THE F70 (LaFerrari) Thread

1967.36 bhp/tonne in qualifying tune and 1369.68 bhp/tonne in race tune. The 917/30 dominated the Can-Am series during the 1973 season. The 917/30 could go from 0-62 mph (100 km/h) in 1.9 seconds, 0-100 mph (160 km/h) in 3.9 seconds, 0-200 mph (320 km/h) in 10.9 seconds, and on to a top speed of more than 260 mph (420 km/h).
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Don't mean to post OT "information" in this thread but since most of it seems to be just that and since the Koenigsegg "Free Valve" system has been mentioned earlier, here is an explanation of the system by Christian von Koenigsegg: Take a look inside Koenigsegg's headquarters and peek at its future tech

 

A monster of a machine, one things for sure we wont see anything like it again...

 

This MUST BE the longest Fchat thread about a car without a picture of the car in history.

 

You are probably correct.

We only went 72 pages in the P4/5 before Jim took pity on us and shared a real photo.

I don't think the Enzo lead up was quite as long either because Ferrari chose to show the concept model in Tokyo about 4 months before they unveiled the production version in Paris, and released one photo prior to that event.

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From The Official Ferrari Magazine...

"We are all aware that Ferrari refuses to use conventional advertising as part of its communications because the cars it sells are greatly envied and desired in their own right"

 

Lord, that thing is amazing!!! I new the Peugeot 205 t16 from the 85/86 rally season could make 0-100km in 2.3 sec wich was amazing...but it had 4 wheel drive, still, faster than an f.1 from his day i believe, but this 917 is really out of this world...

 

terrifying!

 

F1 cars were never about 0-100 km/h. Theoretically their power/weight ratio would allow them silly times but they are tyre limited. Renault announced some years ago that their V10 car equipped with launch control would do 0-100 in 1.9 sec but its power/weight ratio would theoretically allow a time below 1 sec if traction was not an issue. BMW, after its withdrawl from F1 said that their 2008 V8 car without traction or launch control needed 2.7s for the 0-100 km/h and 5 sec for the 0-200 km/h sprints. 0-300 km/h is where F1 cars shine, even though they are a lot slower nowadays compared to 10 years ago.

 

These numbers aren't bad either:

McLaren P1 by the Numbers. | Inside Mclaren

If it also makes 600KG of downforce it will be VERY fast around a course and makes 6s under GT3's on the Spanish GP course plausible.

 

Ferrari's museum is about to launch a new exhibition centred around the brand's the new supercar which succeeds the Enzo, it will present all the supercars created before those two limited-series’ models to visitors

 

F150 is coming!!
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Agreed but where they realy excell is 0-300-0km/h, all drivers coming from junior formulas state thet the most amazinz thing is brake power, not acceleration or cornering speed.

 

They've already reduced from 500 to 375...

 

This is mostly true now with the 750 CV V8s, not with the 1000 CV V10s of yesteryears. Nowadays a GP2 car has less than 150 CV fewer than an F1 car. Even though I can also recall more than one junior drivers being impressed with the power of modern F1 cars.

 

I agree and I am personally excited about the car though at present I don't feel like spending £800k on one but who knows about the future!

 

Very true, can´t be compared when a driver like Gilles switched from a 200 hp f. atlantic for a 500hp f.1!!!! or even in mid 80s, when f.1 cars had more than twice the power of an f.2 car....that should really be a shock for the driver!!!

 

I hate to get away from the F70...... but it's main competition is dead sexy.....
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As they have to lock in production numbers with their suppliers they're closing the order book at final firm demand which is 375.

 

PLEASE HURRY FERRARI - all these terrible renderings are ruining your well crafted image.

At least this one is a color other than red for a change.

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Interesting, they are using Akebono brakes like their F1 cars used

 

I think the front end is the part i like the least.....Jim, since you are a constructer you know something about the development and production costs of something like the p1...do you think that with 375 units they will have a big profit on the car or do you believe this is more of a marketing tool for Mclaren, in order to promote the brand and the mp4-12c?

 

Not bad actually!!!

 

At 375 units it will be massively profitable for McLaren.

The F70 will be even more profitable for Ferrari.

As my freind Tool Fan pointed out each Enzo cost Ferrari a LOT less than they sold them for and the same will be true of the F70.