Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Just how fast is an F50 really??

[LS (lashdeep]

Has anyone (Ric) seen scaled weights for a US F40 and non-US F40?

I was reading an article stating that cats and bumpers account for the
extra weight. I'm wondering what, exactly, that weight amounts to.

Thanks,
LS

--- Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> Just a random thought of nowhere...
> 
> F50: 4.7 liter V12, 513 hp/347 lb-ft of torque
> F430: 4.3 liter V8, 483 hp/343 lb-ft of torque
> 
> I've heard off the record that Ferrari test weights are lighter than
> real
> life. So an F50 is probably under 3000 lbs but not by a whole
> lot....perhaps
> 2800? I believe quoted is around 2600-2700.
> 
> F430 is what...around 3200, 3300?
> 
> So F50 is faster I'm sure, but by how much? Couple hundred pounds seems
> to
> be all that separates the two...I'm sure it still handles better than a
> F430.
> 
> Anyone ever drive an F50 back to back with another car?
> 
> FG
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