502 Cars- Graham Rahal Performance Cars and Coffee
This was the first true cars and coffee since the fall, so I decided to drive up to Indiana and go check out what was there. Because of the amount of awesome vehicles that were present at the meet, there will probably be more than one part in this GRP series.
This beautiful white GT was one that I was able to see the first time I visited GRP back in august, but couldn’t take pictures of so this is the first time you can actually see it. The car has some very unique features such as the active rear wing on the back of the car which will actually adjust itself depending on how much downforce you need as you are turning, speeding up, and braking. An interesting design feature in the headlights is how different they look compared to other cars you see. They have this special rectangular design that looks awesome every time you stare at it.
Ford GT
This Ferrari is pretty much a race car for the streets. With 769 horsepower, the car is able to blast from standing still to 60 miles per hour in just 2.9 seconds. These insane stats are due to the massive 6.3 liter V12 engine powering this car, which only weighs 3350lbs, and the 520lb-ft of torque which it produces. Personally, either the fender louvres on the rear wheels, or the awesome diffuser. The cool thing about the diffuser on this car is that it actually has a built-in rain light to allow drivers behind you to see the back of the car. The only real use of the vents over the rear wheels is to provide airflow to cool the brakes because of the heat the pads produce while braking hard.
Ferrari F12 TDF
I would consider this car to be the predecessor to the F12 TDF above. Because this is an older model, the performance won’t be as good as the newer car, but this is still an amazing car. The engine is a 6 liter V12 producing 661 hp, almost 100 less than the TDF, but still way more than most cars you see on the street. One of the cool technical and design features on this car are the front brake rotor covers to prevent brake dust getting on the car. The feature comes from Formula 1, and looks interesting as well as being a technological development.
Ferrari 599 GTO
This might have been the coolest car that I saw at this event. This Porsche has been dubbed part of the “holy trinity”, a collection of three cars all of which being hybrids. These three cars are the Porsche 918, McLaren P1, and Ferrari LaFerrari. With 887 horsepower and 944lb-ft of torque, it is the most powerful production porsche ever and is able to hit a top speed of 214 mph, all as a convertible. With a price tag of $1.45 million, this car is very special and extremely rare. My favorite part about tjis car is the top mounted exhaust that exits right behind the heads of the driver and passenger seats. This allows for anyone riding in the car to hear the entirety of the hybrid 4.6 liter V8 that gives this car a heartbeat.
Porsche 918 Weissach Martini
