Ferrari considering turbocharged engines

Posted: Nov 11, 2009
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Ferrari 458 Italia

According to Ferrari engine developer Jean-Jacques, the Italian supercar maker is considering turbocharging for its future vehicles. However, he said that the biggest obstacle the company faces was lag.

“Turbocharging will come eventually, but we need to solve the issue of turbo lag,” he told AutoCar. He said that a delay of any sort is unacceptable for a Ferrari vehicle.

Jacques said that Ferrari had built a prototype F430 with Fiat’s MultiAir engine, but couldn’t get it to work at the power outputs it required.

“The main benefit from Multiair comes in torque,” he said, “and it is difficult to get it to work at high revs.”

- By: Kap Shah

Source: AutoCar


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  • desertwindauh

    Noooooo!
    Ferrari, don't be tempted by the dark side. Noooooo!
    One of the stupedest sounds on the Porsche 996 Turbo was the stupid darth like sucking sound from the vasts amount of air that was continually being sucked in to keep the turbos happy.
    Ferrari stands for purity, more like the white robed princess Leia.
    Dont know where the Star Warsisms are coming from, could be the force…