An all-electric Ferrari probably sounds like sacrilege. Could it be as bad as it sounds? Or doesn't sound, rather. Enzo Ferrari once said that Ferrari sells the engine and the rest is thrown in for free. So has this man with a green conscience got rid of the heart?
Eric Hutchinson and EV West in America chose a badly crashed 308 to give a new lease of life. Its tubular chassis meant there was no need to alter the beautiful Ferrari body to handle the added power and torque.
An upside-down Porsche G50 gearbox with its limited-slip differential was installed to withstand the uprated torque to the rear wheels and retain the joy of 'regular' driving. One thing the owner has noticed is how the futuristic sound gets bystanders to take a second look.
Is it the perfect way of giving a classic a new lease of life, or is it destroying a Ferrari?
