Montezemolo: V6 engines in Ferrari cars is a possibility

June 15, 2010June 15, 2010 Omar Rana Coupes, Sports Cars, Supercars

European publication AutoCar and Ferrari seem to be best friends as of lately. The Maranello, Italy automaker has shared a lot with the publication (things like this, this and this) and today Chairman Luca di Montezemolo is admitting that the supercar maker could make a 6-cylinder vehicle in order to improve fuel-economy and emissions.

“An engine smaller than a V8? Why not?” he said in an interview with AutoCar, stating that 6-cylinder engines had been part of company’s heritage.

Nonetheless, Montezemolo said that Ferrari’s future vehicles will not lose their appeal due to the need to meet fuel-economy and emissions regulations. “Our cars are there to enjoy and we have to maintain this,” he said.

The boss said that engineers at the company are continuing work on a V12 hybrid and that the car should be ready within four years.