Tag: Ferrari

Ferrari one-off models have five-year waiting list

The growing trend for one-off Ferraris is in response to clients’ increasing demands for extreme personalisation, says Ferrari commercial and marketing boss Enrico Galliera. Such is demand, Galliera says unique models “have the longest waiting list of all our product lines” at four to five years. “The client has not only a unique car but… Continue reading Ferrari one-off models have five-year waiting list

James Glickenhaus Calls Out De Tomaso For Copying The Ferrari P4/5 – Carscoops

De Tomaso used the Goodwood Festival of Speed to unveil the new P72 and it appears not everyone is a fan. While the car is pretty stunning, it also looks a bit familiar. James Glickenhaus believes there’s a good reason for this as he suggested the model is nothing more than a copy. In a… Continue reading James Glickenhaus Calls Out De Tomaso For Copying The Ferrari P4/5 – Carscoops

Dodge Believes Its Performance Cars Will Have An Electric Future

Hopefully, Dodge follows through since electric is really the only way to go in the future. Tesla has proven that electric cars can provide exhilarating performance. Moreover, EVs like the Chevrolet Bolt, BMW i3, Audi e-tron, and Jaguar I-Pace provide plenty of instant torque and commendable overall driving dynamics, not to mention the ars from… Continue reading Dodge Believes Its Performance Cars Will Have An Electric Future

Ferrari N.V. – Completion of the first tranche of the disclosed multi-year share buyback program and announcement of the second tranche

Maranello (Italy), 1 July 2019 – Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/MTA: RACE) (“Ferrari” or the “Company”) announces that under the common share buyback program announced on 28 December 2018 (the “Initial Program”), the Company has purchased additional common shares – reported in aggregate form, on daily basis – on the Italian Stock Exchange (MTA) and on the… Continue reading Ferrari N.V. – Completion of the first tranche of the disclosed multi-year share buyback program and announcement of the second tranche

Maserati confirms UK prices for hardcore Levante GTS and Trofeo

Maserati has confirmed the new GTS and Trofeo variants of its Levante SUV will be coming to the UK, with prices starting from £104,900. Both models share a Ferrari-derived 3.8-litre V8 with the Quattroporte GTS performance saloon, in a state of tune that produces 542bhp in the GTS and 582bhp in the hardcore Trofeo.  The… Continue reading Maserati confirms UK prices for hardcore Levante GTS and Trofeo

Aston Martin Valhalla name announced for 003 Concept

Aston Martin has confirmed its new mid-engined hypercar will be called the Valhalla. Due to launch in 2021 the British brand’s rival for the McLaren Senna was first previewed as a concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Aston Martin Valhalla production will be limited to 500 coupe examples, with each costing around £1 million.… Continue reading Aston Martin Valhalla name announced for 003 Concept

Rosso (Fdi): “Polo of luxury in Turin, Fca-Renault can be an advantage”

“The Piedmont Region and the Municipality of Turin can and must take immediate action to ensure that the Fca-Renault merger becomes a job opportunity for our territory, avoiding any risk of job loss”. Roberto Rosso, newly elected regional councilor of Brothers of Italy, believes that “if in Turin we succeed in truly establishing the pole… Continue reading Rosso (Fdi): “Polo of luxury in Turin, Fca-Renault can be an advantage”

Ferrari goes electric with its most powerful street-legal car ever: the SF90 Stradale

Ferrari SF90 StradaleSource: FerrariFerrari just launched Its most powerful street-legal car ever — a 986 horsepower road bullet with three electric motors.
The SF90 Stradale marks Ferrari's first plug-in hybrid that's not built for the racetrack. It's powered by a 4.0-liter turbocharged V8 that generates 769 horsepower, but gets another 217 horsepower from three electric motors — one powering the rear wheels and two for the front.
VIDEO1:5201:52Ferrari reveals its most powerful road car everSquawk Box EuropeAll that extra juice helps the car do zero-to 62 mph in a mere 2.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 211 mph.
It's not exactly the first plug-in Ferrari, famed for its thunderous V12 internal-combustion engines. The $1.5 million La Ferrari supercar, only 500 of which were produced, used electric motors to give a little boost to its V12 and push it to 950 horsepower. Ferrari's Formula One racers also use a hybrid motor-generator system.
The “SF90 Stradale” name comes from the automaker's 2019 Formula One race car, the SF90 in honor of Ferrari's 90 years in racing. The word “stradale” means “road” in Italian.
Ferrari SF90 StradaleSource: FerrariIt's fast but don't count on driving too far in battery-only mode since the all-electric range is only 16 miles.
But Ferrari's engineers had to solve some complex problems by adding a hybrid system, which added an additional 595 pounds. Ferrari shaved off some of those pounds with carbon fiber but also came up with some clever innovations.
By using the hybrid system for reverse, Ferrari was able to take out the reverse gear from the eight-speed gearbox, which saves weight. It's also all-wheel drive, to better utilize the hybrid system. And the two front electric motors also control the torque, making driving at high speeds “much simpler and easier,” according to Ferrari.
Ferrari also had to work on new aerodynamics to create more downforce and efficiencies. So it lowered the engine cover and created new diffuser and front-end systems.
Ferrari SF90 StradaleSource: FerrariThe big question Ferrari has yet to answer is price. Ferrari dealers say it will be less than the La Ferrari but likely more than Ferrari's previous V8 mid-engine, the $350,000 488 GTB, which was recently replaced by the F8 Tributo.
Either way one thing is certain: the waiting list for the SF90 Stradale will be long. Deliveries are expected to start in the beginning of 2020.
Ferrari SF90 StradaleSource: Ferrari

Ferrari SF90 Stradale To Be Equipped With YASA Electric Motors

The custom YASA motor in the SF90 Stradale is highly compact and light thanks to power density of 14 kW/kg YASA, the British manufacturer of axial-flux electric motors, boasted that it will be supplying electric motors for the world’s first plug-in hybrid Ferrari SF90 Stradale. According to the press release, YASA has been working on… Continue reading Ferrari SF90 Stradale To Be Equipped With YASA Electric Motors