What do the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon and a Ferrari F8 Tributo have in frequent? Not a lot, other than being supplied in shades of crimson and packing boosted V8 energy. Oh, there’s one different factor the 2 efficiency beasts share. Every one can do a freakin’ wheelie on the drag strip. Actually? Yeah, actually.
We extremely doubt Ferrari engineers had drag strip holeshot wheelies in thoughts when creating the F8 Tributo. The Prancing Horse is extra at dwelling on a twisty highway course, however there is no denying its twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter V8 is a lot able to sending the supercar by means of a quarter-mile dash with excessive haste. Ferrari says it’s going to hit 60 mph in 2.9 seconds and attain 211 mph flat-out, because of 720 horsepower (530 kilowatts) mounted behind the motive force. Nonetheless, as this new Dragtimes video reveals, that rear-biased weight distribution additionally provides the F8 Tributo some critical grip for onerous launches.
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Doing a wheelie in a Ferrari is not a easy act of nailing the throttle, nevertheless. Based on the video, this automobile is totally inventory and on Pirelli road tires, it ran 10.33 at 138 mph with a powerful 1.7-second 60-foot time. Curiously, switching to Toyo Proxes R888R competitors tires on the again noticed the Ferrari make an an identical run, proper all the way down to the 1.7-second launch. The runs had been finished in race mode utilizing launch management, however with some fiddling of the Tributo’s plethora of launch and suspension settings, the time dropped to 10.12 with a entice velocity of 142 mph and a 1.67-second 60-foot time. May the Ferrari make a nine-second run?
The wheelie run noticed the F8 arrive on the observe on a brand new evening, early on whereas the beginning line was nonetheless very sticky. Utilizing a burnout function to each warmth up the tires and launch at increased RPM, the Ferrari actually leapt off the road, clearly lifting the entrance wheels off the bottom. Sadly, the aggressive launch additionally led to some tire spin, and the run was a lot slower. However underneath good circumstances and a bit extra follow with the Tributo’s varied drive modes, a nine-second run might be attainable.
However alas, it hasn’t occurred but.
