Ferrari La Ferrari - The Pinnacle of Car Performance

         The year 2013 has become the year of dominance in terms of car technology and pushing car performance to its limits. What we can expect from 2013 is a wide variety of cars from different countries. However, the one that stands out from the rest is the Ferrari La Ferrari, which literally means "The Ferrari" in Italian, in order to symbolize the perfection and excellence of a modern day Ferrari. What most speculate to be the new flagship model of the company and the successor to  the old Ferrari Enzo, La Ferrari has some very huge shoes to fill. Revealed earlier this year at the biggest motoring show of the year at Geneva, the La Ferrari seemed to be the center of attention and will be when it goes on sale to the public somewhere in the middle of next year. With only 499 units being made, just like its predecessor which are likely to sell out within weeks of its launch, La Ferrari will slowly make its way to the top and possibly become one of the greatest cars of all time.

Here is the official launch video of the new Ferrari La Ferrari:

La Ferrari

This is its predecessor, the Ferrari Enzo.

Here are some of La Ferrari's main competitors: 

 Mclaren P1

    

Lamborghini Veneno
 
         
Lamborghini Gallardo
  

Porsche 918 Turbo
               

             In terms of performance, La Ferrari's performance specifications are off the scale and its astounding performance makes it the fastest Ferrari in history to date. Ferrari is stating that their new car will easily be able to go quicker than 350 km/h (220 mph), which dwarfs the old one which could only do 208 mph. It'll able to go from a stand still to 100 km/h (62 mph) in under 3 seconds just like its main competition and rival, the McLaren P1. What makes this one far more superior than its main rivals is that it is able to go from a stand still to 300 km/h (186 mph) in just under 15 seconds. This is  absolutely staggering considering its 2 seconds faster than the McLaren P1 and just over one second faster than the fastest car in the world, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (only from 0 to 300 km/h). 

            Also, from a technological standpoint, the specifications of the La Ferrari are quite unique and very helpful to the driver in situations such as racing on a track or helping the driver in long journeys. For example, using the new HY-KERS, which was just recently built for Formula 1 and for super cars and hyper cars of this caliber, the La Ferrari uses this system in a very remarkable way. While most super cars use the on board computer system to enhance just the car's performance, both the La Ferrari and the McLaren P1 use them to enhance the car's performance as well as the car's environmental impact. For example, by using the HY-KERS system, Ferrari has created the first hybrid Ferrari which provides the highest power output of any Ferrari. This also reduces the fuel consumption by 40%, which is a major improvement over its predecessor and a major improvement in car fuel consumption. No car up until now has been able to consume such a little amount of fuel and be able to perform better than expectations. Also, due this little amount of fuel consumption C02 emissions have been down to 330 g/km from 545 g/km which is astonishing considering that most super cars only reduce C02 emissions from anywhere from 100 g/km - 120 g/km. Along with the new computer system, Ferrari has also gone with a conventional set up of rear wheel drive ( which is when the power of the car goes to the back tires) and engine in the middle which is more essential when racing on a track and that's mostly what Ferrari is about. Another reason why this legendary configuration is used is because the HY-KERS system is easily able to adapt to the engine. Along with all of these new features, Ferrari's new all inspiring car seems very promising. 

To know more about the technology specifications of this car click on the link below:

http://www.laferrari.com/en/techicalspecifications/ 
           
         In my opinion, I found this Ferrari to be the most mind blowing one of them all because of all of the improvements over its predecessor. Also, I personally feel it was about time to launch this car because the new Ferrari's that came out in the past had all come out a few years after its predecessors and this one is coming out 11 years after. It should have come sooner but at least it's coming out. The feature of this car that makes it so astonishing was its appearance because it looks very modern, sleek, innovative and it looks like a piece of art. Interestingly, Ferrari states that it isn't art, they say that it is science that makes their car look so good and allows it to do the things that they claim that it can do. For example, they claim that the headlights are smaller so that the lights are able to concentrate on one place on the road when the driver is driving. They also stated that there are much more panel gaps in this car so that the air coming through these panel gaps can cool the car down more easily. But either way, it is one of the most beautiful cars to have ever been created. What also caught my eye was how economically friendly this car is since most cars of this caliber are always very quick and powerful but also have a very negative impact on the environment. On the other hand, the La Ferrari is a different story. Also, in some ways it's the other way around because when most super cars include cars with hybrid technology they are usually slower and cannot reach their full potential in terms of car performance. The La Ferrari's hybrid engine elevates the car's performance, which completely surprised me. Another selling feature of this car is the HY-KERS system because it is one of the major reasons why this car can go quickly, along with the reduced weight of the car, from 1300 kg (2866 lbs) to 1255 kg (2767 lbs), which may not seem like much but it makes a world of difference at top speed. The HY-KERS system is the best computer system out on the market and I believe that Ferrari made the right choice by choosing this system along with McLaren. I think that the La Ferrari could usher in a whole new era in car performance and impact on the environment. The only problem I have with this product is its exclusivity because only 499 units are being made and all are going to sell out very quickly which I believe is not enough to please the world because there are many millionaires out there who would like to buy one. If Ferrari expanded the number of La Ferrari's, then it would satisfy the company in terms of profit and millionaires. Unfortunately I will never be able to buy one, let alone drive it, since it's worth $1,200,000! Overall this car is the standard barrier and will probably be the super car to beat for the next decade, maybe even longer.

        Now many of you must be thinking that this car will not affect the technology at all because most cars have not done so in the past, but actually it will change technology and many of the digital devices that we use in our daily lives. For example, Ferrari states that the graphics of the computer's interface are very hi-def and even have more high definition that any smartphones, televisions, or consoles out there on the market today. Also, this new Ferrari will  improve the video frames per second in a smartphone from 30 fps (in general) to any where from 50-60. But the biggest area where La Ferrari will change technology is in wireless technology because the La Ferrari is easily able to connect to the internet in order to access its navigation or any other of its features and even in private networks it is able to do the same thing. Though many critics have seen this as a violation of privacy, Ferrari claims that it will not go into your account and access your files, it will just use your internet for the driver's needs. Now this changes technology, particularly smartphones and laptops because they can't always be connected on the road but with the La Ferrari's new technology being integrated into smartphones and laptops, this will allow the user to be more connected at virtually any time except they will be on the road. Also, with the previous models (not the La Ferrari) Ferrari has been working with Apple in order to improve the graphics of all the Ferrari's that came out up until the La Ferrari. Here is the website which shows us what Apple has integrated in a previous model called the Ferrari FF: 
http://www.ferrari.com/english/about_ferrari/corporate/Pages/130307-apple-and-ferrari-first-steps-together.aspx

The Verdict

       Even though this car has not released yet, it has shown that it has the potential to be the car of the year and maybe even the car of the decade because we haven't seen anything like it yet. With the La Ferrari having to fill in the shoes of possibly one of the greatest cars of all time (the Ferrari Enzo), it has a lot of expectations to meet but I believe that it will be an amazing piece of engineering. It will become a reference for future technology as more and more technology inspired by cars (such as, smartphones, laptops, trains, planes etc.). Its main competition, the McLaren P1, will be very hard to beat but in the end I believe that the La Ferrari will beat it simply because the McLaren P1 is all technological based whereas, the La Ferrari is technologically based and has innovation. Overall, I think that this has become the pinnacle of car performance and technology of this decade. 

Feel free to ask any questions that you might have about the new La Ferrari and I will try to reply and respond to them as soon as I possibly can. 

By the way, check out the following link of the official Ferrari website to be updated on all their products that are out and will be coming out in the future!

http://www.ferrari.com/Pages/Gateway.aspx?CountryId=87&CountryTitle=Canada