Coming Ferrari hybrid loaded with twin-turbo V8, three e-motors, 1,000 hp

One week from now,

Ferrari

and its best clients will gather in Maranello for a three-day event to introduce

a mid-engined hybrid supercar

slotting in above the

812 Superfast

.

A report in Auto, Motor und Sport

purports to fill in some of the engine details and power output we’ve been wondering about. The German magazine says there’ll be a twin-turbo V8 amidships, the same 3.9-liter unit from the F8 Tributo, aided by three electric motors. Total output will be 1,000 PS (metric horsepower) — or 986 U.S. horsepower, 197 more horses than found in the 812.

One of the electric motors will sit inside the gearbox, the other two will reside at the front axles, powering the front wheels. That means we can expect all-wheel drive and finessed torque vectoring up front. With 36 more horsepower than the system output on the

LaFerrari

, and AWD, it’s claimed that the electrified scarlet star will get from zero to 62 miles per hour in 2 seconds.

The

FerrariChat

forum, which

has a 77-page thread on this car

, settled on these same specs well before the

AMS

report.

Wrote one poster

, “I’m in Geneva and my

dealer

told me the BB will have 1000hp, V8 with KERS.”

Another chimed in

, “Ferr9000 on a Spanish forum … said the BB front axle will be electrified, so we can assume there will be two electrics motors on front axle.” In

FerrariChat

parlance, the “BB” stands for “Big Brother” to the 812. Another forum member said he expects the coupe to have a respectable all-electric range, which accords with video of a

hybrid 488 mule driving silently

at Fiorano.

The big question seems to be whether this will be a regular production model or a limited edition, with consensus settling on a proper series production car.

AMS

puts the price at 600,000 euros, or about $670,000. Yet another

FC

forum member says

there’ll be a public debut at Le Mans

, the French race taking place June 15-16. Could that provide a clue to the name?

And remember, there’s plenty more to come from Ferrari this year, with a V6 hybrid

sports car

slated for debut, and two further cars. One of those additional vehicles is

expected to be an 812 Spider

.