The “F70”, because the pundits have christened the new hypercar, has already been caught testing, albeit heavily unseeable. Ferrari has aforementioned that the assembly automotive are unconcealed before the tip of the year, though there square measure reports that it's going to its debut at the 2013 metropolis motorcar Show in January or a trifle later at the 2013 Geneva Salon in March.
Ferrari chief executive officer Amedeo Felisa has confirmed that the Enzo successor can feature a hybrid powertrain consisting of a mid-mounted V12, a compact motor and electric battery pack placed within the car’s belly.
Considering that Ferrari’s current range-topper, the F12berlinetta, has 730PS, which Felisa aforementioned the new electrical powertrain not solely cuts emissions by thirty five % however conjointly adds another 100HP to the car’s output, the Enzo replacement should be packing a heavy quantity of power unit.
At this year’s Paris Motor Show, Ferrari unconcealed the hypercar's new composite chassis derived directly from Formula one technology. the corporate John Drew on its immense expertise in composite materials for its new hybrid model which will be created in a very special series in restricted numbers.
The materials, style ways, construction processes, workers and instruments used square measure shared with the Scuderia Ferrari Formula one team. In fact, the “new Enzo” was developed by a bunch of engineers that benefitted from the expertise of Rory Byrne, Ferrari’s F1 chief designer WHO was behind eleven of the team’s Championship titles.
Industrial carbon fiber producing techniques, like RTM (Resin Transfer Molding), that square measure typically adopted within the automotive sector, weren't used once Ferrari engineers determined that they didn't meet their quality and useful standards.
The chassis incorporates four differing kinds of carbon fiber and is hand-laminated, then cured in autoclaves following engineering processes that optimize the look by integration the various elements.
The main structure is formed from T800 carbon with strategic applications of a unifacial carbon fiber, the T800UD, for reinforcement. to confirm weight is unbroken as low as attainable, the structural belly and therefore the cross-member square measure made up of M46J, another form of extraordinarily high lastingness carbon fiber.
In vital areas, like the doors, terribly robust T1000 (which is additionally utilized in the nose-cone of the Scuderia’s F1 cars) was used because it is especially economical in terms of impact absorption. Finally, carbon fiber combined with Kevlar forms the under-tray that forestalls rubbish harm.
Compared to the Enzo, that conjointly had a carbon fiber chassis, torsional rigidity has been augmented by twenty seven per cent and beam stiffness is up by twenty two % whereas, despite the additional weight of the hybrid elements, it’s conjointly twenty % lighter.
You can watch the videos showing Ferrari’s new carbon fiber tub which will underpin the Enzo successor right once the jump.
By Andrew Tsaousis
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