In an interview with Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa, GoAuto was told what we can anticipate from the exotic-car brand in the future. He confirmed that a 458 Italia Spider will go on sale next year, a 599 Hybrid will be unveiled at Geneva—something chairman Luca di Montezemolo has already told us, that a lighter and more-powerful 599 GTB Fiorano GTO is on the way but a 458 Italia “Scuderia” is not currently in the works, and that an Enzo replacement will be making its debut soon as a left-hand-drive-only supercar.  

Felisa also went into detail on the how hybrid technology will integrate into the Ferrari model line:

“The test mule has been running for a year now and it will reduce fuel consumption and emissions by up to 25 percent. We will present the new concept of the hybrid at Geneva. It will be based on the 599, but that doesn’t mean it will debut on that model. We have a plan to introduce new technology on our cars that will reduce consumption and emissions. The next step is to apply the technology on Ferrari cars.

The technology is not ready. The suppliers are not ready. Everything is underdeveloped. There is a lot of work to so. It is not for tomorrow. We haven’t decided when it will be introduced. It will be around that period 2015, but not before five years. The new hybrid technology can be applied to all Maranello’s sports cars, including those that are front- or mid-engined or fitted with V8- or V12-engines. If we move on the hybrid I think the technology is applicable on all our models.

The first production fuel-saving technology will debut on the California in 2011. If you couple direct-injection with other technology a fuel consumption and emissions reduction of up to 15 per cent is possible. Then there is cylinder deactivation, stop-start, electric motors for certain functions, we will launch the first of these on the California next year.”

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