When last we wrote about the Ferrari 599 hybrid, we called it a car that no enthusiast had asked for. While that may be true at the moment, it looks as though a hybrid will soon be the Ferraristi’s choice of the future, as the other option would likely be no Ferrari at all. On a recent trip to Maranello, we were given a look at the 599 hybrid concept making its public debut at the Geneva auto show as well as an overview of how Ferrari plans to keep making cars in an increasingly strict future.
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2011 Revenge Verde – Auto Shows
What you’re looking at is a new supercar based on the bones of an old one. Underneath the bright-green paint and carbon-fiber bodywork, the Revenge Verde that debuted at the Detroit auto show is essentially a Ford GT. But in place of the GT’s 500-hp, 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 will beat a choice of three V-8 powertrains: a 605-hp Ford crate engine, a 638-hp GM LS9, or a “hybrid V-8” provided by HP2g. (More on that last one in a minute.) Transmissions will include a standard manual or a six-speed sequential box.