Forza Pitpass Report: The Ferrari Collection Pt. 3
From Maranello with love.
Che Chou and Evan Griffey, 9.18.2009
Welcome back to the last and final day of our Ferrari collection extravaganza. Today we showcase some of the fastest and most powerful cars to come out of Maranello, Italy. Next week, come back to Forzamotorsport.net for a special treat for all Ferrari fans.
See the official day 3 Screenshot gallery here.
1967 Ferrari 330 P4
Back in the day, the 330 P4 was built to battle the Ford GT40. A total of three were constructed, fitted with Ferrari’s 3.0-liter, 3-valve-per-cylinder V12 F1 engine, hence the 330 monicker. Things looked good for the Scuderia as the 330 went 1-2-3 at 24 Hours of Daytona but Le Mans proved disappointing as the 330 went 2-3, losing to the Foyt/Gurney GT40 Mk IV. Rule changes obsoleted the car but two were converted to Can Am specs and continued to hot lap. Still, the boisterous styling of the 330 and its blistering performance rating in Forza 3 make this Ferrari a throwback uniform worth wearing.
1987 Ferrari F40
A four-wheeled 40th anniversary celebration, the F40 is one of the most iconic Ferrari supercars of all time. Ferrari really pulled out all the stops opening the Formula 1 parts bins to bring the F40 to life and make it the fastest production car in the world in 1987. The biggest F1 contributions were the composite material used to make the body and the engine technology gleaned from Ferrari’s F1 efforts. This was the turbo era in F1 and the F40’s 288 GTO derived twin-turbo V8 lays down the law to the tune of 478 horsepower and a whopping 426 lbs-ft of torque. Weighing about 2,900 pounds the F40 could blast 3.8-second 0-60s and with its F1-spec suspension it explored the outer boundaries of performance on a regular basis. A total of 1,335 were built.
1994 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta
The Ferrari name game is a little harder to decipher with this bad boy. The 35 stands for 3.5 liter while the last 5 denotes the engine’s five-valve per cylinder design. Berlinetta is Ferrari-speak for hardtop, Targa means removable top, and Spider is a traditional convertible. The F355 sports 375 horsepower and can drop 4.6-second 0-60s. Its shape was a hint of things to come.
1995 Ferrari F50
The F50 takes Ferrari’s supercar into the 12 cylinder realm. Its 4.7-liter V12 was taken from the F333 SP IMSA race program. In the F50 road car it pounds out 513 horsepower, 347 lbs-ft of torque and 3.8-second 0-60s. Ferrari built 349, which a press release said was, “one less than the market demand” to ensure its exclusivity.
1996 Ferrari F50 GT
Like its F40-based predecessor, the GT version of the F50 was built for BPR Global GT Series competition. Also like its sibling, its competitive lifespan it was short lived. Only three were made because Ferrari focused its resources more on F1 at the time. The F50 GT shared its 4.7 liters of displacement with the road-going F50 but the V12 was tricked out to produce 750 horsepower, a bump of 200-plus. Ferrari engineers put the already lightweight F50 on a diet, shaving 880 pounds off the F50’s chassis. The F50 GT laid the groundwork inside Ferrari for future supercars like the Enzo and FXX.
2004 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
This Pininfarina designed 2+2, named for long-time Ferrari designer and coachbuilder Sergio Scaglietti, is pure Ferrari win. By the numbers: the 612 equates to a 6.0-liter V12 but the name is rounded up as the engine actually displaces 5.7 liters. Its mid/front arrangement places the V12 behind the front axle with the gearbox positioned in the rear of the vehicle, enhancing its front/rear balance. The 612 Scaglietti’s 540 horsepower keeps the thrills coming at a 4.2-second 0-60 pace.
2004 Ferrari F430
The 360’s replacement, the F430, shares a common silhouette and a bigger, 4.3-liter, version of its V8. The F430 is lighter, more aerodynamic, quicker and better handling than the 360. The F430 was the first road car to get the innovative “Manettino,” the F1-derived steering wheel-mounted controls that manage the car’s advanced adjustable suspension on the fly. In F1, the Manettino is basically a steering wheel-mounted computer that also serves as the dashboard.
2005 Ferrari FXX
The FXX is named after the internal code of the Enzo when it was in development with an extra X added to it. The final X should stand for experimental because that is, in essence, what the FXX embodies. The car is basically a second generation Enzo with new technology like the latest in quick-shift gearboxes, F1 braking materials, and suspension tricks thrown in. Power was zapped from the Enzo’s 651 to 801. Ferrari picked the owners who laid out around $2 million for the privilege of checking their car out like a library book as Ferrari kept these exclusive FXXs stored in Maranello, trucking them to Ferrari sanctioned track days. The cars were rolling laboratories fitted with black boxes so Ferrari engineers could closely monitor the exotic parts and driver/owners were debriefed after every track session. Thirty nine FXXs were built originally but Ferrari tossed together one last example that it present to famed Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher upon his retirement from F1.
2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
The call sign of this Ferrari breaks down as 5.99 liter engine, Gran Turismo Berlinetta, and Fiorano is the name of Ferrari’s test track. Designed to deliver the raw-nerve-end performance of an F40 without the F40’s minimalistic interior amenities, the 599 is a Grand Touring car with 2+2 seating and a powerful V12 engine rated at 620 horsepower. Not the usual elbow-out-the-window cruise, this Grand Tourer pulls 3.8-second 0-60s.
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