Ferrari has unveiled its newest supercar which joins a brief checklist of iconic and unique fashions that features the GTO (additionally known as the 288 GTO), F40, F50, Enzo and LaFerrari. Referred to as the F80, it follows within the footsteps of its predecessors by showcasing one of the best that the Maranello-based marque has to supply by way of expertise and efficiency.
Motorsport has been part of Ferrari’s DNA for many years, with the applied sciences developed for racing usually being utilized to its highway vehicles as nicely. The model’s return to endurance racing with the 499P was a number one affect on the F80’s improvement, as its F163CF engine is derived from that back-to-back Le Mans-winning racer.
The three.0 litre, 120-degree V6 shares the race automotive’s structure, crankcase, structure and drive chains of the timing system, oil pump restoration circuit, bearings, injectors and direct injection pumps. It additionally options dry sump lubrication and two electrical turbochargers – the latter being a primary for a Ferrari – with every turbo that includes an electrical motor put in axially between the turbine and compressor housing with a purpose to negate turbo lag and enhance response instances.
From Method 1, the F80 inherits the idea of the MGU-Okay, which scavenges as much as 70 kW from an electrical motor sandwiched between the V6 and eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. This technique may also present 81 PS (80 hp or 60 kW) and 45 Nm to help the engine, whereas additionally functioning as starter. There’s additionally an MGU-H system that generates energy from the surplus kinetic vitality from the rotation of the generators created by the warmth vitality from the exhaust gases.
By itself, the engine generates 900 PS (888 hp or 662 kW), which makes the F163CF the model’s engine with the very best particular energy of all time at 300 PS per litre. Peak energy comes at 8,750 rpm however the most engine velocity is 9,000 rpm, with a dynamic limiter set at 9,200 rpm. In the meantime, most torque of 850 Nm is reached at simply 5,550 rpm.
These electrified programs are related to an 860V battery with an vitality capability of two.28 kWh, which is linked to a DC/DC converter that may deal with three totally different voltages concurrently: 800V, 48V and 12V.
The 800V circuit is used not only for the MGU-H and MGU-Okay programs, but additionally for a pair of electrical motors performing on the entrance axle to contribute to the utmost out there output in addition to present all-wheel drive (Ferrari calls it e4WD). These electrical motors are the primary to be developed, examined and manufactured fully by Ferrari, with every rated at 142 PS (141 hp or 105 kW) and 121 Nm, whereas being 14 kg lower than earlier purposes because of deeper integration of the ability electronics.
With the engine and electrical motors in play, the overall system output is 1,200 PS (1,184 hp or 883 kW) and 1,092 Nm, making the F80 essentially the most highly effective highway automotive the model has ever made. Efficiency-wise, the F80 will full the 0-100 km/h dash simply 2.15 seconds, whereas the run from 0-200 km/h takes 5.75 seconds on the best way to a restricted high velocity of 350 km/h.
Just like the SF90, the F80’s e4WD doesn’t have a mechanical connection between the engine and entrance axle, therefore the ‘e’ to point an electric-type all-wheel drive system. In contrast to the SF90, the entrance electrical motors within the F80 don’t disengage past a sure velocity, that means all-wheel drive is all the time out there all the best way to Vmax.
Different bits of trivia talked about by Ferrari are that the F80 is its first highway automotive to learn from a brand new strategy for statistical knock management, which lets the engine function even nearer to the knock restrict, permitting the usage of greater combustion chamber pressures than ever (+20% in contrast with the 296 GTB).
It provides that the engine is put in as shut as bodily potential to the flat undertray with a purpose to decrease the automotive’s centre of gravity. Because of this, not one of the elements located on the backside of the sump are greater than 100 mm under the centreline of the crankshaft.
Together with a revised cylinder block, crankcase, timing cowl and different elements, in addition to the usage of aluminium pistons in addition to titanium screws and connecting rods, the F163CF can also be lighter however generates extra energy than the F163BC V6 discovered within the 296 GTB.
One other means the F80 is totally different from the SF90 is the shortage of charging port as a result of the newcomer isn’t a plug-in hybrid. In actual fact, Ferrari states the F80 can’t be pushed in electric-only mode, with additional proof of this being the eManettino, which solely has Hybrid, Efficiency and Qualify modes, however no eDrive possibility like within the SF90 in addition to the 296 GTB.
With out a plug-in charging system, the F80 has a dry weight of 1,525 kg, which is 45 kg lower than the SF90 with the Assetto Fiorano package deal. Ferrari says the choice to not make the F80 a plug-in hybrid was as a result of it was “thought of not be in line with the automotive’s mission.”
For car dynamics, the F80 will get a re-engineered lively suspension system that’s totally different from the model that made its debut on the Purosangue. The system options fully impartial suspension all spherical actuated by 4 48V electrical motors, a double-wishbone structure, lively inboard dampers and higher wishbones created with 3D printing (one other first for a Ferrari highway automotive).
Ferrari says the lively suspension system gives compliance essential to take care of the bumps of each day driving whereas additionally guaranteeing a really flat experience on the observe. Ought to you end up within the latter state of affairs, there’s the brand new SSC 9.0 (Facet Slip Management) and CCM-R Plus brakes (six-piston entrance, four-piston rear calipers) to maintain issues manageable and also you assured to push additional.
The CCM-R Plus options carbon-ceramic brake discs (408 mm entrance, 390 mm rear) that had been developed in collaboration with Brembo and use longer carbon fibres to considerably enhance mechanical power (+100%) and thermal conductivity (+300%) over the previous-generation answer.
Braking surfaces are additionally coated with a layer of silicon carbide (SiC) for higher put on resistance, and the brake pads are made out of a particular new compound. Related efficiency figures? The F80 comes to an entire cease from 100 km/h in 28 metres and from 200 km/h in 98 metres.
Ferrari gives two tyre setups co-developed with Michelin for the F80, together with the Pilot Sport Cup 2 and Pilot Sport Cup 2 R, each out there in 285/30R20 and 345/30R21 sizes. To complement the mechanical grip, the F80 will get progressive aerodynamic options that as a lot as 1,050 kg of downforce at 250 km/h.
A big entrance wing meets with the S-duct that options two flaps that sends air in direction of the entrance bonnet to provide 150 of the 460 kg of the utmost downforce generated on the entrance of the automotive. There’s additionally a generously-sized underbody “sucks” the automotive to the highway creating concentrated air vortices by means of three pairs of bargeboards which are made potential by the amount freed up beneath the toes of the driving force that’s seated in a extra Method 1-like place – we had been instructed the hip level was tilted eight levels to allow this.
On the rear, an lively rear wing and expanded quantity of the rear diffuser measuring a report 1,800 mm in size generate the remaining 590 kg of downforce at 250 km/h. Ferrari factors out that the lively rear wing is bolted to the chassis and will be set at varied angles as much as 11 levels relying on requirement: low drag or excessive downforce. On Ferrari’s Fiorano observe, the F80, with its powertrain and all of the aero parts, set a brand new highway automotive report time of 1 minute and 15 seconds.
As for the chassis, the passenger cell and roof are product of carbon-fibre and different composites, whereas the entrance and rear subframes are product of aluminium and fixed to the bathtub with titanium screws. To utilize the air additional, the entrance impact-absorbing longerons have hole interiors used as cooling air ducts for the brake system.
In the meantime, the bodyshell fabricated from pre-preg carbon-fibre contains butterfly doorways that open vertically to an angle of just about 90 levels, whereas the rear engine cowl has six slots (a nod to the V6) to vent scorching air from the engine bay.
In designing the F80, the workforce at Ferrari Centro Stile needed a high-tech character for the automotive that used logic as the inspiration, to which technological concerns had been applied. The tip product may be very placing and race car-like look, with varied intakes, ducts and different contoured surfaces serving to both assist the automotive carve by means of the air extra effectively or promote cooling.
There are additionally references to previous and present Ferrari fashions such because the vertical panels on the entrance wheel arches that pay homage to the F40, whereas the headlamps are hid in a black visor factor, identical to on the 12Cilindri.
The inside follows the identical strategy with a greenhouse that could be a entire 50 mm decrease than that of LaFerrari. Ferrari additionally regarded to single-seat racers as inspiration for making a cabin with compact proportions that it refers to as a ‘1+’ structure.
It’s nonetheless a two-seater, however the longitudinal offset within the positions of the seats of the 2 occupants means the passenger sits farther again than the driving force. This permits for a narrower inside house to allow the outstanding shoulders on the automotive’s exterior that contribute to the two,060 mm width. In case you’re curious in regards to the different dimensions, the F80 is 4,840 mm lengthy, 1,138 mm tall, has a wheelbase of two,665 mm.
As with most Ferrari fashions, infotainment is built-in into the digital instrument cluster, with the passenger getting their very own small touchscreen to fiddle with. A novel cue due to the compact cabin is the gear selector is mounted on an upright panel on the dashboard together with different controls for the local weather system and particular car capabilities.
The F80 additionally will get a brand new steering wheel that might be utilized in future road-going fashions from the model. Barely smaller general and with flattened high and backside rims, the wheel additionally has a smaller boss for higher visibility and the lateral zones are optimised for higher grip with or with out gloves. Extra essential for simpler operability is the return of bodily buttons as a substitute of the digital contact panels that had been used beforehand.
Solely 799 examples of the F80 might be supplied, all of which have been snapped up by prosperous people. These fortunate sufficient to safe an allocation will start receiving their vehicles from the fourth quarter of subsequent yr, with each carrying a beginning drive-away value (in Italy) of three.6 million euros (about RM17 million) earlier than choices.
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