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Ferrari 599 Hybrid Concept
According to initial information, the capacity increase from the electric motor is to offset the weight of nearly 100kg tank, allowing Hybrid Concept 599 version runs faster than standardinternal combustion engine.
However, internal sources for hybrid systems is still in development stage and take a few more years can apply the actual production model car.
All information and images more than the Ferrari 599 Hybrid Concept car model have to wait until the official debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week.
Besides images, some sources said internal systems in hybrid car model uses an electric motor for a capacity of about 100 horsepower and torque 137Nm (110 lb-ft), is connected to gearbox located behind the vehicle and a battery floor.
by Theo Carscoop
2011 Ferrari 458 Italia
1990 Ferrari F40 - Shot in the Trees
The Ferrari F40 is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door coupé sports car produced by Ferrari from 1987 to 1992 as the successor to the Ferrari 288 GTO. From 1987 to 1989 it held the title as the world's fastest street-legal production car, and during its years of production, was Ferrari's fastest, most powerful, and most expensive car.
The car debuted with a factory suggested retail price of approximately US$400,000,[citation needed] although some buyers were reported as paying as much as US$1.6 million.[citation needed] A total of 1,315 F40s were produced.[1]
Ostensibly, the F40 was conceived as the successor to the 288 GTO and designed to compete with vehicles such as the Porsche 959 and Lamborghini Countach; for Ferrari management, the vehicle was a major statement piece. Over a period of several years prior to the F40's conception, the company's dominance in racing had waned significantly, and even in Formula One, an arena they had once dominated, victories had become sparse. Enzo Ferrari had recently turned 90 years old, and was keenly aware that time was not on his
FERRARI ENZO
The Ferrari Enzo is the very definition of a supercar. The basic idea is to take a Formula One car and adjust it just enough to make it legal on the road. But that description fails to encompass the technological and engineering feats that characterize the Enzo. When the limited production run vehicle hit the roads in 2003, it represented the peak of automotive engineering, and even the most advanced supercars of today aren’t all that much better, despite the extra six years of know-how.
The Ferrari Enzo follows the tradition of the F40 and F50 before it, both special edition and limited run models that showed what can happen when the racing division and the production vehicle division of the company get together and cook up a hot street car. At its heart sits a naturally-aspirated 6.0-liter V12 engine that can produce 651 horsepwoer and 485 lb-ft of torque, and redlines at 8200 RPM. The car weighs a mere 3,009 pounds and has incredibly fast acceleration. Official clock times are 3.14 seconds for 0-to-60 mph and 6.6 seconds for 0-to-100 mph. Top speed is 221 mph.
To say this car is quick is an understatement. The body is made of a carbon fiber composite. The transmission isn’t much different than those found on Formula One race cars. And to handle a car this fast, ceramic composite brakes are a must. The design isn’t just meant to be light, however. Careful computer simulations were conducted on the bodywork in an effort to minimize drag and, at the same time, maximize downforce. The immense speeds that the Enzo is capable of require the body, or more specifically the air moving over it, to push the car down to the road so that it stays stable. The air moving over the body, when the car is going 217 mph, is equal to 1,709 pounds, more than hald the weight of the car itself.
The production of the Enzo was originally supposed to be 349 units. However, due to demand, Ferrari increased production by another 50 units, and constructed a final car, number 400, specifically for auction at Sotheby’s Maronello auction in June of 2005. The car sold for $1,274,299, with the proceeds being used to benefit the survivors of the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Since their original release, a few Enzos have found their way to other auction blocks, and the price is typically over $1 million.
One of the few things more impressive than the Ferrari Enzo is how quickly technology advances. Since its original design, many of the Enzo’s characteristics have made their way to other Ferrari vehicles. Of particular note is the F430 Scuderia. This vehicle has a modified eight-cylinder version of the Enzo’s V12 engine architecture and is actually capable of matching the Enzo’s lap times at Ferrari’s test track, and for a price tag in the $300k range instead of over one million. Of course, when it comes to rarity, F430s are very common compared to the ultra-rare Enzo.
