Ferrari LaFerrari

[Emerson.F]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha you idiot! i was looking at this on the bus home. i dont think i've reacted this fast in my life to close the screen! lmao

Dude my bad not my fault.

[Pierce89]

Sounds like I missed something

[bhall]

eDIT: wtf WAS THAT? I swear that was a baddass picture of the car

[ringo]

So when do we get an in detail walk around for this car?
After the reveal there hasn't been much in the way of details or a test drive.

[NoDivergence]

They're trying to fix it hoping that it will be faster than the P1

[ecapox]

"Faccio due giri, piano piano."

[Pierce89]

They're trying to fix it hoping that it will be faster than the P1

It will be better than the P1 simply because its not made by boring, emotionless Mclaren.

[NoDivergence]

Anyone who says that clearly has no idea what they're talking about.

Do you think a McLaren GT3 car is emotionless? Because the P1 is significantly faster than that and grippier than anything with a roof and street certification.

I've driven a 458, and honestly, it annoyed the crap out of me. Trying to shout out at 30 mph and twitchy as hell. Terrible

[stefan_]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfg-eSJdFqg[/youtube]

[Kasakolt]

Still trying to understand how rear spoiler works. Sometimes looks like it goes up when full throttle (after going out of a curve (or could be in the curve?) or breaking for turn.

[Ganxxta]

Still trying to understand how rear spoiler works. Sometimes looks like it goes up when full throttle (after going out of a curve (or could be in the curve?) or breaking for turn.

Both, when he accelerates it goes up to provide downforce for better grip of the rear (driven) tires, reducing wheelspin.
When he brakes it goes up and is being used as an Air Break.

[Just_a_fan]

Not sure it's big enough or sticks up enough to give much of an airbrake effect. What it will do, however, is help to stabilize the centre of pressure under braking as the car pitches forward. As this happens, the centre of pressure moves forwards and makes the car unstable. By having an active flip-up spoiler they get to keep the centre of pressure behind the centre of gravity. It's an idea that, I think, first saw use on a road car in the McLaren F1.

[Shrieker]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha you idiot! i was looking at this on the bus home. i dont think i've reacted this fast in my life to close the screen! lmao

Dude my bad not my fault.

That happened to me on msn once. Was a lesson well learned.

[SectorOne]

Not sure it's big enough or sticks up enough to give much of an airbrake effect. What it will do, however, is help to stabilize the centre of pressure under braking as the car pitches forward. As this happens, the centre of pressure moves forwards and makes the car unstable. By having an active flip-up spoiler they get to keep the centre of pressure behind the centre of gravity. It's an idea that, I think, first saw use on a road car in the McLaren F1.

Am i right in saying that once the airbrake comes into play, moving the CoP rearwards, you also move the CoG rearwards also?
Maybe not by much but a tiny bit?

[No Lotus]

Not sure it's big enough or sticks up enough to give much of an airbrake effect. What it will do, however, is help to stabilize the centre of pressure under braking as the car pitches forward. As this happens, the centre of pressure moves forwards and makes the car unstable. By having an active flip-up spoiler they get to keep the centre of pressure behind the centre of gravity. It's an idea that, I think, first saw use on a road car in the McLaren F1.

You would be correct, Sir. Gordon Murray patented the concept.