Excerpts
from MOTOR TREND
The price for this ultimate Walter Mitty fantasy: 1.6
million Euros--nearly two million U.S. dollars (that sum
does include a custom driving suit and helmet, though).
And, yes, all 29 FXXs are already sold.
Ferrari's code name for the Enzo was FX, so adding an
extra "X" seemed appropriate for a follow-up
car with something extra--and then some. The FXX is designed
to run on specially made 19-inch Bridgestone slicks. Behind
the FXX's cockpit, the V-12 has been enlarged from 5998
to 6262 cc and features redesigned combustion chambers,
a new crankcase, a low-backpressure exhaust, and revised
cam profiles--all of which increase output from the Enzo's
651 horsepower to 800 (which converts to 789 SAE net)
at 8500 rpm.
A new active aerodynamics system uses six computer-controlled
actuators that, above 150 mph or so, open to redirect
underbody airflow--lowering the car's drag while also
increasing downforce by roughly 40 percent compared with
the Enzo. Other enhancements include specially developed
Brembo composite-ceramic brakes and a claimed 220-pound
weight reduction (to just 2700 pounds). The result? "Although
we don't have an official acceleration number yet,"
says project leader Giuseppe Petrotta, "the FXX can
reach 60 mph in about 2.8 seconds--nearly as quick as
a Ferrari F1.
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