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Originally Posted by US///M3
Considering vs also going to go the FI like BMW is a big difference. Especially if Ferrari wants a high revvin,no turbo-lag engine. That's probably why it has been 3 years and still no twin turbo V8 from Ferrari.
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I did not understand the first sentence above at all....
There are still relatively low cost tweaks they have been able to do to provide more power, more specific power (power per displacement) and better fuel efficiency, all the while while also raising redlines. One big step was direct injection. Also Ferrari care much more about heritage, soul, feel and sound, etc. than BMW (even than BMW M). Lastly, they care much less about penalties for not meeting CAFE standards, they are mostly inconsequential to Ferrari and they are probably passed along 100% to the consumer. They do still want to be greener just because it is a good image and "the right thing to do". Thus we will see some cool FI tech from Ferrari relatively soon, perhaps including a road version of the KERS system used in their race cars.