AUTOMOTIVE
With all 681 horses charging, it felt almost primal
to drive. Your senses were sharpened, and your
heart rate began to increase. When required, the
car is capable of 0-100km/h in just 3.4 seconds.
From conversations with fellow car enthusiasts,
one thing kept being mentioned, “Ben, you really
need to tell me what the 4WD system is like as
it’s meant to be really quite revolutionary”.
Ferrari have introduced the all new patented
4WD-S system, and I’ve got to be careful here not
to get “too techie”. Essentially, when cornering
the onboard control system can sense excess
speed on your way into corners and will counter
this with rear wheel drive. This leads to the rear
of the car feeling far nimbler than one might
expect with it being 5 meters in length. Not only
do the rear wheels turn, the 4WD then maintains
53% of the cars weight at the rear, to ensure the
car feels planted. All of this means you are never
short of confidence to put your foot down when
exiting a corner. Whatever the road condition,
bumpy, wet, low-grip, it takes it all in its stride.
Issue 42 2019
The Art of Luxury
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