Ferrari wants to trim FF the four-seater in winter testing for all-round suitability. The standard all-wheel drive to provide grip. car was on the last voting runs this motor and sport.
The former rally world champion Markku Alen is reflected by the Ferrari FF impressed: "the power of FF reminds me of my former Lancia B-Monster group." Ferrari has engaged the Finns as a consultant, to vote the biggest technology surprise of seater two-door in the detail - the all-wheel drive.The general amazement about the Ferrari is FF perfect within the industry. Not only that the successor to the large class 612 Scaglietti until shortly before his presentation at the Geneva Motor Show in the fog soup of Emilia Romagna seemingly invisible remained. No, they have kept the real Viersitzigkeit as well as the new key technology under the lid. The latter for the Heckantrieb-advocate a revolution represents: Ferrari and all-wheel drive.
In the Swedish North around the test centre of Arjeplog, rally ACE Alen and Ferrari test driver Raffaele de Simone make the job of head of the firm Amedeo Felisa: "Power the Ferrari FF running stable." "Always." That includes the ice and snow, which is why the still heavily camouflaged GT sports car on one of the frozen lakes tirelessly turns its rounds. On winter tires without spikes. To the unfamiliar terrain have the Italians with all electronic and mechanical power included the fight against the hated understeer, declared the transition in the border area as deeply unathletic war - and auto motor und sport exclusively invited FF, however, to test the three effective rule strategies in the Ferrari.
The first countermeasure can initiate on the steering wheel; Test de Simone is called panic reaction. Who open not the Steering as most drivers contrary to the General Council at the beginning understeer, but continue to jams, the Ferrari helps the FF with a gently herumschwenkenden heck.
Technology assistance number two: The driver occurs an enjoyable oversteer the Ferrari on the brakes, but only slightly, so ABS not forced the action looks, what significantly easier than about the Italia with its hard pressure point - and already makes FF from paralyzing company. Remains still the so-called experts mode. The driver is fully on the gas, which is admittedly some overcome, finally slips the Ferrari FF already. But instead of dull in the side, limiting snow wall take the Ferrari rips around the rudder and swings a on line.
The steering system contributes to the elegant decanting of the critical situations; the 612 Scaglietti compared to that of it is clearly emotional. Sensitive FF responds all statements of Ferrari, dances like a XL-ballerina of the Lake, remains stable even in the provoked drift. No Kippeln, no counterattack. It is the first series-Ferrari, seriously on snow can be moved and thus eliminated the last obstacle to the full year performance. This is the front axle only under slippery conditions to - by mini gears, which acts at the crankshaft of the front engine closes.
De Simone: "when the drought we drive with rear-wheel drive." On snow, the Ferrari FF at least impressive stretches from the understeer affair. A later test must clarify how putting it all on tarmac. De Simone promises at least that the GT slip there up to 1.2 G resistance says. As at mid 458 Italia is the electronically controlled differential in the dual-clutch transmission.
In the Ferrari FF 3-litre V12, but behind the front axle is the 6. The transfer case connects directly to the engine; It unites the function of Central and Vorderachs differential, transfers the power via clutches and weighs only about 43 kg.
Impressed for the F430 Ferrari with the torque vectoring axle; When the FF come for the first time all four wheels in technical benefit from selective power distribution without gross brake intervention. You destroy the performance finally instead to portion it. Alen is once again impressed - of the fivefold adjustable traction system: "The Ferrari climbs FF frozen 15-degree slopes without spikes." "Try going there on foot."
