Ferrari FF technology focused on performance, less weight

At 660 hp, the Ferrari FF matches the horsepower output of the 2002 Enzo, becoming the most powerful production Ferrari ever. The company built just 349 units of the Enzo from 2002 to 2004, while Ferrari plans to build about 1,000 FFs a year.

Other technical innovations introduced by Ferrari on the FF:

-- The company's patented four-wheel-drive system, called 4RM. The Italian automaker claims it is 50 percent lighter than a conventional 4WD system, allowing the FF to have a near perfect weight distribution (53 percent over the rear axle).

-- The suspension will include SCM3, the latest version of magnetorheological self-adjusting damping systems.

-- Brembo's latest carbon-ceramic brakes will be standard. They'll be lighter than conventional cast-iron discs and promise to last the entire life cycle of the car.

At 193 inches long, 77 inches wide and 54 inches tall, the FF is almost exactly the same size as the 612 Scaglietti. The FF replaces that car, which came out in fall 2003 and got a new interior in 2007. Last year, the 612 was Ferrari's fourth model in terms of sales, behind the California, the 458 Italia and the 599 GTB Fiorano.

By Wes Raynal