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Reuters is reporting Ferrari Chief Executive Officer Jean Todt resigned on Tuesday and will be replaced by General Manager Amedeo Felisa. The company's issued a statement, but since we can't actually read Italian, we thought it best to go with the Reuters report. As many know, Todt headed Ferrari's Formula One team when the Italian carmaker won six straight constructors' titles between 1999 and 2004 with driver Michael Schumacher. In 2006 Todt became CEO of the Maranello, Italy-based luxury sportscar builder. Although Todt said he had wanted to stay at Ferrari while Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo was chairman of Italy's employers body. Now Montezemolo is back at Ferrari Todt said he could "dedicate more time to myself and the things I'm interested in". We're assuming the things he's "interested in" do not include running the whole show at the prancing stallion brand. Todt will remain a board member as well as chairman of Ferrari...
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While Audi is thinking about adding a couple of cylinders , the fellows at AutoWeek get confirmation that Ferrari is considering dropping a V8 in the next generation Enzo. The new version will be using technology developed in the FXX (pictured in Evoluzione form) and there's some question as to whether it's better to lose some weight with a turbocharged V8 or stick with a heavier, more powerful V12. It's one of those questions that makes us a little more envious of Ferrari engineers than usual. Since the new Enzo isn't due until 2012, the company has plenty of time to develop both a new V8 and new V12 and decide later what engine goes where. If it ends up coming with eight cylinders it'll be the first V8 powered stallion supercar since the F40 graced the walls of our childhood bedroom. [ AutoWeek ]
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