Ferrari F50
The Ferrari F50 was designed to commemorate Ferrari's 50th anniversary in 1996.
Typically low-slung with huge forward air intakes, sleek lines sweeping gracefully up to the rear airfoil and aerodynamic slopes behind both seats.
The 12-cylinder, 4.75-liter, rear-mounted engine produces 520 horsepower, flashing the car from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.7 seconds and taking the carbon-fiber body to a top speed of 203 mph.
Only 349 F50s were made in Ferrari's factory near Modena in northern Italy.
Fifty F50s each were sold in the United States, Germany and Italy, Ferrari's biggest markets. Most of the others were sold in Asia and elsewhere in Europe.
"We have in 50 years of racing won every kind of victory: Formula One, Le Mans, Dayton, Sebring," President Luca di Montezemolo said in an interview. "In this car we put 50 years of know-how."
But he said the F50 is the first and last car Ferrari will build based on a Formula One engine because of tougher emission standards going into effect in the next few years in the United States and elsewhere.
| General | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Make | Ferrari | Model | F50 |
| Powertrain Layout | Mid Engine / RWD | Base Price | \\$480,000 usd |
| Curb Weight | 1229 kg / 2710 lbs | Length | 4481 mm / 176.4 in |
| Wheelbase | 2581 mm / 101.6 in | Width | 1986 mm / 78.2 in |
| Front / Rear Track |
F 1621 mm / 63.8 in R 1603 mm / 63.1 in |
Height | 1120 mm / 44.1 in |
| Engine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Configuration | V12 | Valve train | DOHC 5 Valves / Cyl |
| Displacement | 4699 cc / 286.8 cu in | Bore | 85.0 mm / 3.35 in |
| Power | 382.6 kw / 513.0 bhp @ 8500 rpm | Stroke | 69.0 mm / 2.72 in |
| Torque | 470.5 nm / 347.0 ft lbs @ 6500 rpm | Compression Ratio | 11.3:1 |
| Bhp / Liter | 109.17 bhp | Max Engine Speed | 8500 rpm |
| Chassis & Body | |||
| Body / Frame | Honeycomb Carbon Fibre & Kevlar | Brake Type | Vented Discs |
| Steering | Rack & Pinion w/Power Assist | Brake Size |
F 356 mm / 14.0 in R 335 mm / 13.2 in |
|
Wheels (Diameter x Width) |
F 45.7 x 43.2 cm / 18.0 x 17.0
in R 45.7 x 66.0 cm / 18.0 x 26.0 in |
Tires |
F P245/35ZR-18 R P335/30ZR-18 |
| Performance | |||
| Top Speed | 326.7 kph / 203.0 mph | 0 - 30 mph(50kph) | 1.8 seconds |
| 0 - ¼ mile | 12.1 seconds | 0 - 60 mph(100kph) | 3.6 seconds |
| Lateral Acceleration | 1.03g | 0 - 100 mph | 8.0 seconds |
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