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The FXX itself is, of course, an evolution of the Enzo supercar, which gives selected clients a chance to participate in the testing and development of new features and components for Ferrari road cars. It's essentially a rolling test bed, with new parts being tacked on all the time. The FXX Evoluzione, then, must be a significant step forward to warrant the new nomenclature, and sources suggest it will benefit from new aerodynamic elements, a new traction control system using applied experience from F1, and a power hike to 850 HP. Like the incremental modifications the FXX has undertaken to date as part of the ongoing program, the Evoluzione package is expected to be retrofitted to the existing cars.
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The car just keeps getting updates. I still dont like it.
 
In a month or so they'll come out with an "Evo II" version with more power and other software updates, and charge the same amount for it.

I feel bad for the guys who spent all that money to "rent" the first ones. Since it says "Expected" to be retrofitted, knowing Ferrari they aren't going to bother.
 
MistaX
I feel bad for the guys who spent all that money to "rent" the first ones. Since it says "Expected" to be retrofitted, knowing Ferrari they aren't going to bother.
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They may be "renting" now, but they will get to own those cars when the program is done. Many on FChat already take their cars around to meets and shows.
exigeracer
Since when has there been so many version of the car? I wasn't aware of any, other than the regular FXX's?
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There aren't any, and I bet this "upgraded" version will either be fitted on to previous ones, or made in even lower numbers than the FXX.
 
I doubt they will release another run of cars. Even though everyone craps on Ferrari for charging so much money for the FXX, I wouldn't be surprised if they are losing money for every one they sell. There was what, 25 of them made? Consider how much money goes into that whole program and you'd understand. I think I'm the only one on GTP who has been to an FXX/Clienti event, I can tell you it isn't a simple trackday for rich car owners. There is a lot going on.
 
exigeracer
Since when has there been so many version of the car? I wasn't aware of any, other than the regular FXX's?
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Well if we look it this way:
It was originally a Ferrari Enzo. Then they develop the Enzo futher to become a FXX. But then Maserati came along and took the Enzo chassis and some of the parts and make a MC12. Then they used the car to race in the FIA GT and develop the MC12 GT1. After Ferrari made the FXX, Maserati then made the MC12 Corsa based on the MC12 GT1. Now Ferrari is updating their FXX.

Well thats the whole explanation. Hope it wasn't that confusing....
 
No, it's not confusing, because there aren't other versions. There is the commercial, street legal Enzo, then the FXX. This is a revision. I see two cars, one with a revision. The Maserati is an entirely different deal. It is dealt through a different company and represents a different racing brand.
 
exigeracer
I doubt they will release another run of cars. Even though everyone craps on Ferrari for charging so much money for the FXX, I wouldn't be surprised if they are losing money for every one they sell. There was what, 25 of them made? Consider how much money goes into that whole program and you'd understand. I think I'm the only one on GTP who has been to an FXX/Clienti event, I can tell you it isn't a simple trackday for rich car owners. There is a lot going on.
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I've never been, but from what I've read on FChat, there certainly is.

mnm_bmx
Well if we look it this way:
It was originally a Ferrari Enzo. Then they develop the Enzo futher to become a FXX. But then Maserati came along and took the Enzo chassis and some of the parts and make a MC12. Then they used the car to race in the FIA GT and develop the MC12 GT1. After Ferrari made the FXX, Maserati then made the MC12 Corsa based on the MC12 GT1. Now Ferrari is updating their FXX.

Well thats the whole explanation. Hope it wasn't that confusing....
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Not even bro. The MC12 uses an Enzo-based engine, but you're talking about a car that's built way different from the Enzo. The Enzo is 1 car, but Maserati made sure the MC12 was a different track car despite an Enzo engine.
 
*McLaren*
Not even bro. The MC12 uses an Enzo-based engine, but you're talking about a car that's built way different from the Enzo. The Enzo is 1 car, but Maserati made sure the MC12 was a different track car despite an Enzo engine.
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Well yeah, but there are similarities between both cars. I mean its all based off a Ferrari Enzo. But really, i wonder how much faster can this car go? 850HP track car? :eek: Surely it can go even faster than those GT cars....
 
mnm_bmx
Well yeah, but there are similarities between both cars. I mean its all based off a Ferrari Enzo. But really, i wonder how much faster can this car go? 850HP track car? :eek: Surely it can go even faster than those GT cars....
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It could, but it has to meet a large set of rules before it can be allowed in the FIA GT such as dropping 250 horses to actually be competitive with the 600Hp GT Class cars.
 
1. Where is the fun of dropping 250 HP? :D

2. The 599 GTB has an engine based off the Enzo's, does it count as a "version" too?

3. I still want a 599 GTB.
 
exigeracer
No, it's not confusing, because there aren't other versions. There is the commercial, street legal Enzo, then the FXX. This is a revision. I see two cars, one with a revision. The Maserati is an entirely different deal. It is dealt through a different company and represents a different racing brand.
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Maybe Ferrari are competing with their national rival manufacturer, but cannot enter FIA GT, so their attempt to best their countrymen comes out in the FXX. However, since the FXX has been around for a while, their attempts look foolish. I, for one, agree. I thought it was going to be a 'rare' Ferrari.
 
Checking Milano times, it turns out the FXX would actually be at the back of the GT1 class, and being nipped at by GT2 in the FIA. So, there's no telling what would happen to it if it met all FIA rules.
 
Well, let's not forget the FXX isn't exactly full blown race car. The cars of the FIA are extremely fast, and have many, many modifications to do so.
 
if everybody reads the article this currnet FXX are going to be upgraded they aren't going to make new cars , so its actually the same FXX cars that are going to be an EVO FXX
 
^Yep. It's an option though.

From Ruffles at FC.com
Following earlier reports, Ferrari unveiled a new, modified version of the super-Enzo during this past weekend's Ferrari World Finals at its Mugello race track in Italy. As the name suggests, FXX Evoluzione is a further evolution of the FXX program that places "client test drivers" (i.e. obscenely wealthy Ferrari aficionados playing Schumacher) behind the wheel of developmental test beds to try out new equipment for Ferrari. In fact, Schumacher himself was reportedly on hand to unveil the car, having sporadically participated in the program over the past two years.

The FXX Evoluzione picks up where the "ordinary" FXX program left off, extending the program by an additional two years, based on an even more radical version of the track-only machine. With 35,000 kilometers worth of telemetry from the 20 cars, engineers compiled a series of tweaks to sharpen the car's capabilities. Output is boosted to a staggering 860 HP, redline is up to a shrieking 9,500 rpm, and shift times are down to a lightning-fast 60 milliseconds. The traction control system has been modified to be less invasive, more adaptable and can be adjusted in-cockpit on the fly between nine distinct settings from corner to corner. Suspension geometry has been modified, as has the aerodynamic package, which, along with fresh livery, accounts for a slightly different appearance compared to the previous version.

The result of all these and a few other small modifications (which you can read about in detail in the press release after the jump) means that the FXX Evoluzione can now lap the company's private Fiorano test track two seconds faster than its predecessor at 1 min 16 sec. The kit can be retrofitted to any of the 20 FXXs that took place in the program until now, and includes participation in a renewed program that will take these most extreme machines to two events each in North America, Europe and Asia (for a total of eight track events) each year over the next two years. Money may not be able to buy you happiness, but it can buy you a seat as a Ferrari test driver, which sounds like happiness to us.
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*McLaren*
Well, let's not forget the FXX isn't exactly full blown race car. The cars of the FIA are extremely fast, and have many, many modifications to do so.
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Oh. I thought you meant with the same modifications (though heavily modified itself) as its rival MC12.
 

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