Σχεδιάζοντας τη Ferrari FXX K

Μετά από τη LaFerrari, περιμέναμε τη διάδοχο της FXX. Η ιταλική φίρμα έδωσε και πάλι τα ρέστα της, παρουσιάζοντας το υπερ-όπλο της με το οποίο οι ιδιοκτήτες του θα κατακλύσουν τις πίστες. Η FXX K αποτελεί τη δυνατότερη και καλύτερη Ferrari που έχει κατασκευαστεί ποτέ, με τον Sebastian Vettel να μην καθυστερεί και να την οδηγεί στο Fiorano.

Όταν πρόκειται ν’ αγγίξεις την τελειότητα, η δουλειά σου δεν μπορεί να είναι εύκολη ακόμα κι όταν έχεις για υπόβαθρο τη LaFerrari. Όλοι στο Maranello εργάστηκαν σκληρά πάνω σε κάθε λεπτομέρεια και οι Ιταλοί μας παρουσιάζουν ένα «Making Of» video.

FXX K: the beauty of performance

The story of the design of the XX programme’s latest product, named Red Dot Best of the Best

It was designed and built specifically for the track with spectacularly efficient aerodynamics and an exceptional engine. Even Sebastian Vettel uttered an unforgettable “Mamma mia!” when he got his first taste of its power. Ironically, however,it has now won its first prize – the prestigious Red Dot Best of the Best Award – for its design rather than its performance.Because form is as vital as function even in a beast of a car like this.

We’re talking, of course, about the FXX K, unveiled officially at the last Finali Mondiali in Abu Dhabi and the fruit of a symbiotic partnership between Ferrari’s GT and GES racing divisions. Arriving almost two years after the launch of the Prancing Horse’s most powerful ever road car, LaFerrari, this is extreme version was designed exclusively for track use.

For Flavio Manzoni and his team at the Ferrari Styling Centre, it provided the perfect opportunity to unleash the full power and potential of the original design. As ever, the car’s good looks are absolutely functional and every single line has been designed to enhance its performance. The FXX K’s striking good looks and meticulous detailing are entirely the product of work done hand-in-glove with Ferrari’s aerodynamicists.

All of the bodywork panels have been radically modified to generate extra downforce but, of course, without impinging on the car’s aesthetic. For instance, flaps are mounted on top of vertical rear fins that recall the tails of fighter planes. The fins are integrated into the tops of the rear wings and reinforce the dynamic arrow-shape side profile.

The eye is instantly drawn also to the horizontal LED stripes that replace conventional headlights and broaden the front view of the car. The car’s lines are masterfully underscored too by an aggressive racing livery, an integral part of its style.All of this combined with a lower set-up, wider track, higher camber and slicks on lighter wheels underscore the FXX K’s vocation for the track.