Which country has the world’s number one top sports car?

Of course it is Ferrari

The fiery red years - the development history of Ferrari

In 1938, Ferrari, who was nearly forty years old, left The racing track also ended the guest-host relationship with Aikuai Depot, striving to realize his dream of designing and manufacturing eternal super sports cars. Two years later, Ferrari moved its car factory from its hometown of MODENA to its current location in MARANELLO. With the concept of "humanized" car-making technology, this small Italian car factory has become more and more popular. Playing the role of a giant in the world of racing.

The first car to wear the Ferrari "Red Mane Horse" logo and score points on the track was the Type 166 SPYDER CORSA, which was improved from the Type 125 racing car and was equipped with a 1992 West West in-line The six-cylinder engine that won Italy's Taka in 1948? TARG FLORIO and Miri? The double champion of the MILLE MIGLIA competition, "Ferrari" became famous in one fell swoop, and successively created the "Prancing Horse Legend" that won more than 5,000 races.

The GTO series designed and manufactured by Ferrari in its early days (1962-1964) dominated almost all the racetracks on the earth. As long as the elegant front of the car was aligned with the starting line, it would The opponents in the game only have headaches and discouragement. The 250 GTO (1957) was a good car that was equally outstanding on the road and on the track. Until production stopped in 1985, the GTO car series was always permeated with Ferrari's heroic qualities. Ferrari car series has four-cylinder, six-cylinder and eight-cylinder models, and the V-shaped twelve-cylinder engine model is the most representative of "Ferrari". This powerful engine uses an all-aluminum four valves per cylinder. It exudes a moving silver-white light, which makes people awe-inspiring, and they are naturally intoxicated by the exhaust sound waves that sound like a valet. Ferrari cars use the volume of each cylinder (the number of cylinders) as the code name of the car, which is also a unique trick in the car industry. For example, for early 215, 250, 275 and other car models, you can know the displacement of the engine by multiplying its code number by the number of cylinders. Among all Ferrari models, only the 400iA is equipped with an automatic transmission, and the rest are quite typical manual transmission super sports cars.

In addition, what is particularly worth mentioning is the "Prancing Horse" car emblem that accompanies Ferrari racing cars with moving lines, amazing horsepower and attractive colors to compete in various places. It also has a touching story. The parents of an Italian Air Force hero who died in World War II saw that the invincible Ferrari car was the fortress for their son's heroic spirit, so they begged Ferrari to replace the "Prancing Horse" originally painted on their son's plane. ” logo is embedded in Ferrari cars to fulfill the son’s ambition to patrol the horizon.

Ferrari readily accepted this suggestion and added the national emblem of Italy as "Heaven" on the top of the "Prancing Horse", and then connected "Ferrari" horizontally to form "Earth", and finally He used yellow, the representative color of his hometown of Mundana, to render the whole frame and form a heroic totem of "Between heaven and earth, I am available for employment". Even the two financial crises that occurred in the 1940s and 1960s could not It made Ferrari frown, but his only son Dino died in a racing accident in 1969, which made Ferrari feel sad and depressed for a long time. After learning from the pain, he changed his mind and mass production could be carried out on the road. Driving sports car. All six-cylinder engine models produced in the future will be named DINO to commemorate the beloved son who inherited his father's business and devoted himself to developing a new six-cylinder engine. This eternal sorrow lasted until August 1988. On September 14, Ferrari passed away at the age of 90. He was always in his heart every moment, but it was also condensed into a series of well-known road sports cars such as 260 GT DINO, 246 GT DINO, 250 GTO, and 275 GTS/GTB. , and due to the scarcity of production, they have now become treasures in the car industry.

Although in the 1950s, Ferrari launched famous Formula One cars such as 250, 275, 312, 340 and 375, and later the 365 COUPE GTi (1967), 308 GTB (1967) and so on. 1975) and other powerful cars, but suffered financial difficulties due to small production. Finally, driven by the strong national consciousness of Europe, the Ferrari car factory was transferred from the Ford Group to the Ferrari factory on July 1, 1969. Astra Group has become the group's cutting-edge department dedicated to the development of F1 and supercars.

Since Ferrari and Fiat have always maintained a good interactive relationship, Fiat also provides Ferrari with complete freedom of creative space with the highest respect and trust, and provides huge financial support for the development of new cars; 1. In June 1985, Ferrari proposed the "F40 Project" to the Fiat Group's board of directors. The then 88-year-old Ferrari said straight to the point, "We live in a world full of computers and technology. I try to Let’s turn back the clock and create a simple, good car – a modern sports car with a human touch.” The board of directors approved the entire proposal without any objection.

On June 6, 1986, the spiritual fortress of the Ferrari factory in Maloriano was decorated with lights and streamers, and the 89-year-old Ferrari was on the production line, becoming the world's largest car at the time. The F40 supercar, one of the two fastest mass-produced sports cars (the other is the Porsche 959), held a naming ceremony. The F40, with 480 horsepower and a top speed of 324 kilometers, was a gift from Ferrari employees. A special birthday gift for Joe, F is the abbreviation of "Ferrari", and 40 commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Ferrari factory producing sports cars.

The F40 lived up to expectations. In addition to shining brightly at the International Auto Show that year, it also won the Le Mans Competition, once again demonstrating Ferrari's "high performance, low-volume production" car-making philosophy. After completing the pinnacle of his life, which could even be said to be a masterpiece, the F40 supercar, Ferrari passed away due to illness on August 14, 1988, at the age of ninety.

"Italy's greatest sports car builder and racing driver - Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988)" should be the most appropriate epitaph for this world car legend. Although his earthly life has ended, the red Ferrari sports cars that carry his perseverance and competitive spirit will always be in the hearts of thousands of car fans.

Even people who don’t know anything about cars know that " Ferrari is very expensive!" Ferrari also agrees with this fact. He has been commuting in Fiat 131. Nicki, the famous driver of Ferrari F1 team? NIKI LAUDA (currently Chairman of Austrian LAUDA Airlines) once had the opportunity to talk to Ferrari. Lauda asked him why he didn't drive his own Ferrari? The answer was, "Do you know how expensive it is?".

However, Ferrari later still presented a precious Ferrari GTO to Lauda as a reward for his courage to drive a Ferrari F1 car and win the championship on the track, which also showed another aspect of Ferrari's warmth. .

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Ferrari's death was the beginning of his rebirth. This car legend, who was obsessed with the track and devoted himself to developing racing cars, loved to wear sunglasses, which just reflected the passion he had been immersed in throughout his life. Ferrari, who is mysterious and loves his car like his life, has never gone to the track to visit the Ferrari racing team who are like nephews after he stopped participating in the competition.

Ferrari believed that the sports cars he built were "breathing works of art", so he couldn't bear to see these treasures destroyed by being hit on the track. He also believes that the United States requires imported cars to pass a crash test, "It's barbaric to crash with works of art!" Therefore, expensive Ferrari sports cars like TESTAROSSA are sold to the United States later than Europe. Ferrari has always been tight-lipped about the information related to the sports cars it designs.

Ferrari’s words and deeds were very mysterious. When he was alive, he only opened the factory to journalists who had no understanding of the car-making process. Although he was a racing driver, he never participated in other racing ceremonies. He rarely left the location of the car factory in his life. In the city of Maloriano, life is quite ordinary, which makes people who are eager to know more about his background increasingly confused.

It is precisely because Ferrari has always deliberately adopted a highly mysterious strategy that it has created the charm and appeal of Ferrari sports cars and has become the dream lover of millions of car fans. However, after Ferrari passed away, his adopted son, Piero, who was also the vice president of the Ferrari factory, systematically disclosed various secret files of the Ferrari factory with the theme of "Ferrari IDEA", and displayed nine cars at the same time. Ferrari's classic cars include the 1949 BARCHETTA, which was completely hand-built.

This unprecedented exhibition first opened in Florence, Italy, then traveled to Paris and Munich, and finally ended in New York.

The public Ferrari archives are quite rich in content, including very detailed technical drawings and vivid aerodynamic models. The most touching thing is the warning written by Ferrari in the family's exclusive violet ink - one must keep working. Otherwise, there will be thoughts of death.

It is this momentum that allows the sports cars produced by Ferrari to win more than 5,000 races, including nine F1 world championships and fourteen MANUFACTURERs. World championships, two CONSTRUCTOR world championships, nine LEMANS crowns, and more than 85 Formula One championships, such a prosperous record and glorious glory have piled up Ferrari's success in the world. It has a lofty status that dominates the world in the World Automobile Series, and so far no one can surpass it.

What is particularly memorable for Ferrari fans is that after helping Ferrari to resolve its financial crisis, Fiat Motors has always supported this red-maned horse that dominates the track, galloping freely, galloping at will, naturally. The mature car models continue to win honors and crowns in various competitions. Although Ferrari has passed away for a long time, Fiat still adheres to the rule of "seventeen new cars per day" set by Ferrari at that time. Even if the supply exceeds demand, it will never increase production. Through this kind of friendship, it maintains the "seventeen new cars per day" rule set by Ferrari. The car-building philosophy of "Balance of Technology and Art" also allows this red-maned horse that dominates the track to depict a touching legend in the minds of fans, that is - Ferrari forever.