Ferrari Introduces Its New Supercar

Ferrari presented Wednesday at the Geneva Motor Show its new supercar, "LaFerrari", a hybrid with an electric motor. The new car will be produced in 499 copies and will be sold at the price of one million euros before taxes.

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3 months ago

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Finance, Technology

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Finance, Auto

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Franco Cimatti

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Switzerland, Geneva

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SHOTLIST : GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, MARCH 6, 2013, SOURCE: AFPTV - VAR of 'LaFerrari', people taking pictures, sitting on the drivers seat SOUNDBITE 1 Franco Cimatti (man), Ferrari's technical director (French, 24 secs): "The design was for a more compact car and the principle was to use only the interior space for driving and all the other spaces the design created for other functions such as aerodynamics, cooling, and installation of a hybrid system; installed for the first time on a Ferrari!" - VAR of 'LaFerrari', people taking pictures, sitting on the drivers seat SOUNDBITE 2 Franco Cimatti (man), Ferrari's technical director (French, 20 secs): "The hybrid system is an electric motor mounted on the transmission. 120 kilowatts for the engine, and a battery mounted behind the seat, built into the chassis of the car. This is to get an instant response." - VAR of 'LaFerrari', people taking pictures, sitting on the drivers seat SOUNDBITE 3 Franco Cimatti (man), Ferrari's technical director (French, 8 secs): "We plan to produce 499 of these cars, and the price will be at one million euros before taxes." - VAR of 'LaFerrari', people taking pictures, sitting on the drivers seat ----------------------------------------------------------------