Millechili
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The Ferrari Millechili is the name of a concept car shown at a technical symposium at Ferrari
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...

's headquarters in Maranello in 2007. It is also the name of a project by Ferrari
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...

 to develop and manufacture a lightweight sports car. The development of the Millechili is being done in collaboration with University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Millechili Lab
Millechili Lab
Millechili Lab is a part of the Millechili Project, created by the Engineering Faculty of Modena in collaboration with Ferrari S.p.A. The structure, located inside the University of Modena, was officially unveiled 17 February 2009 by the actual CEO of Ferrari, Amedeo Felisa.- Introduction :The main...

 is a cross-project in which students are working on light-weight car design.

A production version of the Millechili concept car was speculated to enter production in 2010. It was believed that the car would be based on the F430
Ferrari F430
The Ferrari F430 is a sports car that was produced by the Italian automaker Ferrari from 2004 to 2009, as a successor to the 360. It debuted at the 2004 Paris Motor Show...

's aluminum space frame on a 104.3 inches (2,649.2 mm) wheelbase and a V10 engine producing about 600 hp.

It is currently believed that the Millechili concept car, developed with data gathered from the Ferrari FXX
Ferrari FXX
The Ferrari FXX is a high performance race car built by automobile manufacturer Ferrari in Maranello, Italy. The FXX is based on the street-legal Enzo. Production of the FXX began in 2005.- Overview :...

, will be the basis for a new Ferrari supercar
Supercar
Supercar is a term used most often to describe an expensive high end car. It has been defined specifically as "a very expensive, fast or powerful car"...

 called the F70
Ferrari F70
Ferrari F70 is a name given by the automotive press to an anticipated supercar to be built by Ferrari. It is expected to be based on findings from testing of the Ferrari FXX and on research being conducted by the Millechili Project at the University of Modena. Association with the Millechili...

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