Ferrari Enzo

Origins and price

Ken Okuyama, then head of design at Pininfarina, penned the Enzo, which was announced at the 2002 Paris Motor Show. Internally, the project was called Ferrari FX, and it was initially believed that the car would appear as the F60 following the F40 and F50. It received the founder's name only later as an homage. The base price was around 662,000 euros, reaching roughly 700,000 with options. Only selected customers with a long-standing relationship with Ferrari were allowed to purchase it.

Engineering

The longitudinally mounted F140 B V12 is a naturally aspirated engine with a 65-degree cylinder angle, four valves per cylinder, variable valve timing, and Bosch Motronic ME7. It displaces 5998.80 cm³, produces 660 PS at 7800/min and 657 Nm at 5500/min; the rev limit is set at 8200. The F1 transmission from Graziano Trasmissioni shifts in 150 milliseconds, but was regarded as a first-generation design and drew criticism for its abrupt gear changes.

Suspension and aerodynamics

The suspension features four-wheel independent pushrod coil-over dampers adjustable from the cockpit, accompanied by front and rear anti-roll bars. There are 19-inch wheels with 15-inch Brembo brake discs and Bridgestone Potenza Scuderia RE050A tires. Downforce is generated through flaps in the front underbody, a small adjustable rear spoiler, and the rear diffuser, which all work in unison.

Related models

The engine was also used in the Maserati MC12, there delivering 465 kW (632 PS). Derived from the Enzo was the FXX track version, whose engine produced 588 kW (799 PS), and even 632 kW (859 PS) in the Evoluzione version. The source names the Saleen S7, the McLaren F1, the Porsche Carrera GT, the Koenigsegg CC8S, and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren as competitors.

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