Ferraris nyeste hyper-bil bruger teknologi for dyre selv for F1The nøglen til Ferraris oprettelsen af et køretøj, der kan virkelig anses er så tæt som muligt på en vej F1 bil dens brug af kulfiber. Med henblik herpå har det benyttet tidligere F1 designer Rory Byrne, der var ansvarlig for biler, der vandt 11 verdensmesterskaber i motorsport højeste kategori, at føre sit kabinet udvikling. Byrne siger, at F150 har den mest avancerede chassis struktur, der nogensinde er udtænkt til en vej bil. Han har trukket på fire forskellige typer af kulfiber materiale for at sikre, at det opfylder det korte af at være let, stiv og stærk nok til at levere den ydeevne og crash test strukturer, der efterspørges af projektet. På sit højeste niveau, kulfiber er af en karakter som nu er forbudt i F1 for omkostninger grunde, men anvendes stadig i høj-risiko virksomheder såsom atomreaktor konstruktion. Som en følge af brugen af disse materialer inden for centrale områder af chassis, det er allerede blevet afsløret, at den F150 har 27 pct. mere torsionsstivhed og 22 procent mere lodret stråle stivhed end Enzo. Vi kan bruge forskellige former for kulfiber ifølge belastningerne på områder af kabinettet, sikre styrke hvor vi har brug for det, men aldrig mere, end vi har brug for, siger Byrne. Vi har vurderet, hvad kravene er for hver del af bilen — vægt besparelse, høj stivhed, og så videre — og været i stand til at anvende forskellige typer af kulfiber i overensstemmelse hermed. Ingen andre bilproducent har kunnet gøre dette. Byrnes kommentarer er en direkte reference til McLaren P1, som blev afsløret på Paris show i September og som bruger den samme kulfiber struktur som McLaren MP4 - 12C. P1 anses ikke af Ferrari at bruge kulfiber kompositmaterialer så avancerede som dem, det vil indføre. McLaren har hidtil afvist at kommentere disse forslag, men foretrækker i stedet at styrke dens overbevisning om at P1 vil være den ultimative drivere bil, når det afsløres næste år i sin endelige produktion form. Andre inspirationer til F150 omfatter Ferrari FXX program, der bruges en Enzo-baseret chassis til at skabe en spore-kun bil for godt slagside kunder. Programmet løb fra 2005 til 2009. Ændringer til base bilen omfattede en større 6. 3-liters motor, en effekt på 789bhp og en F1-afledt gearskifte sektion, som sænkede skiftetider til nedenstående 100ms. Siden programmet Enzo-baserede sluttede, har Ferrari anvendt FXX behandling til andre biler i sin rækkevidde og ansat erfaringerne fra kundefeedback til sine andre road biler. Men i modsætning til med F150, FXX kunder er kun tilladt at køre på sporet og alle bilerne forblive under Ferraris kontrol. Ferrari's latest hyper-car uses technology too costly even for F1The key to Ferraris creation of a vehicle that can truly be considered as close as possible to a road-going F1 car is its use of carbonfibre. To this end, it has employed former F1 designer Rory Byrne, who was responsible for cars that won 11 world championships in motorsports highest category, to lead its chassis development. Byrne says that the F150 has the most advanced chassis structure ever conceived for a road car. He has drawn on four different types of carbonfibre material to ensure that it meets the brief of being light, stiff and strong enough to deliver the performance and crash test structures demanded by the project. At its highest level, the carbonfibre is of a grade now banned in F1 for cost reasons but still used in high-risk businesses such as nuclear reactor construction. As a result of using these materials in key areas of the chassis, it has already been revealed that the F150 has 27 per cent more torsional rigidity and 22 per cent more vertical beam stiffness than the Enzo. We can use different forms of carbonfibre according to the loads on areas of the chassis, ensuring strength where we need it but never more than we need, said Byrne. We have evaluated what the requirements are for each part of the car — weight saving, high stiffness,and so on — and been able to apply different types of carbonfibre accordingly. No other car manufacturer has been able to do this. Byrnes comments are a direct reference to the McLaren P1, which was unveiled at the Paris show in September and which uses the same carbonfibre structure as the McLaren MP4-12C. The P1 is not considered by Ferrari to use carbonfibre composites as advanced as those it will introduce. McLaren has so far declined to comment on these suggestions, preferring instead to reinforce its belief that the P1 will be the ultimate drivers car when it is revealed next year in its finalised production form. Other inspirations for the F150 include the Ferrari FXX programme, which used an Enzo-based chassis to create a track-only car for well heeled customers. The programme ran from 2005 to 2009. Changes to the base car included a larger 6. 3-litre engine, a power output of 789bhp and an F1-derived gearshift section, which lowered shift times to below 100ms. Since the Enzo-based programme ended, Ferrari has applied the FXX treatment to other cars in its range and employed lessons learned from customer feedback to its other road cars. However, unlike with the F150, FXX customers are only allowed to drive on track and all the cars remain under Ferraris control.
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