Ferrari Prances in Hybrid-Electric Style
Hybrid-electric vehicles seem to be all the rage these days, and the prototypes in the stables at Ferrari's home of Fiorano is no exception.
As part of its 60th birthday celebration, Ferrari unveiled the Mini Chili, a mere 1,000 kg beast almost completely made of carbon fiber sporting fixed seats and carbon ceramic brakes. The need for a dashboard is gone with the driver information systems all being condensed down into the steering wheel, making for a compact little ride. The light weight is offset by an Active Aerodynamics system, which kicks in at the most opportune of moments.
Don't get your hopes too high, though -- Ferrari claims it won't make this car, but be on the lookout for similar technology in future Ferrari vehicles.
[Source: AutoExpress]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Henry Jul 11th 2007 7:00PM
Erin, please read the articles before you post them. The car is (internally) known as the Mille Chili, referring to the 1000kg weight (much like the Mille Miglia refers to the 1000 miles of the race) NOT the Mini Chili. Officially it has no name.
Also, it isn't real, it's a cardboard and wood proof of concept, not a real car.
Andi Jul 11th 2007 8:08PM
Henry:
Not to start an all out war of who said what here, but please read the caption under the picture before you roast someone else for misinterpreting.
Henry Jul 12th 2007 1:04AM
Are you referring to the below:
"Hybrid-electric vehicles seem to be all the rage these days, and the prototypes in the stables at Ferrari's home of Fiorano is no exception."
And what would I be looking for, the incorrect verb tense?
Andi Jul 12th 2007 6:06AM
*sigh*
You said: "Also, it isn't real, it's a cardboard and wood proof of concept, not a real car."
The caption said: "Mille Chili (front) made of lightweight carbon fibre"
Last I checked cardboard and carbon fiber weren't the same thing
TrackOwner Jul 12th 2007 12:24PM
*double sigh*
Nothing about this article is correct. Henry was close enough. The pictured prototype is a mockup. As per Autoweek, this is what Ferrari actually said about it:
"The Millechili, equipped with a twin turbocharged, direct injection 3.0-liter V-8 rated at 550hp, would be faster than the 800hp, V-12 FXX super car, Ferrari said. But the Millechili would use 42 percent less fuel, and CO2 emissions would drop from more than 400 grams per kilometer to about 250g/km, Ferrari said."
Not a hybrid. One-word name. Twin-turbo V8. Certainly a "luxe" candidate, but no hippie-green nonsense, and it certainly wasn't called "Mini Chili"... did somebody at Luxist get "taken for a ride" on this one, so to speak?
Henry Jul 12th 2007 12:35PM
The actual vehicle would be made from CFC if it were to be built but this proof of concept is only made from cardboard with paper wheels.
http://www2.autoblog.com/2007/06/21/ferrari-makes-commitment-to-green-performance-with-fxx-millechil/
It appears that other bloggers are just as inattentive as the original poster.