Next Ferrari Hypercar To Focus On Lightness And Aerodynamics

Ferrari has revealed that it has commenced work on its next-generation hypercar to replace the beloved LaFerrari.

During a recent interview with Auto Express discussing the company’s move into the SUV market, Ferrari chief marketing officer Enrico Galliera revealed the new hypercar will arrive after 2022 and may adopt a different philosophy to the LaFerrari.

As it stands, Ferrari’s most powerful vehicle is the SF90 Stradale, complete with a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine, paired with three electric motors to deliver a combined 986 hp. While one may expect the LaFerrari’s successor to have more power than that, Galliera hinted that won’t be the case and that instead, the Italian marque will prioritize lightness, aerodynamics, and controllability.

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Consequently, the car could be considered more of a rival to the Aston Martin Valkyrie and could spell the end of the power wars that have defined the industry in recent decades.

Galliera confirmed that the Italian marque will continue to develop its flagship 6.5-liter naturally-aspirated V12 engine and that it would prefer not to hybridize this new powertrain in a bid to ensure that it remains lightweight.

“To be honest, electrifying a V12 means creating, very probably, a heavy and big car. So electrification ideally should be coupled with smaller engines,” Galliera said. “The philosophy is to try to be ready with different technologies in order to use them with the necessary evolution. That’s why we have a wide range of engines: V12, V8 and, in the future, the V6.”