Car and Driver met with Ferrari’s technical director at the 2011 International Geneva Motor Show to figure out how the exotic manufacturer was able to reduce the weight of its first four-wheel-drive system to half that of a conventional system. As it turns out, the Ferrari FF’s power will be routed through two transmissions, one for the rear wheels and one for the front wheels. The front transmission sits ahead of the front-mid engine, connects to the crankshaft through a conical gear, and offers two forward gears and a reverse gear. Due to the gear ratios of the two forward gears in that front transmission, the four-wheel-drive system does not work above the fourth cog. Follow the jump for the full story.

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