The 2013 Ferrari LaFerrari

 

The Successor to the Enzo

 

 

 

 

 

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     It was only a matter of time until the people at Ferrari made a successor to the Enzo. By 2013 Ferrari had come up with their answer; the Ferrari LaFerrari.

     The LaFerrari is Ferrari's very first mild hybrid and its most powerful car while limiting fuel consumption by 40 percent. The 6.3 liter 65 volt V-12 engine is mounted in the mid-rear and delivers a massive 789 bhp at 9,000 rpm and 516 lb. ft. of torque at 6,750 rpm. Top speed is over 217 mph. Zero to sixty takes under three seconds. Ferrari has claimed that the car has lapped Fiorano in under 1 minute and 20 seconds. That is faster than the previous fastest car on Fiorano; the Ferrari F12. The V-12 engine is supported by a KERS system that delivers 161 bhp that gives off short bursts of extra power. The KERS helps give the LaFerrari 950 bhp while the V-12 ICE gives off 664 lb. ft. of torque.

     The LaFerrari is rear-wheel drive like all Ferraris and features a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. The LaFerrari also uses carbon-ceramic Brembo disc brakes.

     For the structure the LaFerrari uses a carbon fiber monocoque that was made by Ferrari's F1 technical director Rory Bryne. This structure is said to have 27 percent more torsional rigidity and 22 percent more beam stiffness than the Enzo. The LaFerrari features a double wishbone suspension in the front and a multi-link suspension in the rear. The LaFerrari also includes ESC stability control, ABS/EBD, an EF-1 Trac F1 traction control that is built into the hybrid system, E-Diff 3 3rd generation electronic differential, a SCM-E Frs magnetorheological damping that includes twin solenoids, and active aerodynamics for maximum performance. 

     Now for a real shocker to all you Ferrari nuts. Pininfarina didn't design this car. The car was designed by an Italian named Flavio Manzoni. This does not however mean Ferrari ended its partnership with Pininfarina. What I do know is that the body computer system was developed by Magneti Marelli Automotive Lighting.

     Let's talk cost now. Ferrari states that they are making no more than 499 LaFerraris and that each will cost more than $1,000,000. But given how reliable and fast Ferraris are I would say the price is worth it.