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Ferrari 599 Hybrid Concept

Ferrari chief Luca di Montezemolo recently addicted that a hybrid version of the Ferrari 599 front-engine, RWD coupe module attain its entry at the 2010 Genf Motor Show, though little is known about the prototype.

Rumor has it that the hybrid 599 module ingest a modified version of the Kinetic Energy Retrieval System that was employed in Formula 1 racing in 2009 but discontinued in 2010. If that’s the case, an automobile motor module be additional to the car’s drivetrain that module act as a generator during braking to recover whatever energy, which would then be stored in a shelling and utilised to boost action on demand.

Another theory, backed up by a papers Ferrari has filed, suggests that a pair of small automobile motors could be mounted in the 599’s rear transaxle and act as a torque-vectoring system to improve grip, handling and performance. These motors would likely also capture braking forcefulness to store in a lithium-ion shelling for forthcoming ingest in boosting performance.

Regardless of how Ferrari adapt hybrid technology to the 599, the image that module be shown in Genf is expected to go into creation sometime in the future, though Ferrari hasn’t said when yet.