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Even if Ferrari has chosen a fancy name for it, the Vettura Laboratorio (experimental vehicle) HY-KERS revealed today at the Geneva Motor Show is in fact the long waited 599 Fiorano hybrid.

The HY-KERS system might be a technology that will be used in all the future Ferrari, 8- and 12-cylinders alike. Based ont he experience gained in the Formula 1, Ferrari has applied an advanced, lightweight hybrid drivetrain to the 599 GTB Fiorano: a new kind of electric motor which helps optimize the longitudinal and lateral dynamics of the car, enhancing traction and brake balance. The motor also features a unique cooling and lubrication system for maximum efficiency under all operating temperatures and loads.

The high-voltage electric motor of the HY-KERS weights only 40 kilos and is coupled to the rear of the dual-clutch 7-speed F1 transmission. It operates through one of the transmission’s two clutches and engages one of the two gearbox primary shafts. Thus power is coupled seamlessly and instantaneously between the electric motor and the V12. The electric motor produces more than 100 hp as Ferrari’s goal was to offset every kilogram increase in weight by a gain of at least one hp.

Press release after the jump.

Ferrari Vettura Laboratorio HY-KERS originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 04:37 EST.

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