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Will Ferrari ever build an ultra-light roadcar?

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  1. jonesn

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    #1 jonesn, Feb 23, 2008
    Considering the popularity of small open-wheel cars like the Ariel Atom and Caparo T1, is there a possibility that Ferrari will ever offer a similar car that resonates their heritage from F1 racing?

    I'm not sure if a smaller engine (4 or 6 cylinder) would provide better fuel economy, especially at higher revs, but this could also be an opportunity for Ferrari to address the inevitable pressures of environmental restrictions to come in the next decade.
     
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    #2 FerrariF50lover, Feb 23, 2008
    I doubt it.
     
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    #3 karmavore, Feb 23, 2008
    When guys stop equating displacement and horse power -- not actual PERFORMANCE -- with cock length, then maybe. Maybe.
     
  4. WILLIAM H

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    #4 WILLIAM H, Feb 23, 2008
    F40 ? stripped out 2900 # & almost 500 hp, not to mention around 20 mpg without turbos lit
     
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    #5 jonesn, Feb 23, 2008
    I would still consider the F40 a "full-body" car rather than an open-wheel vehicle that would more closely resemble their F1 line.
     
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    #6 Carsonp, Feb 23, 2008
    333sp?
     
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    #7 FerrariF50lover, Feb 23, 2008
    The 333sp isnt a road car though. Ferrari makes road cars and race cars now hybrids of both of these. I think thats the way it will stay.
     
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    #8 SSNISTR, Feb 23, 2008
    I agree on that one.......


    And the Euro spec was about 200 pounds less.
     
  9. WILLIAM H

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    #9 WILLIAM H, Feb 23, 2008
    Piero Lardi came up w the F50 which he said was as close to F1 tech as F could build, then there is the Enzo & the FXX

    I doubt F would build anything like the Atom and the Caparo may be too extreme, I'm sure the Enzo and even the FXX is more comfortable than either
     
  10. tervuren

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    #10 tervuren, Feb 23, 2008
    Something like the original little 2.0L Ferrari's would be neat. Small 220HP V12, fendered wheels small body, could be neat.
     
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    #11 Pantera, Feb 23, 2008
    Why would they in the first place?.

    I wouldn't want to see a Lotus Elise kind of Ferrari.
     
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    #12 Fnix, Feb 23, 2008
    lol how do you get 220hp out of a v12
     
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    #13 tervuren, Feb 23, 2008
    I'd assume Ferrari's engine building ability has advanced enough to reach that goal, when you figure the original 166 spyders had about 150HP. Finding an extra seventy horsepower and having it modern road legal I'm sure can be done. That or Ferrari could bring back their line of four cylinders, only Porsche with the 968, and Honda with the S2000 have built similar output street legal normaly aspirated fours to my knowledge.
     
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    #14 BAM, Feb 23, 2008
    by cutting 8 of the fire tubes off.....
     
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    #15 WILLIAM H, Feb 23, 2008
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    How about the Milli Chilli prototype ?

    Its probably the future of F, very low weight, very high tech w a small V8 twin turbo, maybe a hybrid

    I dont see F building anything like a Lotus 7 anytime soon
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    #16 95spiderman, Feb 26, 2008
    imo, ferrari will lead industry in light weight technology.

    doubt they will make an ariel atom type car though b/c style is too important to the brand.
     
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    #17 DennisForza, Feb 26, 2008
    They can not do such a thing and expect to sell them in the US of A. They are too high volume of a producer to get the wavers that Ariel Atom and Caparo T1 can get.
     
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    The Caparo T1 will be getting no waivers.
     
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    #19 Carsonp, Feb 26, 2008
    how? they havnt made a leading light weight car since maybe the F40

    the enzo weighesd what, 3200lbs? corvettes weigh that much not to mention the 2700lbs N/A saleen S7 or the 2900lbs TT S7


    The F430 weighs a bit more, 599 is around 4000lbs. Not exactly light weight IMHO


    They arnt incredibly heavy like lambos, but still not "light"
     
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    #20 jonesn, Feb 26, 2008
    So Ariel can only sell a certain amount of cars before that style of automobile becomes more heavily regulated?
     

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