New Ferrari LaFerrari HD First Commercial New Car Review 2013

LaFerrari (also known as F70, and by its project name, F150) is the name of the limited edition hybrid sports car built by Ferrari.[3] The car, and its name, were officially unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show. It is based on findings from testing of the Ferrari FXX[3] and on research being conducted by the Millechili Project at the University of Modena. Association with the Millechili Project led to speculation during development that the car would weigh 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) or less.[4] The LaFerrari is the first hybrid electric vehicle from Ferrari, providing the highest horsepower of any Ferrari while decreasing fuel consumption by 40 percent.[5] The LaFerrari's V12 will have a 6.3 litre capacity with over 800 hp and will be supplemented by a 163 hp KERS unit, able to be used in short bursts.[6] Ferrari states that the car has a top speed exceeding 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph), with a 0-to-100-kilometre-per-hour (0 to 62 mph) time of less than three seconds.[1] There will be 499 copies made.[7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaFerrari The 2013 Ferrari LaFerrari is the successor to the Enzo Ferrari which is a 12 cylinder mid-engine berlinetta named after the company's founder, Enzo Ferrari.[1] 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 7600N(1700lb) is reached at 300 km/h (186 mph) the rear wing is actuated by computer to maintain that downforce.[citation needed] 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. In 2004, American magazine Sports Car International named the Enzo Ferrari number three on their list of Top Sports Cars of the 2000s. American magazine Motor Trend Classic named the Enzo as number four in their list of the ten "Greatest Ferraris of all time". However, the Enzo was described as one of the "Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years", as Bloomberg Businessweek cited its superfluous curves and angles as too flashy, particularly the V-shaped hood, scooped-out doors, and bulbous windshield. The Enzo can accelerate to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.14 seconds[12] and can reach 100 mph (160 km/h) in 6.6 seconds.[7] The ¼ mile (~400 m) time is 11.0 at 136 mph (219 km/h) and the top speed has been recorded to be as high as 355 kilometres per hour (221 mph).[13] It is rated at 12 miles per US gallon (20 L/100 km; 14 mpg-imp) in the city and 18 miles per US gallon (13 L/100 km; 22 mpg-imp) on the highway. Despite the Enzo's extraordinary performance and price, the Ferrari 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.[14] 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.