Priced at £250,000, 20 were built between early 2002 and late 2003, two alternative versions having been available, one conforming to FIA regulations for group N-GT and another for the ACO's GT class. Differences between them lay most notably in their transmissions, underbody diffusers and front end detailing, the N-GT cars getting larger vents ahead of the front wheels, an F1-style gearbox, twin rear diffusers and a longer front splitter. By contrast, ACO versions had to run with a traditional manual shift and full-width rear diffusers. Visually, neither was changed much from Michelotto’s 2001 cars, only the aluminium roof and rear wings being carried over from the stock 360 Modena. Carbon mouldings were used for the doors, sills, front lid and wings, kevlar composite being utilised for the bumpers while there was also a new 3mm Isoclima heated windscreen. Underneath, the wide-track suspension, competition shock absorbers and thicker front anti-roll bar were all fully adjustable, uprated Brembo cross-drilled and vented discs getting six pot calipers at the front and fours at the rear. Ferrari's 3.6-litre Tipo F131 V8 retained a 3586cc displacement but was now capable of producing 430bhp at 8500rpm even with the mandatory 30.8mm air restrictors in place. This 30bhp gain was thanks to revised variable inlet geometry, higher lift camshafts, a 13.0:1 compression, a competition exhaust and a re-mapped engine management system (this also providing gobs more torque and maximising fuel efficiency). |
