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The Straight Story

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Wed Mar 6, 2013, 05:11 PM Mar 2013

Ferrari Launches First-Ever Hybrid Model

Ferrari Launches First-Ever Hybrid Model
All 499 of Ferrari's new hybrid cars have already been sold, at £1m each, a day after the vehicle was unveiled.

Ferrari has unveiled its first-ever hybrid model - LaFerrari.

The limited edition car was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show.

The company says LaFerrari encompasses the "very best of Prancing Horse passion, technology and exclusivity".

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo explained: "We chose to call this model LaFerrari because it is the maximum expression of what defines our company - excellence.

"This is a truly extraordinary car which encompasses advanced solutions that, in the future, will find their way onto the rest of the range, and it represents the benchmark for the entire automotive industry.



http://news.sky.com/story/1060909/ferrari-launches-first-ever-hybrid-model

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Ferrari Launches First-Ever Hybrid Model (Original Post) The Straight Story Mar 2013 OP
At 950 HP, don't look for economy under the hood. longship Mar 2013 #1

longship

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1. At 950 HP, don't look for economy under the hood.
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 05:26 PM
Mar 2013

Of course, the hood is in the rear, as this is mid-engined.

This is one bonkers automobile.

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