Monday, May 29, 2017

Ferrari LaFerrari




The LaFerrari is the craziest road-legal Prancing Horse yet. Power comes from a 6.3-liter V12 mated to two electric motors churning out a combined 949 horsepower and 664 ft-lbs. of torque. 0-60 mph happens in 2.5 seconds and 0-100 mph happens in 4.8 seconds, onto a top speed of 218 mph. Like many modern Prancing Horses, the LaFerrari comes standard with a seven-speed dual-clutch. It avoids the gas guzzler tax in the US like its direct competitors, the McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder, but unlike many other vehicles with large-displacement engines. The LaFerrari weighs a total of 3489 pounds and contains an amazing 3.7 pounds-per-horsepower ratio. All 499 units of the coupe and 209 units of the Aperta Spider have been produced and sold out. However, I looked through a copy of DuPont Registry not too long ago and spotted at least a handful of listings for (slightly) used LaFerraris, almost all of them at exotic car dealers across the US. To view these Prancing Horses in greater detail and to learn more about these specific examples, visit www.dupontregistry.com. Along with the fixed roof model and Aperta, there is a track-only variant dubbed the FXX K that is only available for select Ferrari clientele to use, probably because the FXX K is too much for anyone else to handle. Ferrari could give its hybrid hypercar a better name, but I understand why it would decide on a name like LaFerrari because this car is the fastest, most powerful, and most insane Prancing Horse yet. At first, I wasn't too fond of the LaFerrari's design, but after a while I began to appreciate the way it looks, especially after seeing the one above in person at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Other than that, the LaFerrari is an absolutely amazing car. I have no clue where it would rank in my list of greatest Ferraris ever made, likely somewhere near the top.

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