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Ferrari’s next hybrid hypercar takes shape

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The successor to the LaFerrari has been spied testing, featuring an electrified powertrain and a race car look.

Codenamed F250, the new hypercar is expected to debut in 2024. Ferrari is rumoured to be producing only 599 examples, along with 199 Spiders and 30 track-only specials.

This isn’t a production-spec example, and we expect to see various visual changes on the final model. For example, this prototype features faux exhaust outlets; the real ones are hiding behind mesh.

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We can see some of the race car-like styling cues of the new model, however, including doors that are cut into the roof – making access easier for drivers wearing helmets – plus a heavily sculpted rear diffuser.

It’s unclear what will power the F250, but there will be some kind of hybrid set-up. Whether it will have six, eight or even 12 cylinders isn’t yet known.

While V12s are rapidly disappearing, Lamborghini recently revealed its Revuelto with an electrified V12.

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The LaFerrari, produced from 2013 to 2018, was the Prancing Horse brand’s first hybrid, featuring a 6.3-litre V12 teamed with an electric motor.

Following the end of production for the model, Ferrari introduced the plug-in hybrid SF90 Stradale which uses a twin-turbocharged V8 mated with three electric motors.

It subsequently introduced the 296, which uses a twin-turbo V6 mated with two electric motors.

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Source: 7News