Re: News on the 430 Replacement
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bostonmini said:
not sure I would count on a different engine, this one still has some headroom no? goes to 4.7 liters in the alfa car right?
That will be the F149's engine (either 4.7L or still 4.3L), not for the F142
Don't you think F149 and F142 will share the same engine just with different power output?
I really don't. Ferrari is going with a lightweight approach for the F142 and it includes the engine. I believe they will go with a twin-turbocharged smaller capacity engine.
Either the 4.3L, Maserati's new 4.7L or a 4.0L derived from one of them for the F149...tuned for torque...
But the V8 is already a rather light engine.
Anyway, if a turbocharged V8 really becomes true, I wonder if this will be as direct and thrilling as the current NA engine?
I completely understand your concern as turbocharged engines tend to be percepted as more relaxed and not as high revving as an NA engine, but, I read that Ferrari would take a different approach and their future turbo engines will be VERY high revving, like 10,000 rpms. I'm not familiar with Ferrari's history with turbos like the F40 but I really think they're going to make a revolution. I think we can rest assured that the F142's engine will be a masterpiece...