Ferrari brings entire range and Enzo 2.0's carbon chassis to Paris

Ferrari has brought its entire range from its stable to Paris because, well unlike McLaren with its P1 hypercar, the prancing horse has nothing new to shout about.

On display in Paris then, is the F12berlinetta - the most powerful V12 ever built by the factory in Maranello. It contains 740bhp within a light, compact architecture. Complementing the F12 is the FF - Ferrari's first four-wheel drive model which also sits four. The FF now sports a new full-length panoramic roof with a special reflective glass (LowE) that does not compromise thermal and acoustic insulation.

A V8 engine that won the 'Best Performance Engine Award'  for two consecutive years powers the coupe and the spider versions of the 458 Italia, and the updated California 30 - 30 referring to the reduction in weight and increase in bhp.

Ferrari also used the stage in Paris to explain how important innovations have led to reductions in the weight of its cars with improved emission figures over the years, despite a power boost by approximately 100bhp across the model range. Fuel consumption and emissions have been reduced by 30 per cent compared to four years ago thanks to technical enhancements. Ferrari also announced it is planning to launch its first hybrid model in the near future and we believe we already know what it is Ferrari is talking about.

Ferrari debuted a new composite chassis derived directly from F1 technologies in Paris. Ferrari's vast experience in working with composites for F1 has helped chassis development for the upcoming hybrid model - to be produced in limited numbers. Ferrari forego conventional industrial carbon-fibre manufacturing techniques, as they did not meet the quality and functional standards.

The R&D processes are shared with its Scuderia racing team counterpart with important contribution from Rory Byrne, Ferrari's F1 chief designer who was behind 11 team championship titles. The chassis uses four different types/grades of carbon-fibre which is hand-laminated and cured in autoclaves. The carbon-fibre composite chassis is 20 percent lighter than the Enzo Ferrari, despite the extra weight required to house hybrid components. Moreover torsional rigidity is increased by 27 percent and beam stiffness is up by 22 percent.

While we are no engineers, the only thing we can conlcude from the chassis pictures is the upcoming Enzo 2.0 might retain the iconic butterfly doors.