Ferrari has been photographed testing a fully
wrapped FXX K Evo at the famous German track, flooding the ears of bystanders
with angry V12 music and raising more questions than answers. Compared to the “standard” FXX K
Evo, the car pictured here doesn’t appear to have any changes; in fact even the
pattern of the camouflage wrap seems the same as the development prototype that
was seen back in 2017.
We can’t tell for sure what’s going on here, but we
do have a couple of theories. For starters, it could be the next development in
Ferrari’s super-exclusive FXX program, with the Italian company testing new
settings, and/or mechanical upgrades of the hybrid V12 powertrain.
The FXX K Evo is already an improved
version of the FXX K but Ferrari might want to take care of its A-list
customers with another upgrade. After all, the whole FXX program was about
Ferrari offering the most cutting-edge, racecar-like experience available. Another theory that has us hooked
is that Ferrari is using the specific FXX K Evo as an early mule for its 2020
Le Mans Hypercar race car. Ferrari is believed to be one of the manufacturers
that has committed to the new racing class, although nothing has been
officially confirmed at this point.
If you don’t remember, the FXX-K Evo is powered by
the same hybrid V12 powertrain with the LaFerrari, only here it makes well over
1,000 hp instead of the 950 hp you’ll get in the road-car. It also produces 75
percent more downforce than the LaFerrari, generating over 830 kg of
downforce at top speed.
