Ferrari has once again shocked the world by unveiling a revolutionary engine design. The boffins at “The Prancing Horse” have filed a patent that reveals a look behind the curtain of the legendary carmaker. The shocking design is a rework of the pistons in the engine that could streamline engine production for the foreseeable future.
Ferrari continues to set new goals in engineering excellence that has the world shocked.
While the rest of the automotive world is pursuing advancements in electric and hydrogen powered engines that can prove to be cost effective and commercially viable for large scale production and sales, Ferrari is committed to the advancement of the internal combustion engine.Ferrari has a tendency to shock the world with its revolutionary designs that almost always push the engineering standards of the modern day internal combustion engine.
The legendary Italian manufacturer filed a patent for a new shaped piston that the company is hailing as the first step in redesigning their iconic V12 engines. What sets the new design apart from previous experiments by the likes of Honda, is that the “oval” shaped pistons need a complete engine redesign to work. Which they seem to have accomplished.
The patent speaks of a new “oval” shaped piston that is mounted differently in the car to existing V12’s. The repositioning of the pistons means new cooling systems were designed as well as making the engine bay potentially smaller in future designs. The new design also simplifies productivity making the engines cheaper to produce and more commercially viable.
Can Ferrari continue to revolutionise the engine while the world implements tighter emission restrictions?
With a host of the world’s major car manufacturers making commitments to go all electric within the next decade, Ferrari is still concentrating on designing engines that meet stringent international regulations while still keeping the roar and feel that made them the legend they are. It must be said that Ferrari are definitely keeping an eye on the future too.
They seem to be one of the last companies pushing the traditional engine design forward while their competitors focus most of their annual budgets on EV production. With VW committing a third of its research and development to traditional engines at least Ferrari are not alone in their dreams. While both car makers are committed to maintaining a steady flow of reliable internal combustion engines, their motivation for doing so is different.
VW seem to be more concerned about large scale production while Ferrari are pushing their supercar engines to meet new emission requirements and still be insanely fast. The difference is apparent but the end result is the same. With a lot of the buying public uneasy about the idea of owning an all electric car, the gearhead of tomorrow can feel safe in knowing the world’s car makers are at least aware of the balance needed for past and future.
Can the world’s car manufacturers deliver new designs without the problems experienced in the past?
With the advances being made both in current and new engine design and technology, the pressure is on the world’s top car makers to produce quality cars for the public. With Ferrari’s recent signing of Lewis Hamilton to their F1 team, their engineering department is working hard to keep their status as one of the world leaders in engine design. With this revolutionary new design, we all can keep listening for the unmistakable roar of “The Prancing Horse” coming from a red supercar.
