XX Programmes – FXX K testing concludes at Imola
Posted: 05.06.2015
Source: Ferrari
Imola, 5 June – The FXX Ks are all primed to put on a great show in Budapest during the Ferrari Racing Days from 26 to 28 June at the Hungaroring. The final track tests concluded on Friday at the “Enzo e Dino Ferrari” autodrome in Imola. This extraordinary Ferrari has 1050 total horsepower, 860 of which comes from the V12 thermal engine and 190 from the electric motor with over 900 Nm of maximum torque. The examples on the Santerno track again on Friday completed six 30-minute sessions and a final 40-minute one.
Queens of the track. The FXX K will therefore make its next appearance in three weeks at the Hungaroring. The cars are eagerly anticipated because the Budapest event will mark the real start of the car’s two-year programme, during which the special client-testers will be the valuable partners of Ferrari engineers. Indeed, the engineers will use their recommendations in designing the cars of the years to come.
Spoiled for choice. The Ferrari Racing Days are always a triumph of passion, technology and style, three key concepts for the Maranello marque. And never will people be so spoiled for choice as at the Budapest track. The FXX K will share the circuit with the spectacular 458 Challenge EVOs, taking part in the Ferrari Challenge Europe, the Trofeo Pirelli and the Coppa Shell, but also with the Formula 1 Clienti as well as with Sebastian Vettel and the F60 who will participate in an adrenalin-charged Scuderia Ferrari track Exhibition.
XX Programmes – Final test at Imola for the FXX K
Posted: 04.06.2015
Source: Ferrari
Imola, 4 June – The final two days of testing of the Ferrari FXX K have begun at the “Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari” in Imola. The car of the new research and development programme will officially debut later this month at the Ferrari Racing Days in Budapest and will then appear on tracks around the world. The tests were attended by Ferrari’s Senior Vice President for Commercial & Marketing, Enrico Galliera, and the head of GT and Corse Clienti Sporting Activity Director, Antonello Coletta.
Two-year programme. As we know the letter K is for “KERS” kinetic energy recovery technology, which maximises on track performance. Unfettered by homologation and racing regulations, the FXX K will never be used in competition. It was, in fact, developed to be completely uncompromising, incorporating technological innovations that will guarantee an unprecedented driving experience to the exclusive group of Client-Test Drivers with whom the Prancing Horse will roll out a test programme over the coming two years.
Extreme performance. At Imola there are six examples of a car whose huge potential can be summarised in a few but significant figures: 1050 total horse power, 860 of which comes from the V12 thermal engine and 190 from the electric motor with over 900 Nm of maximum torque. The HY-KERS system has been evolved specifically for pure performance with the result that the driver can control the function logics from the specific 4-setting Manettino on the centre console: Qualify, for maximum performance within a limited number of laps; Long Run to optimise performance consistency; Manual Boost for instant maximum torque delivery; and Fast Charge, for a fast recharge of the car’s battery.
Refined aerodynamics. A focus on delivering maximum efficiency at every stage of every track lap has resulted in extensive but integrated work on the entire car body in terms of both active and passive aerodynamics. The result is a 50% improvement in downforce in the low drag configuration and a 30% improvement in the more aggressive downforce configuration, resulting in a figure of 540 kg at 200 km/h. The cars were given 30-minute runs on the first day. Tomorrow the second and final day of testing before the official debut of the Client-Test Divers on the occasion of the Ferrari Racing Days in Budapest, when as well as the Ferrari Challenge Europe, Trofeo Pirelli and Coppa Shell, and the F1 Clienti there will also be the performance by Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel at the wheel of an F60.