Ferrari has never been known for its great fuel efficiency, it is something that is not part of the Ferrari DNA. Italian sports cars are supposed to have a huge thirst for fuel. It’s a good thing supercars aren’t that common, or else they’d probably send gas prices skyrocketing.

Ferrari has decided that it might finally be time to make hybrid cars part of the company’s DNA and has announced that the successor to the famous Ferrari Enzo will be a hybrid model. Ferrari will join Porsche in becoming one of the first super sports car manufacturers to make its top-of-the-line model a hybrid car. Ferrari unveiled a prototype hybrid car at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, and while that particular car doesn’t appear to hit the assembly lines, it will have a major influence on Ferrari’s first hybrid model. The company hasn’t said anything about how fuel efficient its hybrid supercar will be, but anything above 30 miles per gallon would impress me.

Porsche announced its first hybrid supercar earlier this year, and it will be the successor to the Carrera GT. There is no word yet on any hybrid models coming from Lamborghini. There are already several performance hybrid cars available on the market today, but they are all from newer, lesser-known car companies.

Ferrari will not abandon its high-cylinder-count engines any time soon and the company will not forget its roots. The company has made a name for itself by producing cars with a heavenly amount of horsepower and they plan to carry on this tradition. the hybrid model will help balance the total fuel consumption of the company’s entire line of cars.