There is a loud buzz going around that Ferrari is looking again into using V6 engines for their future productions. Hints went into the mill after the interview of Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa with Autocar. Before, Ferrari was looking into using V6 to maximize its fuel economy and performance, the V6 plan looks definite but how Ferrari will approach the change is not that clear.

According to Felisa, the use of V6 powerplants on the stallions from the Ferrari stable was not viable even a year ago but their customer base has a change of attitude making the use of V6 possible in 20 years.

A lot of people might think the a V6 cannot deliver a supercar performance, just like how the engine of a Nissan GT-R is incomparable to the V8 4.5L engine of the 458 Italia. Nonetheless, Ferrari has superb engineering and a twin-turbo V6 may just give you the zoom and broom you are looking for from a supercar while being more fuel efficient.

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