Ferrari's eagerly anticipated limited-series exclusive, the 2013 LaFerrari, was recently revealed at the Geneva International Motor Display where it impressed one and all with its excellent form and design.
The actual Prancing Horse's first completely in-home car, which is also known as the F70 and as the F150, can be a mild hybrid sports car of which often 499 units will be built.
Specifications
General Info
| Vehicle Type: Coupe | Base Price: $1,150,000-$1,500,000 |
Dimensions
| Length: 185.1 in. (470.2 cm) | Wheel Base: 104.3 in. (265 cm) |
| Height: 43.9 in. (111.6 cm) | Width: 78.4 in. (199.2 cm) |
| Luggage Capacity: NA | Maximum Seating: 2 people |
Performance
| Engine: V12 Hybrid | Displacement: 6.3 Liter |
| Horsepower: 800 HP (combustion) | Max RPM: 9250 RPM |
| Horsepower: 163 HP (Electric) | Total Horsepower: 963 HP |
| Torque: 664 lb-ft @ 6750 rpm | Transmission: 7-Speed DCT |
| 0-60 mph: 2.9 seconds | Maximum Speed: 217 mph (349 km/h) |
Naming of LaFerrari
Luca di Montezemolo explained that the reason why this model was chosen to be called LaFerrari or "The Ferrari" is because of that the vehicle is the maximum expression of excellence - the defining factor behind the company.
Montezemolo was visibly pleased as he showered LaFerrari with praises and called it "excellence in technological innovation, visionary styling, performance and the thrill of driving".
Environmental Innovation
LaFerrari is aimed at collectors but it is believed that the advanced solutions that are incorporated into it will gradually trickle down into later Ferraris, and even probably the entire automobile industry. LaFerrari employs a hybrid car technology which is called HY-KERS, and which ensures that Ferrari produces maximum performance at lower emissions.
Actually at 330gm/km of CO2, at the level of power that LaFerrari instructions, which, without resorting to electric-solely, drive is an environmental feat worthy of recognition. The HY-KERS system is indeed designed that in the future, power-only versions of LaFerrari can be developed.
Efficient
This superb technology relies on receiving the batteries in unique ways, two of which are during braking and each time the V12 engine produces excessive torque. In these cases, the surplus energy is used rather than organism wasted away on the wheels, the surplus torque is sent to the electric batteries and the energy is stored there.
This decision of sending the torque as energy to the batteries as an alternative to to the wheels, is derived by an optimal algorithm that has recently been developed primarily for this purpose and it is being seen for the first time ever in a car.
Specs
All this combines to provide the utmost thrill of driving, as Montezemolo explained. The performance is completely top-level: 62 mph is reached within 3 seconds and 124 mph is achieved in less than 7. And within the fabled tracks of Maranello, it may be the fastest road car, completing 1 lap in under 1 min along with 20 seconds. Ferrari, it seems, possesses delivered its best yet.
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