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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 11:37 AM
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Ferrari has done it again. The Enzo is now officially gone.
I love almost everything about this new car. The looks are awesome. Modern and muscular. Svelte with a waistline but bold front and reas. The power is awesome. 920 total horses!!! What else needs to be said. The only thing I have an issue with is the name. LaFerrari sounds too feminine to me. El-Ferrarri would have been better. Even F70 would have been better. La is feminine in Spanish. Isn't it feminin in Italian?
Don't like it.

I would still buy the car if I could though. No doubt. Screw the name.
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by BNR34
2766 lbs is most likely dry, so 2966 curb would be my guess. Still crazy though with 963 hp.

The 1001 hp Veyron weight 4400 lbs.

A new era have started.
yes no matter what under 3000lb and over 900hp, that's not physics
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 12:54 PM
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Ok, who thought up the name LaFerrari???
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
yes no matter what under 3000lb and over 900hp, that's not physics
Just read the curb weight is 3000~3300 lbs. Let's say 3100 lbs, is still 3.21 lbs/hp! About half of the LFA.

So however amazing the LFA feels, double it, wow

Too much is just enough..........lol
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 01:10 PM
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This car gives me goosebumps!
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 01:49 PM
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LOOKS AMAZING !!!!! Performance will be insane. Cant wait to see it on Top Gear with the P1 going head to head. I just hate the name LaFerrari. Really??? Sounds way to feminine . I think they should have just stuck with F150. To me its the F70. LaFerrari sounds like some type of lotion you buy in the Ferrari store
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
McLaren P1 TT 3.8L V8 + Electric Motor total output = 903hp and 663lbft
Ferrari LaFerrari 6.3L V12 + Electric Motor total output = 949hp and 663lbft

Natural enemies out the gate. So awesome!
Isnt the power always on tap in the P1. The F70 only has the extra 163hp for short bursts from what I have read about the system in the car. Not sure if thats changed. Regardless its going to be a great battle. God bless the rich who can afford these machines and will share them with us
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 02:43 PM
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God bless the rich who can afford these machines and will share them with us
No kidding, I drove a 458 recently and that was amazing already, can't even imagine how much more sweeter this thing is
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
Isnt the power always on tap in the P1. The F70 only has the extra 163hp for short bursts from what I have read about the system in the car. Not sure if thats changed. Regardless its going to be a great battle. God bless the rich who can afford these machines and will share them with us
That's true, but it's just amazing how far these Super/Hyper cars have come. Next 3-4 years were looking at 1000hp standard
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 06:29 PM
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All of the sudden 600hp is slow
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
Isnt the power always on tap in the P1. The F70 only has the extra 163hp for short bursts from what I have read about the system in the car. Not sure if thats changed. Regardless its going to be a great battle. God bless the rich who can afford these machines and will share them with us
P1 is plugin hybrid... it can go 6 miles on electric power and after that you have to put it into charge mode or you wont have any electric engine power as it doesnt use regenerative braking (to improve brake feel?).

it also makes it 350lbs heavier than a Ferrari.

In real life, and not on track, it wont matter... you will probably seldom use 900 hp anyway so if you want to give it a god, it will be always ready... of course, for track enviroment, Ferrari is much better.

P1 probably takes in account its hybrid mode to get better estimated fuel mileage for taxes, which is the point of the system probably :-)
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 08:37 PM
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Lovin' the overalll design

Still not a Zonda!

Don't mind me, that's just my inner Pagani fanboy actin' up
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
P1 is plugin hybrid... it can go 6 miles on electric power and after that you have to put it into charge mode or you wont have any electric engine power as it doesnt use regenerative braking (to improve brake feel?).
The P1 does use regenerative braking to recharge its batteries. Seems that the F70 is superior in that it can also recharge the batteries with excessive engine output, whereas the P1's engine can only recharge the batteries in a generator mode, requiring the car to be fully stopped first.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/mc...brid-supercar/

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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 09:58 PM
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Gorgeous!
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 10:12 PM
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I love the design of this car. Great progression IMO of Ferrari, very modern and muscular while still having many Ferrari traits.

The power of this car could convince even the most stubborn, diehard petrol head to go green
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