The Enzo reimagined.... Jim's Ferrari P 4/5 by Pininfarina

Very sweet!

That gurney wouldn't happen to have a texture/surface that looked something like this picture (when magnified), would it?!
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Wouldn't surprise me if it did...

 

Jim

you have pm

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That's beyond cool!

I am so **there** for the unveiling!

 

I wish I could be there


I was just here 2 hours reading the whole thing... not much to say it's just too awesome.


You are a very lucky man

 

[QUOTE Napolis]
First we set her up which involves balancing her to weightlessness. We then held out breath and read the scale.
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your post was great. very informative. what does balancing to weightlessness mean and why is it done?

 

Veyron and Enzo drag coefficient = 0.36.
P 4/5 = 0.??

August is going to be HOT!

 

Thanks Z

When you put a car in a wind tunnel you grab the chassis from below on four points that are attached to a gimbal/balance system below the floor. You add weight to the system that counterbalances the weight of the car so that the car becomes weightless so that you can then measure the effect the wind has on the car.

I believe the Veryon is closer to .38 .
The Ford GT For example I believe is approx. .42
We measured my Enzo in the Pininfarina wind tunnel.
P 4/5 has a lower (Measured in the same tunnel) CX than my Enzo.
We estimated that P 4/5's CX would be .34. We were wrong. It is a bit lower.

The exact figures will be released in the Press kit which is embargoed until Aug. 1.

 

Fantastic!! I can't wait for this unveiling.

 

Is the bottom closed like the enzo?

 

The bottom and diffusers are Enzo which work very well. We modified the front movable aerodynamic devices as described and we modified the spoiler (bigger) and angle of attack.

 

And our release will be timed the same.

 

I can't stand it anymore !!!

I want to see this masterpiece!

 

I think we'll have an FCHAT unveiling at midnight July 31.
Right here...

 

Yeah, Baby!

 

Classy move

 

Doesn't get any better than that!

 

that's a great gesture , thanks

 

Thanks !

 

If Car & Driver is sworn to secrecy until Aug 1st (IOW, their September issue), it's possible some subscribers may have their hands on it a few days before July 31. Then the secret would be out long before the public unveiling. So how about bumping up the FCHAT date a week?

 

So you're kinda saying most the the front is drawn to the tip of the front?

 

What time zone are we talkin here?

 

That will be a monday night. Can't wait. Its amazing how a ferrari (I have not seen) still has the same effect on me that the f40 did when I was fifteen years old. i love fchat.

 

Well you know where I will be. Cant wait for now. What timezone?

 

EDT (NY Time)

Z not sure what you're saying.

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