Ferrari 599 Convertible
Ferrari 599 Convertible Photo
Auto-Frenzy.com – Ferrari’s boss Luca di Montezemolo talked about Ferrari past, present and future at a conference in London and confirmed that there will be a “open 599″ that will be shown at the Pebble Beach Concours this August.He also added” “The roadster will have a very romantic name,” probably like the 575 Superamerica. The convertible 599 will get a electric roof section and probably a few extra hp to counter the extra weight.
There was also some but news for the Ferrari fans, di Montezemolo said that “We will continue to produce one new model each year – but there will not be a 458 Scuderia.”
Another spokesman for the Ferrari explained: “The more hardcore editions have been a huge success for us over the last few years, so that’s certainly the plan with the 458 too. But unless we can present pioneering and innovative technology there’s no point in making a 458 Scuderia regardless. At the moment it’s hard to see how we could move the game forward significantly enough from the standard 458.”
Regarding the future di Montezemolo said: “The future for Ferrari is hybrid for the 12 and new [turbocharged] technology for the 8. Within 3-4 years we will be ready with a 12 cylinder hybrid based on the HY-KERS concept.”
All This means that all the new Ferrari cars from now on,including Enzo’s replacement,599 and Scaglieti will benefit from the V12 hybrid technology but the V8 will still use turbo technology to improve performance and CO2 emissions.
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