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F50

F50 (Italy, 1995)

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History, development and general characteristics

The Ferrari car company completed 50 years of existence in 1995 and, in order to celebrate that, a brand new top-of-the-range model was introduced: the Ferrari F50. This high-performance sports car was assembled at the company’s Maranello, Italy, powerplant. A total of 349 copies were built before the F50’s production was ceased in July 1997.

Regarding the small number of units produced, Ferrari spokesman Antonio Ghini stated that Ferrari cars were so culturally valuable that they had to be kept rare and hard to find. Thus, that is the reason why the company decided to produce one less car than the number requested by the markets.



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Engine and Transmission

The Ferrari F50 relies on a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout. It is powered by a 4.7-liter V12 engine with a power capacity of 513 hp. The F50 accelerates to 60 mi/h in 3.7 seconds and goes on to reach its top speed at 202 mi/h (325 km/h).

A 6-speed manual transmission is fitted on this Ferrari model.



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Chassis

Monocoque carbon-fibre body over carbon-fibre tub chassis, in sandwich construction.   Platform (no data)   Suspension The F50’s light-alloy suspension consists on independent front and rear F1-derived, rose-jointed unequal-length wishbones with push-rods, coil springs, Bilstein gas-pressurised monotube dampers, electronic adaptive damping and also front and rear anti-roll bars.   Steering Unassisted TRW rack and pinion.   Brakes Front and rear Brembo cross-drilled and ventilated cast iron discs with 4-piston aluminium Brembo callipers.



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Body and Design

The Ferrari F50 is as a 2-door, 2-seat car with a coupe styling and a removable hardtop. This means that the F50 can either be classified as a Berlinetta or as a Barchetta, which are the company’s designations for the coupe and convertible bodyworks, respectively.



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Motorsport

A GT version of the F50, powered by a 750 hp engine, was built in order for the Ferrari brand to compete in the GT1 class. However, the Ferrari F50 GT prototype never made it to the race tracks because Ferrari instead turned to Formula One and gave up on the GT project.



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