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23331 view(s) ![]() Named
after its founding father, the Enzo was Ferrari's latest attempt to
buildt the ultimate Supercar. One that could finally beat the car that
has been a benchmark for all (roadgoing) Supercars over the last decade...the
McLaren F1.
State of the art Supercar
To achieve this goal the Enzo was designed with the latest F1 derived
technology, got a state of the art Carbon chassis, ultra light aluminium
honeycomb /carbon skin panels, a 6 liter 660bhp V12 with doubble vanos
and variable lenght intake manifolds. Topped off with an unimaginable
amount of downforce thanks to an efficient rear defusser fed by a high
F1 type nose the Enzo was the fastest Supercar of the millennium....
....but still failed to outrun the McLaren on outright speed and acceleration!
This was mainly because, besides being a size XL over the small McLaren,
Ferrari's rich and famous clientelle likes to go fast in luxerious way.
Standard Airco, adaptive damping (like F50), power steering & braking,
ABS and traction control mean that the Enzo is about 200kg heavier.
Stallion turns into a Trident
Ferrari has always been unwilling to give factory support to those
wanting to race its road GT's.
It only does so when it feels the need to "correct" efforts
by privateers (360GTR and F 575 GTC)
Ultimate Supercar it may be, the Enzo was never intended to "race"
and might have been lost for the (slot)race community for ever.
But in July 2003 as the Monza track was basking under the summers heat,
3 race trailers lined up in the paddock. One was marked Pirelli, one
Masserati and one Ferrari, on the track, the hail of a V12 could be
heard.
Although the circuit was closed for outsiders, Spy photo's published
in the Itallian Press showed a carbon clad, spoilered Enzo running with
some strange cooling modifications.
As it turned out, sister company Masserati planned to enter the FIA
GT with a further development of the Enzo, dubbed the Masserati MCC.
So in the end the Enzo was raced after all, even if it was in the role
of a humble test mule. Altough the results of the test were kept hush
hush, rumour had it that the Enzo/MCC had bettered times set with both
the new 575 GTC and the prevoius supercar the still born F50 GT1.
Six months later Autosport magazine ran a story featuring the Masserati
MCC as "the car that would change the face of GT racing"
Ferrari Enzo Data:
Lenght : 4702mm, Width : 2035mm, Height: 1147mm, Wheelbase: 2650mm,
Tyres: Pirelli front 245x45 ZR19 rear 345x45 ZR19, Wheels: OZ 9Jx19
13Jx1), Brakes: Brembo, Top Speed: + 350km/h
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Models for Ferrari Enzo
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| Manufacturer |
Model |
Scale |
Dimensions (LxWxH) |
Wheelbase |
Front spur |
Rear spur |
| Revell - Monogram |
Enzo road car |
1/24 |
99.9x85.0x39.0 |
99.9 |
81.0 |
84.0 |
| Tamiya |
Enzo road car |
1/24 |
99.9x85.0x39.0 |
99.9 |
81.0 |
84.0 |
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