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The 599 HY-KERS Concept Brings Hybrid Development to Ferrari Road Cars

March 2010 — Geneva Motor Show

Ferrari unveiled a 599-based HY-KERS experimental car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, combining a V12 with an electric motor and regenerative braking to explore hybridisation as a way to improve both performance and efficiency.

Ferrari 599 HY-KERS experimental hybrid at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.

Chandres — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0

Ferrari 599 HY-KERS concept at Geneva in 2010, an early road-car hybrid development platform. · Chandres — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0

Automotive significance

The 599 HY-KERS was a development concept rather than a production model, but it marked a decisive step in Ferrari’s road-car electrification programme. Its electric motor was integrated with the dual-clutch transmission and recovered energy under braking, translating knowledge from Formula 1 KERS into a road-car test platform. Ferrari’s later LaFerrari would use a substantially evolved hybrid concept, so Project Apex treats the 599 HY-KERS as a precursor rather than as Ferrari’s first production hybrid.

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