The Enzo Ferrari is a 12 cylinder mid-engine berlinetta named after the company’s founder, Enzo Ferrari. It was built in 2002 using Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fibre body, F1-style electrohydraulic shift transmission, and Carbon fibre-reinforced Silicon Carbide (C/Sic) ceramic composite disc brakes. Also used are technologies not allowed in F1 such as active aerodynamics and traction control.
After a downforce of 775 kg (1,709 lb) is reached at 355.6 km (221 mph) the rear wing is actuated by computer to maintain that downforce.
The Enzo’s V12 engine is the first of a new generation for Ferrari. It is based on the architecture of the V8 found in sister-company Maserati’s Quattroporte, using the same basic architecture and 104 mm (4.1 in) bore spacing. This design will replace the former architectures seen in V12 and V8 engines used in most other contemporary Ferraris. The 2005 F430 is the second Ferrari to get a version of this new powerplant.
Though officially known as the Enzo Ferrari or F60, the car is sometimes referred to colloquially as the “Enzo” or simply as “Enzo” with no marque or other words attached.
Celebrating its first World Championship of the new Millennium, in Formula One, Ferrari built the Enzo to celebrate this achievement and the company named the car after its founder, Enzo Ferrari, who died in 1988.
The Enzo was initially announced at the 2002 Paris
Before being unveilled at the Paris Motor Show, the Enzo was flown from Italy to California France
Enzos are listed as being built in 2003. In 2003 an Enzo Ferrari delivered to Huston , Texas
Ferrari built one more Enzo – the 400th car – and it was auctioned by Sotheby’s Maranello Auction on June 28, 2005, to benefit survivors of the 2004 Tsunami for US $ 1,274,229), almost twice its list price. This um was presented to Pope Benedict XVI, while former Ferrari Formula One driver Michael Schymacher gave the pope a a steering wheel to commemorate the donation. This wheel included a plaque which read, “The Formula 1 World Champion’s steering wheel to His Holiness Benedict XVI, Catholicism’s driver”.
The Enzo Ferrari typically trades above $ 1,000,000 at auction.
Engine
The Enzo is a mid-engine car with a 43.9/56.1 front/rear weight distribution. The engine is Ferrari’s F140 65º V12 with 4 valves per cylinder, dual overhead cams and variable valve timing. Bosch Motronic ME7 fuel injection is used and the engine is naturally aspirated. It displaces 5998 cc and produces 660 PS (485 kW; 651hp) at 7800 rpm and 657 N-m at 5500 rpm. The redline is 8000 rpm.
Transmission
The Enzo has a semi-automated transmission (also known as the F1 gearbox) using paddles to control an automated shifting and clutch mechanism, with LED lights on the steering wheel telling the driver when to change gears. The gearbox has a shift time of just 150 miliseconds. The transmission was a first generation “clutchless” design from the late 1990’s, and there have been complaints about its abrupt shifting.
The Enzo Ferrari has a 4 wheel independent suspension with push-rod actuated shock absorbers which can be adjusted from the cabin, complemented with anti-roll bars at the front and rear.
The Enzo uses 19-inch (483mm) wheels and has 15-inch (381mm) Brembo disc brakes. The wheels are held by a single lug nut and shod with Bridgestone Potenza Scuderia RE0520A tires.
Performance
The Enzo can accelerate to 60 pmh (97 km/h) in 3.63 seconds and can reach 100 mph (160km/h) in 6.6 seconds. The ¼ mile (~400m) time is 11.0 at 136 mph (219km/h) and the top speed has been recorded to be high as 350 km/h (220 mph). It is rated at 12 miles per US gallon (20L/100 km) in the city and 18 miles per US
Despite the Enzo’s extraordinary performance and price, the Ferarri 430 Scuderia (an improved version of Ferrari’s standard F430 production car) is capable of lapping the Ferrari test track just as quickly as the Enzo.
Evo magazine tested the Enzo on the famed Nordschleife Circuit and ran a 7:25.21 lap time. The Enzo in the test had a broken electronic damper.
In 2004, American magazine Sports Car International named the Enzo Ferrari number three on the list of Top sports car of the 2000s.
Ferrari FXX
As the result of the Enzo, Ferrari has decided to use some of the technology developed for it in a small-scale programto get more feedback from certain customers for use in future car design as well as their racing program. The core of this program is the Ferrari FXX. It is loosely based on the Enzo’s design with a highly-tuned 6.3 litre version of the Enzo’s engine putting 800 PS (590kW; 790 bhp). The gearbox is new as well as the tires (custom-designed for this car by Bridgestone) and the brakes (developed by Brembo). In addition, the car is fitted with extensive data-recording and telemetry systems to allow Ferrari to record the car’s behavior. This information will be used by Ferrari to develop their next sports car.
Like the Enzo, the car was sold to specially selected existing clients of Ferrari only; the initial price was €1.3 milion. Unlike the Enzo, the clients did not take delivery of the car themselves. Rather, it is maintained by Ferrari and available for the client’s use on various circuits as arranged by Ferrari and maintained by Ferrari and also during private track sessions. The car is not expected to be street-legal or suitable for road use.
The Ferrarii FXX program will continue untill 2008/2009 with the Ferrari FXX Evoluzione. The car will continue to be improved under Evolution kit, which will continually adjust specificatics to create more power, change gearing, and remove drag. The 6262 cc V12 engine will be pushing out 860 PS (630 kw; 850 bhp) at 9500 rpm. There will be gearbox changes so that will be reduced to 60 miliseconds per shift, a reduction of 20 miliseconds. The car will also undergo aerodynamic chnages and improvements to the traction control system. Its to speed is 227 miles per hour (365 km/h)
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