It’s hard to envision a successor to the LaFerrari being even more extreme, but perhaps the one that follows could be.
Since the launch of the LaFerrari, the iconic hypercar produced in limited quantities (500 coupés and 210 Apertas), five years have passed. It’s only natural to assume that Ferrari is already in the early stages of developing a successor, although it may be some time before we witness its debut. Ferrari’s Chief Technology Officer, Michael Leiters, has indicated that the highly anticipated new hypercar from Maranello is expected to hit the roads in “three to five years.”
Speaking with Autocar last year, Leiters revealed that the follow-up to the LaFerrari wouldn’t use a Formula One engine like Mercedes-AMG and their Project One. The new hypercar will be born from fresh innovations that will need to trickle down to the rest of the lineup. Sadly, that’s all we know about the LaFerrari successor, but that doesn’t mean we can’t let our imagination run wild. Or leave that to people who are good at it.
People like designer Shane Baxley, the author of this intriguing F413 virtual concept car. It is a very radical, stripped-down interpretation of a Ferrari hypercar that has separate body panels covering the wheels and incorporating light units.
At the center of the car resides the glass-covered cockpit which features a central driving position and just one seat, making the F413 the ultimate Ferrari for selfish drivers.
The race bucket seat appears to be made of carbon fiber and faces a jet-inspired steering wheel that comprises all the controls necessary for taming the beast. That includes browsing through the three driving modes: Track, Wet, and Pazzo (Italian for “crazy”).
The designer doesn’t say anything about the powertrain, but given that it’s a hypercar of the future, electric power comes to mind. It’s not hard to imagine four powerful electric motors attached to the wheels producing more than 1,500 horsepower.