Iconic - Ferrari F50
Ferrari F50 It was first shown at the Geneva International Motor Show. Pininfarina was the designer of the car and moved away from the harsh lines and various details found in the F40 or 512TR. When it comes to increasing speed, aerodynamics becomes a very important element and the F50 had to be the fastest on the road. The F50 didn’t have to have good performance, the unusual body of the car was important. It's about the extraordinary personality of this car! The F50 did have a racing pedigree. The best materials of the time were used to make the chassis: carbon fiber, kevlar and nomex. At the heart of the F50 was an undercharged VI2, and what was lacking in the latest Grand Prix technology was made up for with more power. The 3,51 engine was replaced with a more powerful 4,71 engine. Race regulations have been kept as low as possible to keep the car easy to drive and reliable. It still had five valves per cylinder, four very specific overhead camshafts and 520 hp!
F50 engineLike the mcLaren, it relied on power rather than turbocharging, which gave exceptional flexibility and very responsive rotation at all speeds, without the lag typical of turbochargers. In the F50 V12 engine, revs reached the upper limits, it was installed longitudinally, and the drive was transmitted through a six-speed gearbox, and thus, thanks to the large 335 / 30ZR tires, grip was excellent. The driver had direct contact with an excellent engine, no direct traction control mechanisms, no power steering, let alone ABS, were implemented. Each of these elements made driving less sterile, Ferrari said.
cabin built very simply and functionally. From the racing-style starter button to the big engine breaking down, its sound is music to automotive connoisseurs. It was surprising that the car sounded polite at low revs until the rev indicator rose to the upper limit. The gearbox of the 6-speed gearbox is made of pure metal, which is a typical Ferrari procedure. The F50 has a top speed of 325 km / h and accelerates to hundreds in 3,7 seconds. but it was no longer a world record achievement because Ferrari no longer needed it. The suspension lacked the atmosphere-killing rubber bushings found even in Grand Prix cars, but with electronically controlled vibration damping, the suspension struck a remarkably comfortable balance between comfort and car handling. Ferrari was very light, which was noticeable by its huge power. The F50 offered new opportunities, different challenges, that only truly talented drivers could do, given the fact that it was a sports car, and that was exactly what Ferrari promised.
