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Old 02-05-2005, 11:12 AM   #1
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Default Small question about the F40
Does it accelerate from 0 - 100 kph in 4.7 seconds or 3.8 seconds ? or even another time ? thx..
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Old 02-05-2005, 11:32 AM   #2
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Ferrari states 3.8 (but I think that's the 0-60mph time, not sure). But that depends a lot on the car and especially the tyres.

All the F40's are different from eachothers...so you can't really say that 3.8 (or any other number) is the time.

The 4.7 time is for the 288GTO.
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Old 02-05-2005, 12:01 PM   #3
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Road & Track tested it years ago and they published 3.8 seconds in the mag (0-60 mph) 8)
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Old 02-05-2005, 02:41 PM   #4
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yes its more like 3.8 , just like the new F430
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Old 02-06-2005, 02:34 PM   #5
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If I'm not mistaken the official (= Ferrari claimed ) 0-100 km/h time of the EU spec F40 was 3.9 seconds.
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Old 02-06-2005, 05:52 PM   #6
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This might help :

http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img1...nzo34sv9ur.jpg

As to the 0-100kph time Wutputt is right.
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Old 02-06-2005, 09:16 PM   #7
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That seems reasonable then:

0-60mph: 3.8seconds
0-100kph (62mph): 3.9 seconds.
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Old 02-07-2005, 05:36 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by ikon2003
That seems reasonable then:

0-60mph: 3.8seconds
0-100kph (62mph): 3.9 seconds.
Exactly the same difference as claimed in terms of the Enzo : 3,55/3,65
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Old 02-11-2005, 04:54 PM   #9
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ferrari F430 with 0-100 in 3.8s ?
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Originally Posted by Porsche_Cayenne
ferrari F430 with 0-100 in 3.8s ?
What?
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Old 02-11-2005, 05:17 PM   #11
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3.8s for 430 is an optmistical number.... 490 HP (sure 450 effective on wheels ), not turbo... great car, but I think it's can do not better of 4.1-4.2
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Originally Posted by Porsche_Cayenne
3.8s for 430 is an optmistical number.... 490 HP (sure 450 effective on wheels ), not turbo... great car, but I think it's can do not better of 4.1-4.2
Dude, the topic is about the F40.
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Old 02-11-2005, 05:19 PM   #13
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Yes but if you read PATo355's reply...
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Old 02-11-2005, 05:25 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Porsche_Cayenne
Yes but if you read PATo355's reply...
And he is probably right. Two American magazines already recorded a 3.5s time from 0-60 mph (which I think is too optimistic), so a 3.8 to 100kmh should be possible.

Remember that Ferrari's claim is without Launch Control...

Anyway, we're talking about 2/3 tenths of a second, which is irrelevant IMO.
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Old 02-11-2005, 06:43 PM   #15
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Yes maybe it's right.... EVO says 4secs...
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