The Ferrari Enzo, the Italian’s hypercar, was launched about a decade ago and rumours about its successor have surfaced numerous times. A new chapter was released today by Autombilemag.com.

In an interview Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa told the automotive magazine, the new car, rumored to appear this fall, will feature 920hp, 800 of those horses developed from a 7.3 liter evolution of the 599 replacement’s V12, to be revealed on the 6th of March at the Geneva Auto Salon. The other 120hp is delivered by a KERS package which includes an electric motor offering a total of 920hp or zero-emissions travel.

The weight target of the new carbon fiber hypercar was inspired by the Millechili concept, refering to 1,000 kilograms, or 2,200 pounds. This means that the F70 should come close to the track-only FXX, which weighs 2550 pounds. It could even be quicker off the mark and faster overall than the 1,001hp Bugatti Veyron.

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  1. Inasmuch as advancements in battery technology are most likely limited, Flywheel technology is here now and power flow is as smooth as an electric motor; see below
    PRESS RELEASE
    January 3, 2012
    Reference: US Patent 7,931,107 B2
    VEHICLE KINETIC ENERGY UTILIZATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. (KERS)

    This recent patent enables the reduction of fuel consumption in motor vehicles by the storage of kinetic energy for reuse. This technology incorporates an infinitely variable transmission (IVT) in the form of an eddy current induction device (called a Modulator) coupled to a gear system to conquer the torque flow management problem caused by infinitely varying bi-directional energy flow between a moving vehicle mass and an associated rotating flywheel mass created by the fact that the respective mass velocities move in an inverse acceleration relationship.

    To illustrate this phenomenon, observe that as kinetic energy passes from the moving vehicle to, and is captured by, the flywheel it is caused to accelerate, however the vehicle is consequently caused to slow; but to function efficiently, the flywheel requires an ever increasing input-speed factor from a source which is ever slowing. This always changing speed dichotomy can only be effectively managed by an infinitely variable transmission, and, other than that offered by the above patent, none have been successful for the subject purpose.

    The technology reflected in this patent involves very few parts, and is therefore economical to manufacture. It is in addition, long lived, requires little maintenance, and is very durable. Importantly, this system is suitable not only for passenger car use, but also for delivery vans, trucks, and buses.

    The conservation of kinetic energy through the use of battery energy-storage technology is exceedingly inefficient while such a mechanical approach is well known to be very high in efficiency. As may be realized, existing battery hybrid technology was developed because it was a way around this, now solved, torque-management problem. As these complicated and costly battery-related electric energy arrangements only avoid, and do not solve this problem, the penalty for this has been the great loss of efficiency as compared to a mechanical storage system such as that proposed by the subject patent
    Thank you,
    South Essex Engineering

  2. Inasmuch as advancements in battery technology are most likely limited, Flywheel technology is here now and power flow is as smooth as an electric motor; see below
    PRESS RELEASE
    January 3, 2012
    Reference: US Patent 7,931,107 B2
    VEHICLE KINETIC ENERGY UTILIZATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. (KERS)

    This recent patent enables the reduction of fuel consumption in motor vehicles by the storage of kinetic energy for reuse. This technology incorporates an infinitely variable transmission (IVT) in the form of an eddy current induction device (called a Modulator) coupled to a gear system to conquer the torque flow management problem caused by infinitely varying bi-directional energy flow between a moving vehicle mass and an associated rotating flywheel mass created by the fact that the respective mass velocities move in an inverse acceleration relationship.

    To illustrate this phenomenon, observe that as kinetic energy passes from the moving vehicle to, and is captured by, the flywheel it is caused to accelerate, however the vehicle is consequently caused to slow; but to function efficiently, the flywheel requires an ever increasing input-speed factor from a source which is ever slowing. This always changing speed dichotomy can only be effectively managed by an infinitely variable transmission, and, other than that offered by the above patent, none have been successful for the subject purpose.

    The technology reflected in this patent involves very few parts, and is therefore economical to manufacture. It is in addition, long lived, requires little maintenance, and is very durable. Importantly, this system is suitable not only for passenger car use, but also for delivery vans, trucks, and buses.

    The conservation of kinetic energy through the use of battery energy-storage technology is exceedingly inefficient while such a mechanical approach is well known to be very high in efficiency. As may be realized, existing battery hybrid technology was developed because it was a way around this, now solved, torque-management problem. As these complicated and costly battery-related electric energy arrangements only avoid, and do not solve this problem, the penalty for this has been the great loss of efficiency as compared to a mechanical storage system such as that proposed by the subject patent
    Thank you,
    South Essex Engineering

  3. I thought you would understand what I meant as a “car”. Formula 1 has double power/weight ratio and it can’t do sixty under 2 seconds.. Don’t just believe to everything you read on the internet, some informations are just theoretical or measured in special conditions. Fact that through 4 wheels you put more power to the ground is just a fact!

  4. which is a top speed off this car???? i can hear!!!!!!!! said will be faster than bugatti????……………never see how will could be faster then Bugatti…. good night to all!!!! P.S. the new entry car will be coming is Mclaren P12 and they rumor the top speed will be 260mph V8 3.8 800hp+ KERS and 2500 pound year 2013 similar with F70………..any question????

  5. I would want the f70 kick the aventedor and bugatti ass at the same time, also what I would like the f70mdo do is to go to 0-60mph in less than 3 sec or 2. 8 sec for me. And the top speed should be about 250-260mph. Than after it can go to top gear.

  6. So by the time a buyer of the F12 berlinetta gets his car delivered to him thinking that he has the ultimate ferrari, the most powerful ferrari, few months later they’re gonna launch an EVEN more powerful ferrari and the president Luca Montezemolo is gonna say yet again “the most innovative ferrari we ever made” lol. this just never ends!!!

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