The massive information for Ferrari followers this week is that Lewis Hamilton has signed a multi-year take care of the Formulation 1 crew, changing Carlos Sainz from 2025. Hamilton will crew up with Charles Leclerc, who just lately prolonged his contract “past the 2024 season.” This week can also be important for the street automobile division, with a number of bulletins made throughout the convention name following the discharge of 2023 gross sales outcomes.
The Prancing Horse moved 13,663 autos final yr, marking a 3 p.c improve in comparison with 2022. The demand is so robust that each one present fashions are offered out all through 2025, that means newly positioned orders will not be delivered till 2026 on the earliest. Regardless of the challenges of managing a big inflow of orders, Ferrari has three new fashions set to be launched this yr.
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The Italian unique marque stays predictably tight-lipped about what we’ll see in 2024, however we’ve got some concepts. Likelihood is the brand new hypercar will lastly come out someday within the subsequent 11 months. Seen right here in spy pictures of a prototype carrying the manufacturing physique, the LaFerrari successor is alleged to be identified internally by its “F250” codename. For the primary time because the F40, rumors have it that Maranello will not go for a V12.
Experiences state that the brand new hypercar will downsize to a plug-in hybrid twin-turbo V6 derived from the 296 GTB, 296 GT3, and the 499P endurance race automobile. Allegedly, Ferrari intends to provide 599 coupes, 199 convertibles, and 30 examples of a hardcore XX mannequin, leading to a complete manufacturing run of 828 models. We’ll possible solely see the coupe this yr, with manufacturing scheduled to begin in late 2024. The XX mannequin is alleged to hit the meeting line in 2027, whereas the convertible is seemingly due in 2028. In accordance with a member of the Italian Auto Pareri discussion board, the final vehicles will probably be assembled in 2030.
One other automobile more likely to debut this yr is a substitute for the 812 Superfast. It has been caught testing a number of occasions with a Roma physique and is all however confirmed to function a naturally aspirated V12. Late final yr, Ferrari admitted {that a} turbocharged V8 outperforms an NA V12, however the firm reckons the latter is much less emotional. Again in Could 2021, the corporate promised an much more highly effective twelve-cylinder engine to surpass the 830 hp obtainable within the 812 Superfast and Daytona SP3.
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It is unclear what the third automobile will probably be. A number of the prospects that spring to thoughts embody a brand new Icona mannequin, a Purosangue SUV by-product, or a one-off. It will not be the long-promised EV since Ferrari’s first electrical automobile has a 2025 launch date. In the meantime, the brand new constructing the place the zero-emission automobile goes to be made will probably be inaugurated this yr.
Through the convention name with analysts, Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna stated workers will probably be rewarded with an estimated bonus of €13,500 (about $14,700) following a record-breaking 2023.
