Ferrari FF

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Ferrari FF
Overview
ManufacturerFerrari
ProductionFebruary 2011–2016
2,291 produced[1]
AssemblyMaranello, Italy
DesignerPininfarina[2] and Ferrari Styling Centre under the direction of
Kerb weight
1,880 kg (4,145 lb)[4][5]
Chronology
PredecessorFerrari 612 Scaglietti
SuccessorFerrari GTC4Lusso

The Ferrari FF (Type F151) (FF meaning "Ferrari Four", for four seats and

Geneva Motor Show as a successor to the 612 Scaglietti grand tourer.[2] It is Ferrari's first production four-wheel drive model.[6] The body style has been described as a shooting brake,[7] a type of two-door coupé-based sporting estate.[8] The FF has a top speed of 335 km/h (208 mph) and it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.7 seconds.[5][9] Ferrari states that the FF was the world's fastest four-seat automobile[10] upon its release to the public. The FF costs US$300,000,[11] with 800 being produced during the first year.[12]

Specifications

Engine

rear three-quarters view

At the time of its introduction, the Ferrari FF had the largest road-going Ferrari engine ever produced: a

direct injection 65° V12, which is rated at 485 kW (659 PS; 650 hp) at 8,000 rpm and 683 N⋅m (504 lb⋅ft) of torque at 6,000 rpm.[9]

Transmission

The FF is equipped with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission and paddle shift system similar to the California, the 458 Italia, and the F12berlinetta.[3][13]

Four wheel drive system

The FF's suspension and braking system along with the V12 engine

The new four-wheel drive system, engineered and patented by Ferrari, is called 4RM:[14] it is around 50% lighter than a conventional system, and provides power intelligently to each of the four wheels as needed.[2] It functions only when the manettino dial on the steering wheel is in the "comfort" or "snow" positions, leaving the car most often in the traditional rear wheel drive layout.[15]

Ferrari's first use of four-wheel drive was in a prototype developed in the end of the 1980s, called the 408 4RM (abbreviation of "4.0 litre, 8 cylinder, 4 Ruote Motrici", meaning "four-wheel drive").[16][17]

This system is based around a second, simple, gearbox (gears and other components built by Carraro Engineering), taking power from the front of the engine. This gearbox (designated "power transfer unit", or PTU) has only two forward gears (2nd and 4th) plus reverse (with gear ratios 6% taller than the corresponding ratios in the main gearbox), so the system is only active in 1st to 4th gears. The connection between this gearbox and each front wheel is via independent Haldex-type clutches, without a differential.[18] Due to the difference in ratios "the clutches continually slip"[19] and only transmit, at most, 20% of the engine's torque. A detailed description of the system (based on a conversation with Roberto Fedeli, Ferrari's technical director) has been published.[15]

Design

Exterior

Geneva Motor Show

The FF shares the design language of contemporary Ferrari automobiles, including the pulled-back headlights of the 458 Italia, and the twin circular taillights seen on the 458 as well as the

Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo race car. The FF's exterior design produced a drag coefficient of Cd=0.329.[22]

Interior

The shooting brake design, with its folding rear seats, gives the Ferrari FF a boot capacity of between 450 and 800 litres (16 and 28 cu ft).[3] Luxury is the main element of the interior; and the use of leather is incorporated throughout, just like the predecessors of the FF. Creature comforts like premium air conditioning, GPS navigation system, carpeting and sound system are also used.

Awards

One-offs and specials

SP FFX

The Ferrari SP FFX, introduced in 2014, is a one-off based on the FF. Its most notable feature is its custom body that features a more traditional

coupé rear end in place of the FF's shooting brake tail.[26] The car was commissioned by a customer in Japan and was built by Ferrari's special vehicles division to Pininfarina's design. Originally, when patent drawings surfaced online many sources thought the SP FFX was the design for the next generation Ferrari California.[27]

References

  1. ^ Parker, Garrett (18 December 2018). "The Short-Lived History of the Ferrari FF". Money, Inc.
  2. ^ a b c "21.01.2011 Ferrari offers a first look at its shock new four seater". italiaspeed.com. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  3. ^ a b c "Four-wheel-drive Ferrari shooting brake revealed". topgear.com. BBC Top Gear. Archived from the original on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Ferrari FF specification". Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Ferrari's fantastic four-wheel-drive FF flagship four-seat fastback". autoblog.com. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  6. ^ a b "Geneva debut of the uniquely powerful and versatile FF, Ferrari's first four-seater, four-wheel drive car". ferrari.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  7. ^ Jonathon Shultz (21 January 2011), "Ferrari FF, an All-Wheel-Drive Shooting Brake", New York Times, Its shooting brake body style, distinguished by a slightly squared-off rear end, casts the FF's rear quarters in closer stylistic company with cars like the Alfa Romeo Brera hatchback or the BMW Z3 Coupe
  8. ^ William Diem (26 November 2006), "The Shooting Brake makes a comeback", New York Times, The car is a shooting brake, which was conceived to take gentlemen on the hunt with their firearms and dogs. While the name has been loosely applied to station wagons in general, the most famous shooting brakes had custom two-door bodies fitted to the chassis of pedigreed cars from the likes of Aston Martin, Bentley, Jaguar and Rolls-Royce.
  9. ^ a b "Ferrari FF Powertrain". Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  10. AutoWeek
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  11. ^ Neil, Dan (April 2, 2011). "The Coolest Ferrari Ever—Drive Carefully". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  12. ^ DeLorenzo, Matt (June 2011). "2012 Ferrari FF: A Ferrari for all seasons". Road & Track. 62 (10): 32, 34. Archived from the original on 2011-03-26.
  13. ^ "Ferrari FF". Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  14. ^ "FF 4RM". Archived from the original on 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  15. ^ a b Jason Kavanagh (March 11, 2011). "IL Geek-Out: Ferrari FF 4RM All Wheel-Drive System". Edmund's Inside Line. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  16. ^ "408 4RM". ferrari.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  17. ^ "Revealed! The 2012 Ferrari FF - First Look". roadandtrack.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  18. ^ Andrew English (24 March 2011). "Ferrari FF review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  19. ^ Dan Strong (March 2011). "Ferrari FF". Autoexpress. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  20. ^ Designboom. "ferrari FF production line tour + flavio manzoni interview". Designboom. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  21. ^ "Ferrari’s new FF shooting brake" Archived 2013-01-19 at archive.today. Car Design News Live. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  22. ^ "Ferrari FF: Revolutionary 12-cylinder". auto.ferrari.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  23. ^ a b "FF Shangai". Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  24. ^ "Top Gear India". Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  25. ^ "2017 Best and Worst MPG Cars". Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  26. ^ "One-off Ferrari SP FFX unveiled | Autocar". autocar.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  27. ^ "First Look At Latest One-Off Ferrari, The SP FFX". Motor Authority. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

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