Ferrari Confirm Development of Hybrid Sportscars

this is a great way to get power instet of loosing energy. Heinz-Harald Frentzen said right: You brake - you charge. The simply best for a sportscar

well done ferrari. well done :D

The F1 statute dictates the energy be reserved during braking, and reapplied while a steering wheel mounted button is pressed. Its maximum "on-time" would be 6sec. When I first heard that regen braking would be used in F1 I was skeptical. But after hearing how they intend to apply it I am awe-stricken. Eventually, it'll be like in video games when you press the "turbo" button and the car has this extravagant surge of power. The entire purpose of adding this to F1 is to help strengthen the tech for road use. I cant wait. That'll be too cool! Hopefully, this feature will be in the 2015 car.

Now I am surprised. Ferrari has a 42% potential to improve fuel exconomy in their cars just by applying standard technology. Despite being 100kgs lighter than the 997 Turbo the 430 uses 42% more fuel than the Porsche (18.3l/100km vs. 12.8l/100km). Why doesn't Ferrari start there? It would be great if the 430 were more economical because the large fuel tank (95 l) would give its driver the long range edge over the notoriously small tank in the 911 (just 64 l). But so far I just know that I don't need to worry about any Ferrari because I will overtake it for good at the petrol station...

40% less? they should have done their homework a few a years back. I mean the 997 twin turbo with 480 bhp emits more than 100g/km less CO2 than the F 430 with 490bhp. that?s HUGE. but anyway, at least they are getting involved into the environmental stuff now.

I hope they use the Formula 1 style kinetic disks rather then lame batter packs.

can green pea hippies really afford ferrari's?? coz if u r a real petrol head you would get the petrol version

Bravo Ferrari ... good to see cutting edge technology incorporated into the world's most loved supercar brand ... survival on both a personal and corporate level into the next century will require as all to evolve and accept the new world order of taking care of the planet ... before we kill it

WTF you say daviepops but things you are able to know are in general from that time.. In general that world has a face of people acting somewere 1956-1991. All they looked more or less like "hippies" afterward. Why or how - find out by yourself - I'm not a F replacment for anybody's education in humanities.

This is bloody STUPIDITY. People who can afford to buy expensive car(like Ferrari), but can't afford to buy fuel to drive it. Stop copying Toyota and Lexus' ideas.

Is interesting, how efficient these 2 systems are. BMW-s TM, called Efficient Dynamics looks quit same or designed on same basic idea like that KERS.