[quote=pimento;968181]Actually there was an article on Autoblog suggesting it was a possibility.
Jim, can you let us know anything? :)[/quote]
Yea that's what i saw.
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[quote=pimento;968181]Actually there was an article on Autoblog suggesting it was a possibility.
Jim, can you let us know anything? :)[/quote]
Yea that's what i saw.
As beautiful as this car is I simply can't get over the fact that it is a 430 Scuderia chassis with a V8, it really is a completely different car. It feels like when the Jaguar XJ220 was unveiled with a V12 and then changed it to a V6 turbo. it just loses a little of that status that comes with a Ferrari V12. I like the road-going version much more, it's far better than an Enzo.
If I am wrong please correct me but how much does the P4/5 Comp share with the original?
[quote=jump15vc;968246]As beautiful as this car is I simply can't get over the fact that it is a 430 Scuderia chassis with a V8, it really is a completely different car. It feels like when the Jaguar XJ220 was unveiled with a V12 and then changed it to a V6 turbo. it just loses a little of that status that comes with a Ferrari V12. I like the road-going version much more, it's far better than an Enzo.
If I am wrong please correct me but how much does the P4/5 Comp share with the original?[/quote]
A car based on an Enzo chassis wouldn't be race legal nor would it be competive with it's V 12 Race engine.
When she's back in street form P 4/5 C will be a lot faster than Ferrari P 4/5 by Pininfarina.
Unrestricted her street motor will easily make 600+ HP and she will weigh 450 lbs less. about 2200 lbs and on a track she'll fly by with twice the downforce of Ferrari P 4/5 by Pininfarina
Ferrari P 4/5 by Pininfarina will remain a much more luxurious GT car.
[quote=jump15vc;968246]As beautiful as this car is I simply can't get over the fact that it is a 430 Scuderia chassis with a V8, it really is a completely different car. It feels like when the Jaguar XJ220 was unveiled with a V12 and then changed it to a V6 turbo. it just loses a little of that status that comes with a Ferrari V12. I like the road-going version much more, it's far better than an Enzo.
If I am wrong please correct me but how much does the P4/5 Comp share with the original?[/quote]
It got alot of parts from the 430 scuderia, the engine and suspension from the Ferrari F430 GT2. Why not have a V8, If you have a 430 scuderia chassis which is used to a V8 why not stick with a V8. Also a highly tuned V8 will be lighter than a V12.
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Why the fin? Is yaw instability an issue?
[quote=RacingManiac;980820]Why the fin? Is yaw instability an issue?[/quote]
"The enginers can explain better but I think the fin does several things. It provides lateral stability. It makes the car less likely to flip sideways. It increases downforce in an efficient way vrs producing drag."
[quote=RacingManiac;980820]Why the fin? Is yaw instability an issue?[/quote]
isn't it mandatory for prototypes?
Yeah that was the reason why LMP ran them and why F1 ran them.....This seems strange on a GT car(I guess technically its a "prototype")...
Which is why I wonder if the original had stability issue...
It's probably more about fiddling with the car as a hobby.
Fiddling with a purpose.. there's no point in creating a race car if you're not trying to win with it.
Although I agree it looks cleaner without the fin, if it helps win races like others have said, there's no reason not to implement it.
So is it still a one off or are there more than one chassis?
I believe there's just the one.
The car has a pretty tiny chance of winning. It is a one off that lacks major factory support for development and testing that got trounced last year. Glick can improve it, and props to him for living the dream, but a win is unrealistic I'd say.