Saturday, November 19, 2011 The Resurrection of the Enzo - Special Report

Road & Track relationship with Richard Losee goes back several years and covers a wide variety of vehicles belonging to him and his father, including our long-term test of his Ferrari Enzo. R & T Losee called and asked if we would take a test drive with his new Ferrari supercar in 2003, clearly indicating that this model very limited production is not available for testing procedures routine. Losee agreed with enthusiasm. Because of their generosity, we sent our team to Losee home in Utah to take the examination and photography of our July 2003 edition. And what a team we sent: Ferrari drivers world champion Phil Hill, a longtime partner of R & T photographer John Lamm, director Richard Baron Design and Road Test Editor Patrick Hong.

The test was fabulous, like the Enzo and a few days later, several of our team members in Utah, Nevada and Southern California for the performance test has accumulated about 1,500 miles on the new Ferrari Losee, and creation of several test records I + T.

Ferrari Enzo 2003

After more than a year of rumors, false names and spy photos of Ferrari Enzo finally made its debut at the 2002 Salon de l'Automobile in Paris. Named after the founder of the Italian car manufacturer, the Enzo is the latest special edition supercar to come out of Maranello. Limited edition Ferrari GTO past have included the F50 and later F40, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of the automaker. While the initial plan was to build only 349 copies of Enzo, said Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, the Enzos additional 50 would be constructed for a total of 399th Prices were not disclosed, but n ' not really matter - the entire run sold out already.

Take a look at Enzo Ferrari splashing into the Atlantic in 2011 Targa Newfoundland

Many of you have followed the 2011 Targa Newfoundland here at Auto Blog, what about our own Zach Bowman competitors. Perhaps you were surprised to find that rare super car like a Maserati MC12 and the Ferrari Enzo went in demanding races.

Unfortunately, Enzo has bowed out early after taking a turn for the worse when he lost control and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean on a coastal road. The Enzo was tried (and owner) by Zahir Rana, also owns ZR Auto Exotic car dealership. Ferrari produced 400 Enzos, and of those, Rana is one of the fastest road-legal, having been changed to similar specifications as an FXX. He settled in Germany to deliver a staggering 850 horses and took a 00-60 km / h in 2.8 seconds from.

We were able to get a couple of quick glimpses of the Enzo, with Rana and his navigator, Roland Linder, the title of Ocean thanks to Kia Canada. Kia is also marked with the breed, and was waiting in front of the Forte Koup to come to the same curve in the road.

Rana has released a video, you can find after the jump, which clearly indicates his disappointment, but his reasoning and reflection on what was happening. He certainly has the right frame of mind, which explains how these things happen to compete and he is lucky that she and her teammates were unharmed event. He is also the link, unfortunately, to say: "It 'just a machine, not a big problem."

We fully agree with Rana, but the same reason, is to have the incident happens to a car currently estimated at 1.5 million crowns like throwing salt on the wound for amateurs and experts in car insurance everywhere.

Follow the jump to watch the video of the devastating Enzo Rana a hill and landing in the ocean, with a video walk around the vehicle before the Targa Newfoundland began.

iPhone controlled Ferrari Enzo toy car

Impressive results have been made only in the automotive industry, but also when it comes to toys. If until recently, if you wanted to play with a small car we needed a remote control which is now an impressive feature was announced. Silverlit has published a special Enzo Ferrari toy car controlled by iPhone.

Enzo toy is not only an impressive copy of a real machine, but it is an application developed in collaboration with all mobile devices IOS. This application controls the drive controller is not in the same way. A toy car at different speeds, is a multi-sport racing wheel and head, tail lights and turning. The communication between the vehicle and the device is possible via Bluetooth.

This toy is recommended for ages 8 and is priced at $ 80. Next to the Enzo Silverlit offers a complete line of these unmanned vehicles, known as Blue Sky Series.

Ferrari Enzo

Ferrari have always been among the cars more attractive to many fans. When the company decided to develop the Enzo was to rave about what is and what it can offer customers.

The Enzo Ferrari, a 650 horsepower super-car named after its founder, in 2002 was developed using technology from Formula One
With the car already using the carbon fiber body and an F1 gearbox electro-hydraulic, have even more new features that were not present in the F1 aerodynamics and traction control active. Its ultra-lightweight V12 engine with four valves per cylinder was the first in the new generation of Ferrari cars. Sports Car International ranked the third car in its list of Top Sports Cars of 2000. Therefore, also finished fourth in the Classic Motor Trend "Top Ten Ferrari.

Performance

The Enzo was designed by Pininfarina Ken Okuyama Japanese head was originally introduced in 2002 at the Salon de l'Automobile in Paris and had a limited number of units priced at $ 659330th Pininfarina wanted a car will be completely different from the usual approach used for its predecessor (GTO, F40 and 50). A motor vehicle which the central weight distribution is 43.9 front and 56 rear, the Enzo has variable valve timing and double cam shaft in addition to its naturally aspirated engine.


It is designed with an automatic transmission (gearbox F1) and using paddles to control the coupling mechanism and automatic transmissions. Adequate light LED driving telling the driver to shift gears if necessary. Their four-wheel independent suspension with shock absorbers adapted activated just inside the passenger front and rear anti-roll bars. The wheel uses 19-inch Brembo 15-inch disc brakes and is held by a nut tug. They are equipped with Potenza RE050A Scuderia. The car can accelerate to 60 mph in just 3.14 seconds and reaches 100 mph in a quick 6.6 seconds.

Only 399

Serious drivers will find that Enzo is what dreams are made of car, but to get their hands on one is a bit of a challenge, since only 399 units were manufactured. Ferrari has always been known for its high speed and different lines. The Enzo is an extreme super sports car, whose powers were racing hard to resist. A remarkable fact is that every time one of these super-car accident, the cost of the Ferrari Enzo is on the rise, it is currently over $ 1,000,000.





It would be rare, but this is a beautiful sight on the highway, but because of its limited availability, it is possible that the majority of the owners of this supercar to push somewhere in the garage must be considered. Get behind the wheel requires wide open spaces, with no other cars around. In general, for those who love to run and all his glory, the Enzo Ferrari is one of the greatest vehicles ever made. This is a wonderfully crafted beauty worthy of its reputation and success is sure to make any statement.