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Approach angle of a Modena

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#1 ·
Hello,

I intend to rent a garage for a (future) F360, however I am a bit worry that the slope of the access road is too large:yikes:. I measured it at about 11 degrees (and the garage itself is at ~ -0.5 deg). See the picture of the road (beware that it looks more impressive in reality) and a simulation I made with 11 degree. Do you think that would work?:confused:

Thanks!



 
#2 ·
Welcome to Ferrari Life. I did the same thing you did and got around 10 degrees, but you should be able to hit the ramp at an angle and give yourself more clearance. The trick is to have one wheel on or off the ramp before the lowest point of the front bumper bottoms. Usually, I do not like the skid plates under the spoiler, sold by Ricambi and others, because they actually reduce clearance slightly, but in your case, they are probably a good idea. Will take some very careful testing to find the best approach angle.
 
#12 ·
I would tackle that slope in my car and it's very low. If you have any issues you can always approach it backwards.
Backing in won't work. The approach angle from the rear is higher than than that of the front so you would dig the front spoiler harder that just driving straight in.

My 308 sits low and has a deep front spoiler. My driveway when I bought the car was steep. I had to enter the driveway slowly and at an angle. It would occasionally scrape. I had to back the car down the driveway to get out. If I turned around in the yard and tried to drive straight out the front spoiler smacked into the road.

The picture you've posted doesn't look as dramatic as my old driveway so you should be able to get a 360 in there with no problems. Just go slow.