Exotic sports cars may soon be running on air. Partially. Ferrari has received a patent for a "plusejet" system that could improve the performance of its cars. It is similar in concept to one that has been proposed for the Tesla Roadster, which remains in development more than five years since it was originally announced.

Ferrari's design, first discovered by The Drive, describes a series of thrusters positioned at the front, rear, top, bottom and both sides of a vehicle that are fed by a compressed air tank. The basic idea is that they could be activated at key moments to help the cars brake, accelerate and even go around curves.