Ferrari Enzo '02
The Ferrari Enzo. The workers of Ferrari put their heart and soul into this machine after Enzo Ferrari died- in pursue to create the fastest road-going Ferrari ever. Some may call it perfection. Some may call it brutal. Some may call it the track king. Some people might call it inspiring. What do I call it? A bloody handful! More on that later, though.
COST AND FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Excitement builds up as I enter the Ferrari Showroom again. I ooh and ahh at all of the beautiful masterpieces- and then I get to the Enzo. The Enzo is tricky to describe; it's definitely not pretty, but no way is it ugly, either, but there's something about it that makes it look damn awesome! The huge, gaping holes at the front, the sharp swooping lines of the bonnet and massive intake vents at the side of the car gives it an aggressive bite-your-head-off look. However, there is one huge mistake; this car costs 1 million credits. This is a massively hefty price, especially since the other Ferraris cost a fraction of that price. The question is- is it worth it?
PERFORMANCE
At this point, I feel I should inform you on the specs of this car. First of all, we start with the engine, which is in the middle of a car- a 6 litre, V12 pumping out a godly 650 horsepower and over 67 KG-FM of torque. And, if you didn't think that was enough, the total weight of the car is just 1,255 kilograms- lighter than a Peugeot 307.
I took the Ferrari to it's home track- Monza. At this point, I was expecting the wide tyres, and the self-raising spoiler to keep me stuck on the road. However, what I got was disappointing. It handled unlike a 458 Italia or a 430- it had massive understeer even in the middle sized corners. I tried to correct this with a boot-full of power, but this ended up with me ending up in the grass, moving backwards. Snap-oversteer, in other words. The handling of this car is a letdown, to say to the least, mind you that could be to do with how rubbish the tyres are that PD gave this Enzo. What's worse is that it takes two years for this car to brake to a stop. Handling issues aside, let the whopping V12 mesmerise you with flat-out force, pulling you over 200 MPH with ease and keep on climbing. The acceleration is absolutely take-your-face-off brutal- unlike any other stock supercar I have driven. This car, in all, has potential with tuning- but stock? No.
MISCELLANEOUS
Let's look at the cockpit in the day time. It's pretty awesome, if I'm honest. The awesome gear change advisor thing on the steering wheel is a nifty feature and handy- unlike others, it doesn't leave 5,000 RPM left without telling you to shift. It also has a cool speedometer as well. However, in the dark, it's a disappointing sight once again. The annoying glow from the speedometer and the visual display thing (which is effectively useless in GT5) distracts you from the road ahead. Not only this, but the headlights are crap, the wiper isn't good enough, and when you're doing anything over 68 miles an hour, that annoying rear wing will block anything out of your view except from that lovely sky. It also handles WORSE in the rain than on the dry (not surprising). Overall, don't drive it in the dark or wet in the cockpit view if you're looking for some serious racing.
LAP TIMES
I took it to Tsukuba, where I did a few laps and recorded my best:
1:03:066
I did the same for the 'Sarthe:
4:11:021
CONCLUSION AND RIVALS
All in all, in my opinion, this is a great car gone wrong. The front wheels don't seem to be connected to the steering wheel at all, and the rear wheels feel like they're lined with greasy butter. It makes a great
tuned drag racing machine, at over 1,000 HP (tuned), and with a custom suspension it feels so much better. But stock? Not great, certainly not for that price tag!
458 Italia makes a good rival- underpowered in comparison, but so much manageable and handles a million times better. The road-going silver Pagani Zondas do, too.
