Most Powerful Ferrari Hyper Car

Ferrari LaFerrari

The Super Hybrid “LaFerrari” is Ferrari’s newest and first ever hybrid car and is based on the findings of the Ferrari FXX and is the successor to the legendary Ferrari Enzo. Unveiled in 2013 at the annual Geneva Motor Show, the price tag for this monster is estimated near 1 million pounds.

The LaFerrari is the fifth generation in Ferrari’s special hyper car series after legendary names such as The 288 GTO, The F40, The F50 and its predecessor The Enzo. It keeps with tradition maintaining great outstanding design and styling while still being one of the best hyper cars of its era. It too is a mid-rear engine car but is unlike any other in this special family as it is the first hybrid and it too is a rear wheel drive.

The LaFerrari has a carbon fibre monocoque which is basically one unit. The entire body is one unit and this provides more rigidity as compared to bodies that are welded together. The claims are that it is 27% more rigid and 23% stiffer than the Enzo. There is a double wish bone suspension in the front and a multi linked suspension in the rear. The LaFerrari also has many electronic control systems such as including stability control, traction control, anti lock braking systems and active aerodynamics.

The LaFerrari is the first Ferrari since 1973 that has not been designed in collaboration with Pinninfarina. The LaFerrari has a very beautiful body design. It gets some of its design features from the legendary Enzo. It is a very different design none the less very useful and efficient. The front looks very similar to the Enzo and The F50; there is flap for air flow in through the bonnet of the car under the nose. The front lamps too are very distinct. The rear looks more like a Pagani; no wings just a ducktail spoiler and motorized flaps. The entire design is typical of modern era high performance cars: it looks great from all angles but the emphasis is on aerodynamic stability to ensure high down force at high speeds. At the rear, the two flaps and the spoiler are tipped down to create down force. At the front, the flaps are raised to produce down force and balance the force at the rear.

The LaFerrari has a mid-rear mounted 6.3L 65° V12 engine. It has a total displacement of 6262 cc and churns out 789 bhp (588kW) of power @ 9,000 rpm and 700 Nm (516 lb-ft) of torque @ 6,750 rpm. It also has an additional 161 bhp (120kW) KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) unit (called HY-KERS) that provides short burst of additional power. A Normal Hybrid runs either on the electric motor or the internal combustion engine at any one time. However, this is no normal Hybrid. This is a Ferrari hybrid and the very first one. In the LaFerrari, the KERS unit adds power to the internal combustion V12 engine to produce a total of 923 bhp (688 kW) and gives out a total torque of 900 Nm (664 lb-ft). The overall combination decreases fuel consumption up to 40% and gives out a CO2 emission of just 330g/km. this is without a doubt the most powerful Ferrari up till now! The car has a 7 speed dual clutch transmission. The LaFerrari has a top speed of 350kmph (220 mph) and does 0-60 mph (0-100 kmph) in less than three seconds. It does 0-190mph (0-300 kmph) in less than 15 seconds. It is also the fastest road legal Ferrari produced till now.

This great piece of engineering is a very limited car. It is very exclusive as it is what the people at Ferrari call “a reward for our loyal customers”. This is because to buy a 1.35 million dollar LaFerrari you first have to own at least five other Ferraris. With the prerequisites for the LaFerrari in mind, Ferrari has decided to produce only 499 units of this technological marvel. Still it is no doubt Ferrari’s fastest and most powerful road car and yet it is very eco-friendly.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• ENGINE
• Engine Type: 6.3-litre 65° V12 with an electric motor and a KERS unit
• Displacement: 6,262 cc
• Max. Power: 950 bhp @ 9,000 rpm
• Max Torque: 900 Nm @ 6,750 rpm
• Max. engine speed: 9,000 rpm
• Compression ratio: 13.5:1
• PERFORMANCE
• 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h): 2.6 s
• 0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): 5.1 s
• 0-190 mph (0-300 km/h): <15 s
• ¼ mile time: 9.8 s
• Max. speed: 220 mph (350 km/h)
• DIMENSIONS
• Overall length: 4,702 mm
• Overall width: 1,992 mm
• Overall height: 1,116 mm
• Wheelbase: 2,665 mm
• WEIGHTS (kg)
• Dry weight: 1,255 kg (2,767 lb)
• TRANSMISSION
• Gearbox type: 7-speed dual-clutch automatic with manual shifting mode
• BRAKES
• Front: Brembo Carbon-Ceramic brakes 398 mm
• Rear: Brembo Carbon-Ceramic brakes  380 mm
• TYRES AND WHEELS
• Front tyres: 265/30 R 19
• Rear tyres: 345/30 R 20
• CONSUMPTION AND EMISSIONS
• CO2 emissions : 330.0 g/km