Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Ferrari to build a Hybrid????

Always at the leading edge of automobile design & development the king of the world has seen the light and accepted that the future for auto enthusiasts may well be a hybrid ... at least if they can successfully package a 'new' hybrid ... you know it will be powerful and FAST!!!
clipped from devicedaily.com
Hybrid Ferrari F430

Posted on 08 July 2008

Ferrari Planning To Build A Hybrid Sportscar

I think that there is no need in reminding you that greenhouse gases are affecting the air which is more and more polluted. Due to this problem, car manufacturers are forced to design greener cars that will not have negative impacts on the environment.

We all know what Toyota managed to do as the Prius is the most renowned hybrid-car in the world. A while ago, the European Council came up with a new rule which will lead the automakers to manufacture cars with an 130g/km limit of the CO2 levels by 2012. This ruling would ruin the business of supercar manufacturers like Ferrari or Lamborghini.

In a recent interview with German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said that they are planning to reduce CO2 levels by 40% before 2012. They will make it possible thanks to a new hybrid technology and Ferrari might build cars powered by turbocharged V6 engines which are smaller and more fuel-efficient.

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