Mama mia! The Ferrari 599 Hybrid is real!
Someone very brave or very stupid (unless it was a Ferrari flak looking to build buzz) surreptitiously snapped a couple of shots of the 599 Hybrid concept on the stand just days before it was to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. They were posted at CarSpyShots.com earlier today.
A lot of people (coughJalopnikcough) are crapping all over the idea of a hybrid from Maranello, but we'll withhold judgment until we've at least heard what Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo says in Geneva. This could be an impressive bit of kit. We are, after all, talking about Ferrari. These guys know how to build amazing automobiles.
Still not much in the way of details on the drivetrain, but the pic below and others at CarSpyShots confirm the car will have a V12 engine up front and an electric motor and related electronics mounted on the rear transaxle. The system is based on the kinetic energy recovery system Ferrari's Formula 1 team developed.
As for the paint, it's growing on us.
Photos via CarSpyShots
