All Ferraris will be hybrid by 2019

https://www.google.com/amp/www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/news/amp31483/marchionne-ferrari-hybrid-2019/

So two thoughts:

1) Hybrid really means electrical supplemented naturally asipirated engines. What effect will this have on the values of the Speciales and Apertas since they will technically no longer be the last naturally aspirated engines Ferrari makes.?

2) The current 488 line will depreciate rapidly since everyone will want to get back into a car with the naturally aspirated sound and experience. The turbo charged engines of the 488 will be viewed as hugely undesirable. Will become a forgotten model in the long run.

Not such a great time to be a new Ferrari value collector.

 

It is a naturally aspirated engine supplemented with an electric motor. You will get the naturally aspirated sound, with a better torque band. By all accounts it will be superior. Are you really going to say the experience and peformance of th Cala Ferrari is lacking? Because if I am right, then the Speciales will lose the exclusivity of being the last na engines Ferrari makes, which is not good for values

Disclaimer: I am a huge fan of the Speciales.

 

So for you N/A goes beyond the engine and into the drivetrain? Certainly novel approach. I view it as the engine itself. If you take a NA engine and attach an electric engine to the drivetrain, the engine is still NA. You will still get the NA sound. But with more torque, it will have more kick.

 

Tbf the f40 got panned pretty heavily. That said it is a limited edition HyperCar and is therefore very valuable. The 488 is a highly mass produced car, with many flaws for the contemporary period. All the pumper snow will be the first to get out of them and trash the line once they do.

 

Well we do have Marchionne's own words...

 

And tbf, the nsx also has turbos. Epic fail. And the NSX doesn't offer good output for the money compared to the competition, so not sure how indicative it will be of the market trend.

 

Folks let's be clear on one thing, a hybridized car has nothing to do with the engine being naturally aspirated or not. It goes to the drivetrain having a separate electric motor attached to it. In broad strokes, you can have a hybrid that preserves much of what we all love about naturally aspirated engines, while going to the next technical level to provide more hp, and low band torque. NA vs hybrid doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the engine. The LA Ferrari gas engine IS naturally aspirated.

 

Another option might be that Ferrari will take the same route as the nsx and turbocharge their hybrid automobiles. In which case, the Speciale will continue to be a highly desired classic.

 

I would consider it a classic in the sense that it will be long considered one of the best Ferraris ever made.

 

I would say so. In the test of time, a collector will take a 458 over a 488. That said, I think the coupe will also fare better, because maintaining a convertible is just one more headache. Though, I am NOT saying that the regular 458 will maintain value. It will depreciate just like the rest, but it will be more desirable than a 488 years from now.

 

Agree. If the future of Ferrari are based on the La Ferrari platform, them the future is safe. If it is based on forced induction, then it will be dim indeed. And I don't see a mass produced turbo charged engine that has lost some of the bite of a N/A engine holding up. There is nothing particularly alluring about the 488 other than it being the current model. That will change.

 

McLaren is planning full electric? ��

Ferrari indicated that the reason for abandoning NA engines was not emissions (they are exempt from those requirements if they keep under 10k units per year). It was because they had reached the cost effective technical limits of the naturally aspirated engine. It simply wasn't worth it to them to further economize the naturally aspirated v-8 and increase power. Similarly they didn't want to make the engine larger for driving reasons. The turbo was meant to allow them to keep pace with mclaren, while economizing he engine. Hopefully the turbo goes away. I drove a 488 spider and it is a spectacular in isolation to be sure, but it doesn't feel like a proper Ferrari to me. Certainly not like a 458. While the sound is good, it has lost some of the soul of previous models. the gears are short and the acceleration too steep. Enjoying the acceleration was diminished in it.