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PRODUCT CONCEPT • Based on the Ferrari productrangemodels, the Special Series centre aroundclearlydefinedconceptsdevelopinginnovative content and stylingthatwill set themapart from the originalmodels, astheyalso target a distinctiveand specifictype of client.
THE 458 SPECIALE CLIENT • These clients want to test and improve their driving skills, and are looking for an even more high performance and extreme car, including styling-wise • They are also quite willing to accept certain compromises in terms of on-board comfort in favour of a genuinely high performance car • They will spend 85% of their driving time on mixed routes and motorway and 15% on the track • 70% repeater clients own other Ferrari sports cars, with 20% of these having owned either a Challenge Stradale or a 430 Scuderia • A large percentage of these owners participate in track events: 47% vs 16% 458 Italia
KEY INNOVATIONS Active rearaerodynamics New gear-shiftstrategy: Up and Down Highest performance V8 ever: 135 cv/l New Extreme Design brakingsystem FrequencyShaped SCM Side Slipe angle Control (SSC) Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Mobile frontaerodynamics ENGINE AERODYNAMICS DYNAMICS + 50% technologicalinnovationscomparedtopreviousSpecial Series
RADICAL DESIGN More than 20 new styling featurescomparedto the 458 Italia
ENGINE The mostpowerful road-going V8 in Ferrari history (605 cv) with a specificpower output of 135 cv/l: an absolute record
AERODYNAMICS Highesteveraerodynamicefficiency for a production model Ferrari
VEHICLE DYNAMICS Fastesteverresponsetimeto commands: 0.060 s Highesteverlateralacceleration: 1.33 g
SIDE SLIP ANGLE CONTROL (SSC) • First time on a Ferrari production car • SSC active in RACE and CT OFF Manettinosettings • Improved car control on the limit : more consistent performance and faster acceleration out of corners on track, thanks to the seamless integration with F1-Trac control strategy • Improved fun behind the wheel: manageable oversteer and superb vehicle response time on challenging roads, thanks to the integration with E-Diff control strategy
- 90 KG WEIGHT VS 458 ITALIA - EXTERIOR Extreme Design brakes Thinnerwindscreen and otherwindowglass Forgedrims Lexan RTM bumpers and diffuser Carbon-fibre underbody EXTERIOR: -13 KG UNSPRUNG MASSES: -13 KG CHASSIS AND BODYSHELL: -20 KG ENGINE: -8 KG
- 90 KG WEIGHT VS 458 ITALIA - INTERIOR Technical fabrics (F1 and Sail-3D) Thinnertreadplate Alcantara Carbon-fibre No glove box INTERIOR: -20 KG
LIGHT AND INNOVATIVE MATERIALS • Alcantara®: the perfect trim material for the 458 Speciale because of itsfunctional and aestheticqualities: • Sporty • Lightweight • Resistant • 3D Fabrictrimmedvia a processnotinvolvinglayering • Improvedbreathability • Multiple colours
OPTIONAL TELEMETRY (I) • Advanced Telemetry System fullyintegrated with car’s multimedia system: • On-boardavailability on instrument cluster • Sound and video available • Sessions can be recordedonto USB • App for i-Pad with Wi-Fi updates and analysis for co-driver In car/out of car video footage App for analysis and co-driving
OPTIONAL TELEMETRY (II) • The system uses high precision GPS antennae and sensors in the car itselftotake readings • Data isthenprocessedusingspecificalgorithms to providevaluableinformation for improvingperformance stillfurther Circuit recording Lapscomparison on keyparameters Deltas vs Best Lap
MOST POWERFUL NATURALLY-ASPIRATED ROAD-GOING V8 FROM FERRARI
MAXIMUM POWER • Maximum poweris the highesteverachieved by a road-going Ferrari V8
SPECIFIC POWER • Specificpoweris the highesteverachieved by a naturally-aspiratedengine for a road car
MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE (BMEP) • BMEP is the highesteverachieved by a naturally-aspiratedengine for a road car
COMPRESSION RATIO • Compression ratio ishigherthan on anyotherroad-goinggasoline engine
EFFICIENCY • Overallefficiencymay be measured by the ratio between: certified NEDC CO2emissions and: maximum power … whichisfurtherimproved on the 458 Speciale.
THERMAL EFFICIENCY • Compression ratio hasbeenincreasedfrom12.5:1 to 14:1 to improvethermalefficiency Da Heywood, J.B., InternalCombustion Engine Fundamentals, McGraw Hill, 1988, pag. 170
THERMAL EFFICIENCY • Compression ratio increase: howwe made it work • Extensiveknowledgeof the combustionchamber: the shapehasbeenoptimized to improve the flamevelocity • Mixturepreparation and CombustionModelshavebeenfurtherdeveloped and wellcalibrated • Ionsensingcombustionmonitoringsystemhasbeenimproved with new strategies
COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY • Specific coils and a dedicated CPU monitor the combustionevent in eachcylinder. Ignition and injectioncalibrations are optimized in real time, cylinder by cylinder, according to the actualoperatingconditions. Knockevent Engine Control Unit Regulation of the sparkadvance Pressure trace Ioncurrent
COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY • The pressure in the combustionchamberisincreased (+10bar at wide open throttle) +10 bar
VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY • The intake runnersfeature a new geometry (shorterducts) for better performance at high revs. • The intake ports(inside the cylinder head) feature a new geometry to increase the flow coefficient (+5%) especiallywith high valve lift. +5%
VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY • New camprofiles for higher valve lift
VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY • New silencers design with tailpipes in side position due to aerodynamicrequirements and reduction of back pressure (up to -25%). -25% rpm
MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY • Materials and coatingsdeveloped in F1 to reduce enginefriction. • New pistonmaterial to contain mass. • IncreasedYeldpoint up to 50% @ 250°C • Increased ultimate tensilestengthup to 33% @ 250°C • New materials and coatingsfor the con rod small end bearings and pistonpins. 458 Speciale 458 Italia
MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY • The crankshaftgeometrywasredesigned to optimise and improvelubrication of the conrodbearings in anycondition of use.
FERRARI FOUNDRY (Light Alloy Technologies Area)
ATLL 1954 to TODAY 1954 • Ferrari Foundrywasbuilt to produce high quality Al and Mg castings for the Scuderia’s racingcars • Ferrari Foundrywasupgraded and extended to cope with demand from the GT production car side of the business 1993 • Ferrari Foundrywasmovedto the currentfacility, havingpreviouslybeenlocatedin the area nowhousing the Ferrari Classiche division Today • Ferrari Foundryproduces Al-Si alloycastings for Ferrari GT and F1 engines and chassis
ATLL STATISTICS - PRODUCT • 20 Castings for ferrari engines (v8 and v12) • 11 Castings for maserati engines (v6 and v8) INDUSTRIAL CASTINGS TEAM SPECIAL CASTINGS TEAM • Castings for f1 racingdivision • Castingsfor prototypecars
ATLL PRODUCTION FLOW Shell Mould Sand Mould Casting Cores MeltingFurnaces Sand removalFinishingHeat treatment Controls Delivery of castings
MOULD MAKING – CORES • “Cores”are sandpatterns (made by hardening the sandusingspecific binders and procedures) which, once insertedinto the sand or shellmould, create cavities or parts of the component thatcouldnototherwise be obtained.
MOULD MAKING – MOULDS • The “mould”is the sand pattern intowhich the molten metal ispoured, and is the negative form of the casting wewant to produce. • The sandisused to makeboth the moulds and the cores.
CASTING PRODUCTION–SHELL MOULD CASTING • The “shell”is a permanentsteelmouldintowhich the liquidaluminumispoured. In our case, itwould be more accurate to refer to the shellsassemi-permanent, however, astheyalsocontaintemporarysandcores. • Shell mould casting production is a processthatensures a defect-free product, thanks to the meticulous control of a multitude of factors
CASTING PRODUCTION–SAND CASTING • The “sandmould”is made only of sand and resins and consists of the mould and cores. • Thisprocessinvolves the loss of the mould: every time liquidaluminumispouredinto a sandmould, ithas to be destroyed to extract the casting
HEAT TREATMENTS Controls – Laboratory Area / Product Conformity • Aluminiumcastings are heat-treatedto achievemaximum mechanicalcharacteristics. • Varioustypes of heat treatment are used in ATLL to obtaindifferentcharacteristics on the basis of design requirements. • The followingcontrols are carried out in this area: • Visual inspection • X-ray • Dimensional • Chemicalcomposition and densityof the aluminium • Sand characteristicstests • Mechanicalcharacteristics of castings