The LaFerrari
represents Ferrari’s most ambitious project yet to push the boundaries of
technology on a road car.
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Powertrain
The LaFerrari is the first ever car with
hybrid technology to come out of Maranello. The 6262cc V12
produces 800 CV and the electric motor a further 12o kW (163 CV) for a total of
over 960 CV.
The battery of LaFerrari consists of 40 traditional
batteries.
tuning of the
exhaust in particular, the LaFerrari has an unmistakable
Ferrari V12 soundtrack. The equal-length 6-into-1 exhaust system was hydroformed using Inconel as in F1 to
help keep overall weight down.
Chassis and Bodyshell
LaFerrari, Ferrari drew not only on
the Scuderia’s F1 experience in the
choice of materials, design and engineering, but brought in the expertise of
Rory Byrne, the legendary F1 designer who was responsible for no fewer than 11
of Ferrari’s World Championship-winning cars. A working group of GT and F1 engineers
designed a chassis which would provide maximum rigidity and minimum weight,
despite the constraints imposed by incorporating the hybrid system.
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Architecture
The LaFerrari’s architecture represents
the pinnacle of innovation even by Ferrari’s legendary standards. The objective
was to increase aerodynamic efficiency, deliver ideal weight distribution,
lower the car’s centre of gravity as far as
possible, and, most importantly of all, seamlessly integrate the new hybrid
system.
Aerodynamic
Efficiency
Aerodynamics play an
essential role in the LaFerrari’s exceptional performance
and are further example of the uncompromising carry-over of F1 technology to
Ferrari’s production models. The engineers’ aim was to deliver the highest
degree of aerodynamic efficiency ever achieved with any road car. Working
closely with the aerodynamics department, Ferrari’s Styling Centre incorporated
these advanced solutions into the car’s design and the result is the perfect
balance of form and function, making the most efficient use of the air flows
around and through the car’s body. What makes this design so innovative is its
use of active aerodynamics conceived as a seamless integration of the car’s
other dynamic control systems to deliver a genuine breakthrough in overall
performance.
Vehicle Dynamics
The LaFerrari is the first ever
Ferrari to integrate the dynamic control systems with active aerodynamics and
the hybrid system. Proprietary Ferrari algorithms govern all the systems so
that the car can reach the most extreme limits of performance, aerodynamic
efficiency and handling without any form of compromise in any area.
The brakes are
equipped with new lightweight callipers, specifically
designed to boost cooling, and new discs. This technology improves the friction
of the braking surface of the discs and improves consistency and fade
resistance with the result that longitudinal deceleration is improved by 15 per
cent, with a 30 m reduction in stopping distances from 200 to 0 km/h. The
braking system is completely integrated with all the other vehicle dynamics
systems so that the hybrid system goes into regenerative braking mode which
guarantees that the batteries are recharged even under very hard braking with
the ABS active.
Unique
Styling
Styling
The LaFerrari perfectly melds
cutting-edge formal and aesthetic research and aerodynamic functionality, a
result achieved by the synergies - from the start of the model’s inception -
between Ferrari’s Styling Centre, headed by design chief Flavio Manzoni, and the
engineering and development departments.
The LaFerrari’s overall silhouette and proportions are the very natural product of its architecture and the layout of its hybrid running gear. The design is striking and innovative, yet its sleek profile remains true to Ferrari’s classic mid-rear longitudinal V12 sports car archetype: the cabin and engine compartment volumes are contained within the wheelbase to achieve the best possible balance of its masses. Impressively, the addition of the HY-KERS system has not resulted in an increase in dimensions, but a better balance between the car’s front and rear overhangs. Seen from the side the car has a sharp, downward-sloping nose and a very low bonnet which emphasises its muscular wheelarches.
The LaFerrari’s overall silhouette and proportions are the very natural product of its architecture and the layout of its hybrid running gear. The design is striking and innovative, yet its sleek profile remains true to Ferrari’s classic mid-rear longitudinal V12 sports car archetype: the cabin and engine compartment volumes are contained within the wheelbase to achieve the best possible balance of its masses. Impressively, the addition of the HY-KERS system has not resulted in an increase in dimensions, but a better balance between the car’s front and rear overhangs. Seen from the side the car has a sharp, downward-sloping nose and a very low bonnet which emphasises its muscular wheelarches.
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