-Apex Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Watch Ferrari's V-6 Supercar Prototype Lapping Fiorano McConnell tees up Barrett nomination, setting up rare weekend session Eva Mendes Says Ryan Gosling Passed This Skill on to Their Daughters Road & Track logoWatch Ferrari's V-6 Supercar Prototype Lapping Fiorano In summer 2020, we laid our eyes on what sounded like Ferrari's upcoming V-6-powered car for the first time, shooting flames while lapping the company's Fiorano test track. Now, another test mule has been spied on video, and it's our best opportunity to hear what the company's reborn six-cylinder engine sounds like. YouTuber Varryx published video of this camouflaged mid-engine Ferrari prototype lapping Fiorano in anger. Among the tire squealing and powerslides, we can hear a distinct V-6 exhaust note. The tone is far different from any of the company's current twin-turbo V-8s or naturally aspirated V-12s, high-pitched and a bit raspy. Ferrari confirmed back in 2018 it would be developing a V-6 powerplant for its future models, so hearing one in the flesh isn't exactly surprising. Still, this new model would be the first V-6-powered Ferrari road car since 1974, which is a pretty big deal. What's not clear from this video is whether the V-6 we're hearing is augmented by hybrid power. In that same V-6 announcement in 2018, Ferrari said the engine would be hybrid-assisted, but without getting under the car ourselves or getting a confirmation from the company, there's no way to tell whether this car has any electric propulsion.
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