Ferrari Enzo Suspension

The Enzo has independent front and rear suspension located by articulated double wishbones, and anti-dive / anti-squat geometries to limit inertial pitching during load transfer. The front suspension, which is of the push-rod type with an opposed damper, is designed to increase ground clearance during parking maneuvers. The rear suspension is attached to the chassis in unit with the engine-gearbox-differential assembly and a rear subframe.

Ferrari enhances the suspension with continuously variable adaptive damping which allows the advanced aerodynamic capabilities of the Enzo and reconciles the handling requirements with the demands of comfort without compromise. Four sensors on the shell, two vertical wheel sensors, one vehicle speed sensor and a brake switch provide the feedback through which the electronic control unit determines how to modify settings to current driving requirements.

Based on Ferrari's Formula One technology, Brembo developed a carbon-ceramic brake rotor material for the Enzo's brakes, a first for a Ferrari road car. The special materials allow lighter unsprung weights, shorter stopping distances, less fade, and greater responsiveness to the front 6-piston calipers and rear 4-piston calipers.

The Enzo rides on specially designed Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Scuderia tires mounted on single-bolt light aluminum alloy rims and titanium hubs. Their sizes are, respectively, front 245/35 ZR19 on 9J rims and rear 345/35 ZR19 on 13J rims.

The Enzo includes a sophisticated tire pressure monitoring system whose data is transmitted to the driver in real time.