Ferrari 458 Spider (2013) [Reviews]

The new Ferrari 458 Spider and 458 associated with Italy, to diversify the middle of the back of the Ferrari V8 engine and offer the same uncompromised technological solutions, the handling and performance, a stylish open-top configuration. And 'Ferrari has a patented, fully retractable hard top, a first car world of sports in this layout.

The 458 Spider is powered by Ferrari naturally aspirated, direct injection 4.5-liter V8 that has been designated as the International Engine of the Year 2011 for excellence in engineering in terms of handling, performance, economy and refinement. Power is transferred to the road Ferrari's class-leading dual-clutch transmission shift F1 paddle through the sophisticated E-Diff, which in turn is integrated in the control F1-Trac traction and dynamics of high performance of the maximum manipulation ABS.

Some features, such as the mapping of the accelerator pedal and damping of the multilink suspension has been calibrated for maximum absolute sportiness and driving pleasure with the top down according to the unique tradition of a spider Maranello. The soundtrack, the engine has been improved, so that the occupants are totally enthusiastic about drop-top driving experience.

All-aluminum, the solution adopted hard-top Ferrari 458 Spider offers a number of advantages over the traditional folding fabric roof, including a reduction of 25 kg and a deployment time of only 14 seconds. Fully integrated into the style of the car, the roof has been designed to fit perfectly to come from the engine compartment or streamlined without compromising the car's performance. The small space required to accommodate the roof allows designers to include a generous bank on the back for luggage behind the seats.

The rear of the car is characterized by innovative forms of support pillars designed to maximize air flow to the engine intake and oil coolers clutch and gearbox. For maximum comfort while driving up and down Ferrari 458 Spider has a generously sized wind power stops. The design has been refined to slow and trap air in the cockpit, allowing normal conversation to take place, even at speeds above 200 km / h.

New technical solutions adopted to guarantee levels of structural rigidity chassis identical with the roof up or down. The result is a car that is really exciting to drive, a mixture of extreme performance with the responsiveness that has always characterized the open-top Ferrari Berlinetta.

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Ferrari 599 GTO (2011)

The new Ferrari 599 GTO is an extreme form V12 Berlinetta designed for performance-based maps. The Ferrari 599 GTO is actually the fastest road car the company ever. This is an exclusive special limited edition, which in true Ferrari tradition, is a completely new concept, although inspired by a production car. In fact, Ferrari 599 GTO is based on the 599XX, the advanced experimental race car and can be considered almost a model street.

The Ferrari 599 GTO is reserved for only 599 customers seeking the ultimate expression of performance driving. The Ferrari 599 GTO benefits directly from the transfer of technology from the race and set a lap record at Fiorano in 1'24 ".

The lap time at Fiorano provides only an indication of the potential of this car. So important are the technical specifications - 670 horsepower in a car of 1495 kg is a power to weight ratio of just 2.23 kg / hp and provides an acceleration time from 0 to 100 km / h in just 3.35 " and a top speed of 335 km / h.

Central to the performance of the GTO is the innovative approach to developing the chassis, for the first time in a production car, saw the integration of established treatment to hear a response level that is close to the limit and electronic control highly sophisticated. The result is the almost total absence of oversteer and chassis really communicative.

As policy Ferrari, every new Ferrari has new solutions for a road car. Ferrari 599 GTO is well equipped with the latest, the second generation of carbon-ceramic brakes that are lighter and offers better performance, new aerodynamic innovations, such as the wheel donuts that increase aerodynamic efficiency and improve brake cooling , Supersport tire developed by Michelin and include a wider front tires for better traction. The driver-vehicle interface is also new, with the adoption of virtual race engineer (VRE), which provides the operator immediate feedback on performance.

Ferrari 599 GTO aggressive nature is also reflected in a series of exterior design draws 599XX and a strong voice in the V12.

GTO (Gran Turismo APPROVED) moniker immediately brings to mind two Ferraris, which have become symbols of the collective imagination of the show. After the 1962 250 GTO, which has swept the GT class race boards in 1960 and is now very popular collector cars became a symbol 1984 GTO, which basically invented the whole genre modern supercar.

Special website contains photos, videos, interviews and a new car, while an exclusive preview of a small number of Ferrari owners that will be held April 14 at the Military Academy of Modena. The public debut of the Ferrari 599 GTO, however, is the international exhibition in Beijing in late April.

Engine and transmission
Ferrari 599 GTO engine is directly derived from the 599XX, however, make the necessary changes in the road going type. It therefore complies with Euro 5 and LEV 2 standards. 5999 cc 65 ° V12 punches from 670 hp at 8250 rpm for torque of 620 Nm at 6,500 rpm and is smooth, continuous running power to redline without losing the flexibility of up to medium and low speeds. This result was obtained working in fluid dynamics and components to reduce internal friction and adoption, among other things, revised the 599XX crankshaft. The car is also a race-type intake system with a new manifold, diffuser-type geometry intake and a short section of suction to improve power delivery at high revs, and reduce losses. To maximize the efficiency of the volume per cylinder, connect the two boxes in front of the interface to compensate for fluctuations in volume.

Therefore, engineers have managed to achieve maximum performance at high engine speed. The engine noise inside the vehicle is carefully controlled to balance its contribution to the exhaust, which has a 599XX derived from 6-in-one multiple.

The Ferrari 599 GTO has it, 60 times more small change and the possibility of multiple downshifts as the 599XX.

Vehicle Dynamics

One of the most significant innovations of the Ferrari 599 GTO is the correlation between the configuration of the chassis, which is near the limits of handling, and input from the electronic controls that are developed to increase the overall level of performance.

Since the first states in the development of two cars, "Maranello's engineers worked to ensure that these two areas of the car would be seamlessly integrated that pushes the reactivity at the border. The result is, of course, the commitment to drive superlatives and faster lap times. In addition to new stiffer springs and rear anti-roll bar, the car also has a second-generation control system for magnetorheological suspension (SCM2). The suspension works in tandem with the VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control) and the latest generation of traction control F1-Trac. It makes the car highly responsive to commands from the driver - in part through the adoption of a very direct steering ratio - but also very stable under braking, the greater the bend, turn more accurate and faster out of corners.

Weight reduction

The Ferrari 599 GTO inherits much of the development work - using the same principles used in F1 - who went on to make a car 599XX extreme performance. Weight reduction was a key objective, and the result was the widespread use of composite materials and components produced with technologies related to the specifications of the race. The affected areas include the body and greenhouse (with aluminum thinner and thinner glass), brakes, transmission and exhaust system. The result is a dry weight of 1495 kg and a power to weight ratio of only 2.23 kg / hp, a significant number, highlighting the potential performance GTO.

AERODYNAMICS

Ferrari 599 GTO The aerodynamics have benefited enormously from Ferrari F1 engineers and experience with the 599XX enabling support to increase significantly without affecting the road. Thanks to the solutions transferred from the racing version of the current route, the GTO generates support from 144 kg to 200 km / h. The whole car has been refined, including the front side of the motherboard and cooling flows. In the latter case, the GTO can be trusted ducts improved brake pads and discs, and the adoption of the wheel donuts - a disc placed outside of the brake disc to ensure that hot air out of the wheel remains near the body of the car as possible to reduce friction.

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Silver Ferrari FF

Ferrari FF is completely new interpretation of the concept of sports grand tourer. It is only the first four-wheel drive the Ferrari, but more importantly, a great change in the past compared to the corresponding performance versatility and usability of a real GT and a very innovative design.

Ferrari FF through innovations in features, starting with the fact that the first has a direct injection engine V12 Ferrari is the first V12 engine with a clutch seven-speed dual. The new engine punches out 660 horsepower 8000 rpm and a torque of 683 Nm at 6000 rpm, 500 Nm at 1000 rpm. Ferrari FF has an excellent performance in extreme sports, including: 0-100 kph acceleration of 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 335 mph. It also produces good results in terms of efficiency of fuel consumption, cut only 15.4 liters per 100 km and CO2 emissions of 360 g / km, 25% discount on the previous V12. These results are partly due to the Hele (Emotions high-low emissions) system, which includes Stop & Start technology.

Ferrari FF also ensures that the extraordinary performance in a field with very low adhesion coefficients with the Ferrari of his own patented drive 4WD four wheel drive. The couple is still supplied by the rear wheels, but PTU (Power Transfer Unit) to ensure that as much as necessary is also transferred to the front wheels when required on surfaces with low grip. Ferrari FF intelligently distributes torque to all four wheels individually, due to the fact that all the Vehicle Dynamic Control (E-Diff and F1-Trac and PTU) have been integrated into a single processor.

Ferrari FF FEATURES

-Engine

• Type 65 ° V12
• Total displacement: 6262 cc
• Bore / Stroke: 94 mm x 75.2 mm
• Max Power: 660 hp @ 8000 rpm
• Maximum torque: 683 Nm @ 6000 rpm
• Specifications Power: 77 kW / liter - 105 hp / liter
• Maximum RPM: 8000 rpm
• Compression ratio: 12,3:1

-Dimensions and weight

• Length: 4907 mm
• Width: 1953 mm
• Height: 1379 mm
• Wheelbase: 2,990 mm
• Front track: 1676 mm
• Rear track: 1660 mm
• Dry weight: 1790 kg
• Curb Weight: 1880 kg
• Weight distribution: 47% front 53% rear
• Luggage capacity: 450 liters
• Fuel tank capacity: 91 liters

-Wheels and tires

• Front: 245/35 ZR 20 8.5 J x 20 "
• Rear: 295/35 ZR 20 10.5 J x 20 "
• Volver (winter tires): 285/35 ZR20 10.5 J x 20 "

-Brakes

• Front: 398 mm x 38 mm
• Wheel: 360 mm x 32 mm

-Transmission and Gear

• 4WD (four wheel drive) and 7-speed dual-clutch

-Electronic controls

• 4WD control (the complete integration of all controls: F1-Trac, Diff-E PTU), ABS / EBD, ESC

-Suspension

• SCM3

-Performance

• Maximum speed: 335 kmh
• 0-100 km / h: 3.7 seconds
• 0-200 km / h: 11 sec
• 100-0 km / h: 35 m
• Weight / power ratio: 2.7 kg / hp
• Consumption and emissions (ECE + EUDC combined cycle)
• Fuel consumption: 15.4 l/100 km
• CO2 emissions: 360 g / km

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FF Ferrari, Sports Car Family

GENEVA (DP) - Ferrari finally released a new family member by introducing a modelsports car, Ferrari FF, which can bring the family and golf bags as well.
Ferrari FF which was shown to the public at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 (1-13/3) is afour-passenger sports car with four-wheel system is the first motion which is owned bythe Italian manufacturer.



Ferrari confident the new model this crossover will be called the world's consumers,especially the upper class segment. According to Ferrari, the FF model will be releasedat a price of about U.S. $ 359,000
"FF a different Ferrari Ferrari for different consumers," said Ferrari boss Luca diMontezemolo when speaking in the middle of the customer and sales network. "ThisFerrari could be used for family purposes and the long route."
"four-wheel drive into a major revolution for the owner of Ferrari," said Fabio Barone,38, chairman of the Passion Rossa Owners Club, which already has two models ofFerrari.
"You can feel the drive like a Ferrari in general, with extreme performance with a family,"he continued.




FF Ferrari-powered 660 hp, accelerates from 0-100 km / h in 3.7 seconds. Cars withfour bench also keeps the trunk 450 liters and still can be enlarged up to 800 liters when the rear seats folded. Ferrari claimed luggage capacity owned by FF largest in its class.

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Newest Ferrari 458 Italy 2011

Latest Italian Cars Ferrari 458 2011 - Car News Ferrar latest supercar, which is labeled 458 Italian. This car will replace the F430. From the aspect of the engine, design, aerodynamics, controls, instrumentation, and ergonomically, 458 total new. More interestingly, the most advanced engine technology with the best working efficiency of the entire product ever made by Ferrari.

Another achievement ditoreh Latest Italian Cars Ferrari 458 is the fuel consumption more efficient. Finally, the goal in order to achieve the standard of CO2. In fact, the capacity and energy produced larger engine than its predecessor, the F340.

Capacity of 4.5 liter V8 engine capable of producing power 570 PS (425 kW) and 540 Nm of torque. With that much power and torque, 458 Italian can sprint from 0-100 km / h in 3.4 seconds. No less impressive, Ferrari can be up to top speed, 325 km / hour.

Features Latest Italian Cars Ferrari 458 others are traction control system and E-differential and F1-Trac. With technology, spin symptoms can be prevented, making the Ferrari actually invited steadily accelerates. For the suspension, use a double wishbone front and rear multi-link.




Innovative features and considered to be very interesting is the form of steering wheel and dashboard. In this case, the latest Ferrari technology and his experience in F1. As a result, the car control system works quickly and precisely. He further, Ferrari's decision to use the steering wheel control system based on input from the rider in their most successful F1, Michael Schumacher.

Further, 458 Italy different consumer segments with California. When California was created for those who want a versatile sportcar, 458 Italian for those who only occasionally want to test his ability on the track and more often as a daily car.

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