Tropicana Nov-Dec 2017 #116 Celebrating the Classics

THE DRIVE
80 DAYS IN A PORSCHE
Come Spring 2018, Porsche AG is allowing its diehard fans an
opportunity to experience the new Cayenne on a journey that spans
more than 30,000 kilometres over 80 days. The Porsche World
Expedition focuses on a collective driving experience, an adventure
that is truly priceless.
The selected routes take the drivers through a total of more than
20 countries, and the programme promises to be challenging: The
first stage starts on May 11, 2018 in Brisbane, Australia and follows
in the tracks of the Aborigines for over 5000km to Perth. The next
tour starts in June at the North Cape and leads across Europe to its
destination in Chamonix, France. Other spectacular stages on the
Porsche World Expedition 2018 include Africa (Johannesburg to the
Serengeti), Central and South America (Cancun to Panama City and
Lima to Buenos Aires) and Southeast Asia (Bangkok to Shangri-La).
A total of 28 places per expedition are available.
THE XX FACTOR
The Finali Mondiali provided the backdrop to the world premiere of the new FXX-K
Evo which will be available both as an extremely limited-run model and as an upgrade
package for the existing XX cars. As was the case with the Evo versions of the FXX
and the 599 XX, the Ferrari FXX-K Evo benefits from an extensive package that
applies innovative concepts derived from all of the various track categories in which
Ferrari competes with its cars: The Formula 1, GT3, GTE and Challenge, the latter
being the single-make championship bearing its name.
Mirroring the vocation of its predecessor, it, however, is aimed at a small, highlyselect
group of Ferrari clients: Supercar enthusiasts eager to share the development
of technologically-innovative content with the Prancing Horse technicians, through
driving a closed-wheel laboratory car.
The product of over a year of CFD simulations and wind tunnel testing, the
FXX-K Evo’s aerodynamics deliver downforce figures very close to those of the
cars competing in the GT3 and GTE championships, all to the advantage of lateral
acceleration in cornering, stability and, ultimately, exhilarating driving pleasure.
The FXX-K Evo’s boosted performance also demanded new front brake air intakes
which, although no wider to avoid increasing drag, are more efficient thanks to a
complete redesign of the intake itself.
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