A brand new Ferrari patent submitting has surfaced, hinting that the automaker is contemplating superchargers for future vehicles.

Apart from some early race vehicles, Ferrari has usually most well-liked turbocharging as a way of pressured induction. However a patent utility revealed by the USA Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) on Feb. 29 (and initially filed on Aug. 24, 2023) particularly offers with supercharging.

Ferrari Supercharger patent picture

In accordance with the applying, Ferrari’s fundamental curiosity in supercharging appears to be packaging. The automaker at present makes use of turbocharged engines in its highway vehicles, however within the utility it notes that turbos require inserting consumption and exhaust ducts aspect by aspect, which may require plumbing with less-than-optimal airflow. It is also attainable to spin a turbo with an electrical motor, however this provides weight, Ferrari notes.

A supercharger would not include these drawbacks, in keeping with Ferrari. Within the utility, the automaker discusses a method to give engineers even higher flexibility. As a substitute of driving the supercharger through a belt and pulley connected to the engine, as in most present purposes, Ferrari proposes driving it with a planetary gearset connected to the driveshaft.

Ferrari Supercharger patent picture

An engine with this methodology of supercharging might be a part of a hybrid powertrain, Ferrari suggests. Within the utility, it discusses an all-wheel-drive setup with an electrical motor driving the entrance wheels and the supercharged engine driving the rear wheels.

Ferrari is within the midst of refreshing its lineup, though it is unclear if any of the up to date fashions will characteristic supercharged engines. A successor to the Ferrari SF90 plug-in hybrid has been noticed testing, and is predicted to retain its electrified powertrain. A prototype of the substitute for the 812 Superfast has additionally been spied on the highway, though it is unclear if this mannequin will add any type of electrification.