Reading up on a story on Piston Heads that Ferrari may be looking into a return to LeMans with an LMP1 hybrid, there was a clip of a LaFerrari fitted with the new 2014 V6 1.6lt turbo engine being tested at Fiorano.

 

Obviously not running flat out, but potentialy so much more interesting than I expected or even compared to the current V8's.....if an alien was an engine it could be this!..enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:eek: sounds like its running about 50psi of boost and to get high numbers of BHP from a 1.6 it proberly is..

The Kers system alone will be responsible for 200hp!

It amazes me how much they can get out of such a small engine..

It sounds stonking, i was worried whether moving to a 6 at 15k would ruin the sound but love that it sounds batshit! :hyper:

Steve get yourself signed up to the update south central register please here....

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?102068-Who-is-in-South-Central/page8

I think it sounds awfull. hope some of the engines blow up this year and make things more exciting :)

The engine is clearly running at relativley low revs and not set up given, the random throttle responses, but I think it blends some of the sounds of the greatest GP engines of the past, Hondas V16 of the 60's Ferrari's snake exhaust which emitted the most amaxzing rasp of the same era and the amazing 1500hp V6 turbos from the early 80's!

 

Frankly 22 cars heading down to Eau Rouge on full chat, boosting to produce 850hp and at least the same in torque with Kers on definatley wets the appetite! Sure it may not have the smooth V10 or old school Cosworth V8 DFV growl but for me it is a welcome change to the piercing howl of the current V8's....