Ferrari LaFerrari’s secrets explained on video

Published: 07 March 2013 Updated: 26 January 2015

We’ve seen the pictures, salivated over the specification and stumbled over the name of the new Ferrari LaFerrari, and now here’s the videos uncovering the secrets of Maranello’s latest creation.

The hybrid supercar is the brand’s fastest ever roadgoing model, thanks to a 950bhp V12 + electric motor powertrain, lightweight carbonfibre build, and trick active aerodynamics.

You can see (and hear) the LaFerrari in action in the video below, and take a look beneath the skin of the £1m supercar, of which just 499 will be made.

For CAR’s full news story on the Ferrari La Ferrari, click here. And to see how the LaFerrari stacks up to its key rival, the £866,000 McLaren P1, click here for CAR’s extensive spec comparison.

Ferrari LaFerrari : the full spec

PRICE £1m
PRODUCTION RUN 499
ENGINE 6262cc 48v V12 with HY-KERS
POWER 789bhp @ 9000rpm
TORQUE 516lb ft @ 6750rpm
MAX. REVS 9250rpm
ELECTRIC MOTOR 161bhp and 199lb ft
COMBINED POWER 950bhp
COMBINED TORQUE over 664lb
LAYOUT Mid-engined
GEARBOX Seven-speed F1 dual-clutch
DRY WEIGHT 1255kg (est)
0-62MPH sub-3.0sec
0-124MPH sub-7.0sec
0-186MPH 15sec
TOP SPEED 219mph+
CO2 EMISSIONS 330g/km
LENGTH/WIDTH/HEIGHT 4702/1992/1116mm
WHEELBASE 2650mm
BRAKES Brembo carbon-ceramic (398mm fr; 380mm r)
TYRES Pirelli P-Zero: 265/30 ZR19 fr; 345/30 ZR20 r
TECH HIGHLIGHTS Third-generation E-diff, magnetorheological damping, active aero

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By Ollie Kew

Former road tester and staff writer of this parish

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