Leaked photos of the Ferrari 599 Hybrid

When rumors began circulating about a Ferrari 599 Hybrid concept model was in the pipeline, you could say that it piqued the curiosity of a lot of people within the automotive circle.

After all, for a while it seemed that the words ‘Ferrari’ and Hybrid’ went along as much as peanut butter and carrots. But since everybody has been jumping the hybrid bandwagon in recent times, we were prepared to give Ferrari the benefit of the doubt and wait to see if they did have a hybrid in the works.

Turns out, they actually do, after the first photos of the prototype 599 Hybrid made its way to the Internet recently.

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And from what we’ve heard, the Ferrari 599 Hybrid is farther along than a lot of us would have expected. The car comes with an electric motor that produces somewhere in the neighbourhood of 100 horsepower and 137Nm of torque that comes attached to the rear-mounted transmission. This extra pony kick counterbalances the added weight of the motor – somewhere around 220 pounds – and, as a result, doesn’t compromise the speed and power that Ferraris are accustomed to having.

The Ferrari 599 Hybrid is set to make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, at which time, we’re going to have a clearer picture of what the Prancing Horse has in store for the hybrid market.