Ferrari Enzo Replacement: Compact, Muscular and With the Most Advanced Driving System

To the majority of people, every Ferrari is a supercar. But in the Prancing Horse's recent history there are four cars that have offered a level of technology, performance and rarity that distinguish them from Ferrari's standard GT cars: the GTO, the F40, the F50 and the Enzo. These cars were introduced in strictly limited series and to proclaim Ferrari's most advanced technologies and experiences acquired in Formula One racing.

As in an F1 car, the new Ferrari Supercar is very tightly packaged, where no space is wasted. The rear section of the chassis is connected to the main tub with carbon fiber and acts as a deformable element in case of an accident.

The endothermic engine has been designed to integrate as well as possible with the electric motor to ensure seamless operation. In the driving phases in which this optimum is not attained, the electric motor acts as an equalizer, supplying the excess torque or distributing it when necessary. These activities may take place, for example, on stretches of motorway at steady state speeds or, on the contrary, when power is boosted as it is during grand prix when drivers deploy KERS.

The selection of weight and battery size is crucial fundamental in this type of technology. How the electric power is used and its amount employed on a car with these characteristics, are decisions made carefully looking at the car's performance, given the car's natural vocation. However, a balance is fundamental between the need for the supply of sufficient energy required for electric propulsion and requiring a battery that is not too heavy and. Similar to what happens in F1, the electric motor / ancillaries / battery unit has a weight to power ratio of one, thus further improving the car's overall weight to power ratio.

Electronic aids

The new Ferrari Supercar is at the apex of Ferrari technology, which conveys in having the most advanced driving aids system. In addition to the enormous number of functions that are installed in Ferrari cars, the driver of the new supercar will also be able to modulate the complex interchange of power between the braking system and the KERS.

The Hy-kers powertrain was premiered at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2012 and it is designed for Ferrari's keenly anticipated supercar: V12 engine, F1 style, seven-speed dual clutch transmission and two electric motors.