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03-05-2013, 08:05 AM | #1 |
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Ferrari F70 Revealed. LaFerrari.
Here it is. 800 engine horsepower, 163 electric horsepower, 1200kg (2650lbs).
http://www.laferrari.com/en/
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03-05-2013, 08:50 AM | #2 |
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03-05-2013, 09:03 AM | #3 |
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Hey! A hybrid I'd actually like to own!
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03-05-2013, 09:06 AM | #4 |
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Yikes.
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03-05-2013, 09:14 AM | #5 |
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one has to ask with 800 HP did it really need the electric motor?
I mean seriously. |
03-05-2013, 09:18 AM | #6 |
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wheres the rear wing?
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03-05-2013, 09:22 AM | #7 |
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wow that's a lot of front overhang
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03-05-2013, 09:22 AM | #8 |
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03-05-2013, 09:54 AM | #9 |
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03-05-2013, 10:06 AM | #10 |
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03-05-2013, 10:06 AM | #11 |
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You did not answer my question...
You arguement is because other car companies had it, they had to have it too. Lets here it for following a trend nobody asked for. Or rather lets here it for building a car with features that nobody asks for. Does it need it? No. They are just playing monkey see monkey do and adding things because somebody else did. But in the end, does it add to the driving experience, or is just something else to brag about having so people can go OOO and AAA at cars and coffee on sunday because that is the only place this car will probably ever be driven. But part of me likes this car for the sheer and complete mentalness of it. This thing is more of an exercise in craftsmanship and engineering than anything else. Like the McLaren, it is a showcase of what they CAN do. Is the Electric motor needed. Um no. Not even a little. The car would probably be better without the extra weight associated with the motor and batteries. Does the Electric motor give the software more to play with. Aboslutely. Does it add to the capability to put up numbers, most likely. Does it make it more fun than an 800 HP Ferrari motor? Probably not. |
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03-05-2013, 10:16 AM | #13 |
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You can justify a 3 lb hamburger and having sex with a fat chick.
I know why it is there. It is there to produce better numbers. But what I wonder is if it would have driven better without the added weight. Cars like this are sold to people with enourmously huge egos, only bettered by their enourmous wealth! Car companies know this. They need to produce the car that can produce the best numbers to give their customers bragging rights over the people who bought 'lesser' cars. It has nothing to do with fun, or driveability, or being connected with the road, or engaged in the experience. These cars are built to put up better numbers than the comptition. THAT is why they had to have an Electric motor, as they would be giving up a tenth or so to the competition. When driven flat out by a professional driver using 100% of its capability it must produce better numbers than the competition's car driven flat out by a professional driver at 100%. This is the mission of the super car. Granted the average customer would die if he ever used more than 40% of the cars speed. These kinds of cars are not bought for speed, they are bought for image. In many ways these cars are exactly the same as a Tesla or a Fisker. Which is fine, as people have the right to buy whatever they want. Would this car be fun to drive. Um yeah, I am sure that it would be in much the same way as riding a stupid fast roller coaster. The lunacy of the speed would make it exhilerating. Would I want one. Nope not even a little. I would much rather have a 458 or even better a vintage Ferrari. |
03-05-2013, 10:26 AM | #14 |
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Who cares about the "why"? I'm just pumped to see that electric motor tech has advanced to the point that they're being used to add performance, not just to make the car seem more "green". I don't think the use of an electric motor takes away from this car at all.
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03-05-2013, 10:27 AM | #15 |
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I'd rather have an f40. Last model of the pure ferrari before they became computer operated fighter jets.
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03-05-2013, 10:42 AM | #16 | |
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03-05-2013, 11:16 AM | #17 | |
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As a technology demonstrator you are correct though. |
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03-05-2013, 11:18 AM | #18 | |
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Certain buyers who qualify to buy this car were told they were going to make a new F70 and would they like the 'privledge' of being allowed to buy it first, they said yes. If it had a shark tank for an engine they would have been sold out. Do not mistake excusivity for anything else. |
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03-05-2013, 11:19 AM | #19 | |
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Companies are there to make money, never gonna change. It's not a non profit organization to produce fun cars solely for the customers fantasy. They build these cars for R&D and they sell them to fund this R&D. There are tons of fun cars around, let them build what they want with their funding. Besides, how do you know the 918, F70, P1 or whatever is not fun and engaging Just because automobiles have electric motors, does not mean it is not fun or engaging. It's a new era in automotive experience. You can't get stuck in an era where the automobiles were more primitive and mechanical, it's a different era. I can't wait to see when cars hover. |
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03-05-2013, 11:23 AM | #20 | |
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I can get stuck in what I like. Change for the sake of change is not always a good thing. I have accepted fuel injection, anti lock brakes, and even stability control in some cases. Change for the sake of change is dumb. Change for the improvement of the product is good. IF and only IF you agree what is being improved needed to be improved in the first place. You blindly embrace all technology with open arms. I do not. Still this car is doing what it is designed to do. Be a techology showcase while making a $$$ ton of money. And it looks cool. |
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03-05-2013, 11:31 AM | #21 | |
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03-05-2013, 11:37 AM | #22 |
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Never said I had a problem. Just that with 800 HP it did not need an electric motor.
I even caveated that with saying these cars are not about what people need, they are about satisfying a want. And more specifically a want for the latest thing produced by Ferrari. I even supported that line of thinking. You guys are all thinking that I think they ruined the car with the Electric motor. Not true, it adds to the bragging rights. I just said it did not need it. The car would be the same garage queen with or with out it. |
03-05-2013, 11:42 AM | #23 |
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The electrical components give it:
- Allow it to have a higher revving engine (9250 RPM redline, optimized for power at higher RPMs) - More torque across the RPM range - Lower center of gravity - Better fuel efficiency - Smaller overall "package" due to removal of alternator - Better power/weight ratio Seems like it is not just technology for the sake of technology. |
03-05-2013, 11:47 AM | #24 |
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I'm ok with all the tech, with the limited run of 499 units, & even the outrageous cost for one .... But why the corny name?
translated to English it means : "The Ferrari" shheeesh |
03-05-2013, 11:56 AM | #25 | |
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Yes, because adding weight to lower the CG is a great idea I laughed out loud at the fuel efficiency as if that mattered Yes, because an alternator is bigger than an electric motor(s) wiring and batteries, gotcha Better power/weight, really? Is there an equivalent F70 optimized and built without the electrical whizbangs to compare it to? Lets just call that spectulation. Now do any of my drawbacks really matter? No. At least not any more than the benefits you listed. The car will never be used anywhere near its limits anyway. So while its performance benefits are arguable, so are its performance drawbacks just as much. They built this car because they could. I do not have to agree with it. Nor do I have to like it. It is a great piece of technology and engineering. I respect it for what it is. It is just not my cup of tea, er, cappuccino |
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