The FXX K Thread

The rear of this car is on another level entirely.

 

Yes, the FXXK will be running on track Saturday at times during the "Ferrari Show" segment starting 17:45 local. #Racewife and I are hoping to get a lap in the passenger seat.

 

Well it sort of does, but ...

Anyway I still like it
Pete

 

"Ferrari has also dropped some 90kg from LaFerrari's kerb weight, meaning the new FXX K weighs in at around 1255kg."

Ferrari reveals 1021bhp LaFerrari FXX K - updated | Autocar

 

Cool but your new LaF might feel slow coming from this.

 

Diffuser like this could be road legal?

 

same kind of use as the P1 GTR which you are getting isn't it? you should've done it, because you'd have 2 of the most insane track specials

 

Peter, now when the car is official, can you share with us renders of your specification? Can't wait to see this car in different liveries.

 

Thanks for confirmation. I was hoping for that.

At least not so XXtremely fast :-D.

Best,

 

"The FXX K can lap Ferrari's Fiorano test
track in just 1m 14sec, some five seconds faster
than LaFerrari."

Are those Autocar's speculations about lap time or ... ?
(I have thought it would be a bit faster than that)
Autocar say - 1.14 and 5s faster than LaF. Let's get this together. The most quoted LaF lap time at Fiorano track is 1.20.0. So ...?

The lap time should have been then in high 14.x -s. If you take LaFerrari time from Alonso's video footage, as 1.19.9 , then -5sec it is 1.14.x but it is also "high" in my opinion, in my expectations :-D.

The 1.15 time is already occupied by 599XX Evo. I was 'aiming' for a lap time between 1.12 - 1.13 .

 

yet the F50GT does it in 1.11 ?

doesn't seem a step forward in some senses

 

In their XX department it is an improvement. Likely about 1s to the previous XX. (Although I was expecting a bit ! more)
GTs are again another (great) bunch of differences. Let's say that this way - XXs are client-approachable Prototypes. Something between road and strictly racing division.
Xtreme Xperimental projects. No direct comparison to GT and vice versa because of different targets.

Lap times thread:
www.ferrarichat.com/forum/challenge-cars/469615-fiorano-circuit-record-lap-times-very-interesting.html

 

Agreed.

 

I was always wondering what this XX means. Is it really eXtreme eXperimental programme?

 

Rear suspension changed from double wishbones to multi-link - no more wheels coming off Prima Variante then?

 

Specs say multi-link.

BTW, why "from double wishbone". LaF is multi-link, like all other current Ferrari road cars.

 

I'll come right out and say it. I love our 599XX EVO to death, but there's no way on earth it's only 1s slower around Fiorano than the FXXK. And the 599XX is going run Fiorano in 1:15s under ideal conditions -- hell, I've ridden along as a passenger with our coach (who's an excellent driver but not a world champion), and we turned in 1:17s.

I don't know what to estimate for a laptime @ Fiorano with FXXK, and my guess is Ferrari doesn't know exactly either as they're still developing the car. But 3s seems plausible, only because there are few places you can use the power. On a quick track like Monza the difference will be staggering.

 

Well I must explain myself in advance that I dont know verbatim meaning and even didnt acquire that knowledge. But that was "my" suitable name for it.
The full name to resolve is "FXX" in which F stands for Ferrari (what else?) and next goes the X.. X.. . K in FXXK is no mystery here - it means just ("release the) Kraken";-). In engineering Ferrari terms meaning the KERS.

 

Yeah, I figured out what F means by myself, K was mentioned in press release. Just these two Xs are little mystery to me.

 

The cars are X-tra X-tra cool.

 

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why a car with no restriction is slower than a race car like f50 gt or 458 gt2??
i don't understand...
the xx project free of tecnical limits is supposed to be faster or what?

 

Surely. I Just tried to recall all letters symbolic on the topic, not to cut only the XX-es.
Interestingly, also the K is a fine match to FXX moniker. The logotype FXXK is almost like FXXX. - it may be third power X or if somebody prefers, K is the next 'X' cut in half. In each case it would mean the next step in FXX cars development. Clever. Anybody got suggestions why number 10 (X) on the first FXXK livery?;-)
Such digressions only.;-)