Ferrari F171: a V6 3.0 biturbo hybrid to replace the F8 Tributo
Dinosaur? SF60? The name of the next "entry-level" Ferrari, so to speak, is not yet known and certain details are still debated, but certain specificities are already certain: it...
23/12/2021
Dinosaur? SF60? The name of the next "entry-level" Ferrari, so to speak, is not yet known and certain details are still debated, but certain specificities are already certain: it will have a V6, the first for 50 years, and it will be hybrid.
The Ferrari F8 Tributo has hardly blown its second candle when we are already talking about its replacement which will arrive in 2022, known today only under the code name of F171, and the first technical information already makes it pass for a kind of automotive dinosaur. The newcomer will use the same structure with the engine in a central position but, instead of the purely thermal 720 hp 3.9 biturbo V8, there will be a hybrid 3.0 biturbo V6 which should develop at least as much power.
Six-cylinder engines developed by the arching horse, it is not under the hoof of the latter in the history of the brand and you have to go back almost half a century to find one, the Dino 246, which was not entitled to the famous logo. The new engine could well be based, according to the latest rumours, on the Nettuno of the Maserati MC20, which develops 630 hp, itself derived from the 2.9 of the Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA which is, to sum up very roughly, the V8 of the Tributo amputated two cylinders. The circle would then be complete.
On the hybrid system side, that of the SF90 Stradale would be taken over but in a version with a single electric motor, against three, which would be inserted between the V6 and the eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox and would therefore send its power to the rear, the F171 therefore remaining a pure propulsion. This choice suggests that it will also be hybrid and not rechargeable hybrid, since this electric motor is integral with its thermal counterpart, without clutch therefore, in the SF90, and that it therefore cannot operate independently. The lithium-ion battery would then be of a much smaller capacity than the 7.9 kWh of the big sister, which would save as much weight and reduce costs, but would not make it possible to obtain certification figures. WLTP also flattering nor probably not the 204 hp that the electric motor can deliver.
When it comes out, the main competitor at the exit will be the McLaren Artura whose V6 3.0 biturbo plug-in hybrid provides 680 hp. The powertrain of the F171 could also be found under the hood of the Purosangue, the first Ferrari SUV.