Despite having “borrowed” its know-how to create one of the best V6s today (the 2.9 l twin-turbo used by the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio), since the disappearance of the Dino 206 GT, 246 GT and 246 GTS in 1974, that one Ferrari model does not resort to one.
In fact, if we want to be thorough, we can even say that a Ferrari on the road has never used a V6 engine. The first Dino was born as a more affordable sub-brand of Ferrari, named after the late son of Enzo Ferrari — there was no symbol, cavallino rampante, or Ferrari designation in sight.
It was not until much later that the Dino were officially recognized as a full member of the Ferrari bloodline.
V6 returns and brings "company"
This “tradition” of the absence of V6 engines in Ferraris (on the road; in competition, the story is different) seems to be about to end. Proof of this are the spy photos that we bring you in which we can see the prototype of the latest Ferrari supercar, already known under the code name F171, in tests.
To liven up the very camouflaged F171 we will have (it seems) an unprecedented V6 at 120º biturbo with 3.0 l which is associated with an (increasingly “mandatory”) electric motor.
Although Ferrari has not revealed the power figures for the combustion engine, the electric motor or the hybrid system in total, the latest rumors point to figures around 700 hp of maximum combined power.
Like the Ferrari SF90 Stradale, the F171 will also be a plug-in hybrid, however this will have to do without the electrified front axle, that is, it will only have rear-wheel drive.
Although, as in the technically similar McLaren Artura, the hybrid system allows between 25-30 km of electric autonomy, the electric motor will have as its main function to assist the V6, attenuating the lag of the two turbos, in addition to allowing a higher peak of power and binary.
The leaks they can see are fake, the real ones appear between them and disguised by camouflage.
At a time when much is said about Ferrari's first SUV, the Purosangue, there are also rumors that this V6 and the plug-in hybrid system to which it appears associated could be used by Maranello's SUV.
As for the first model to use this engine, this F171, its launch is scheduled for the end of 2021, leaving only one question: will it receive the historic Dino designation or will it present itself with a completely new name?