEO: we are considering ethanol 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ferrari probably won't make a hybrid or a full electric car but they just might make a flex-flex car that can run on E85. That possibility comes directly from Maurizio Parlato, President and CEO of Ferrari North America, at the end of an interview at the LA Auto Show with the Wall Street Journal, ...

Ferrari probably won't make a hybrid or electric car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Here is the general manager of the Ferrari importer European Automotive Imports Kevin Wall's response to the question would Ferrari ever make a hybrid or electric car: I believe there is no possibility of that whatsoever. ... It just so happens that the way that the vehicles are being produced by ...

Ferrari looking to cut CO2 emissions, reduce fuel use by 40 percent 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ferrari has been making some moves towards making vehicles that emit less CO2 and use less fuel. Today, Reuters is reporting that Ferrari's future (by 2012) will be one where the iconic red automobiles use 40 percent fuel and drop average CO2 emissions from 400 gm/km to 280-300. 300 grams per km is ...

Ferrari branded Segway... when the i2 is just not exclusive enough 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

What would you expect from a Ferrari-branded Segway? Quick acceleration, fast top-speeds, excellent handling and good looks come to mind. Depending on your point of view (and personal opinion) at least one of those points has been addressed with the aforementioned Ferrari/Segway tie-up. In our ...

Ferrari tests the direct injection waters 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There are many who question whether or not small-volume or high-performance manufacturers should be held to the same emissions and fuel economy regulations as the larger automakers. Ferrari qualifies as both a small-volume (though getting larger) and a (very) high performance company. Indeed, the ...

What's next for the Ferrari Millechili eco-friendly concept? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Remember when we showed you Ferrari's last concept car, the Millechili? Although made of cardboard, the car did offer some very interesting features in an effort to boost Ferrari's green-street-cred. They already have plenty of normal street-cred, as they say, so they decided to go a different ...

The Ferrari Mille Chili eco-concept - picture and details inside! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

UPDATE: We wanted to make sure that all of our readers are aware that this is just a concept. There is no chance that this vehicle is going to go into production. In fact, the concept is made of paper and wood... which is leaving many a sour taste in their mouths. I'll be honest here... it doesn't ...

Ohhhh... Ahhh.. Hmmm? Ferarri goes green with their new FXX Millechili concept 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

News comes from Maranello this morning that Ferrari has announced a new concept which promises to take the iconic Italian automaker down greener pastures. The FXX Millechili is supposed to be eco-friendly. No word yet on what exactly that means, but I am sure that as soon as more is known about the ...

First-hand impressions after riding in the Tesla Roadster plus an Image Gallery 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/I_m_in_the_Ferrari_Club_of_America_and_I_got_to_drive_a_Tesla_Roadster'; Here we have a first-hand review of the pre-production Tesla Roadster. First of all, I would like to thank Myles H. Kitchen for this review, and Steve Souza for the pictures. Myles ...


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