Packed shoulder to shoulder on the Ferrari stand, attendees of the 2013 Geneva Motor Present witnessed the debut of one thing momentous: the primary roadgoing hybrid Ferrari. Impossibly low-slung, the gorgeous hypercar was a exceptional assertion even to Ferrari, as its very identify displays: Merely known as, LaFerrari, there aren’t any latent references to previous fashions or difficult alphanumeric designations for its F1-influenced hybrid powertrain—simply “The Ferrari.” This was it, the singular car that will chart the corporate’s future.
Ferrari was not alone in its pursuit to impress the hypercar; each McLaren and Porsche had been on an analogous path on the time. Ferrari, nonetheless, was the one one to make use of a 12-cylinder engine, in true Ferrari custom. Inside a footprint no bigger than the previous Enzo’s, the automaker managed to squeeze each a 6.2-liter V-12 and a 120-kilowatt electrical motor into the center of its carbon-fiber monocoque. With 789 horsepower on faucet from the V-12 and a further 161 horsepower from the electrical motor, whole output got here to a heady 950 horsepower.
Selecting up the torch from the Enzo, the LaFerrari continues a grand custom of mid-engine Ferrari flagship supercars that started with the 288 GTO. Solely 500 LaFerraris had been constructed. Manufacturing of the hardtop began in mid-2013 and ceased simply after New Yr’s Day 2016. Ferrari supplied the automobile solely to an ultra-elite higher crust of the Maranello automaker’s most devoted.
Delivered to its first proprietor by means of Ferrari San Diego in July of 2015, this LaFerrari was customized ordered within the uncommon and fascinating mixture of Nero with matching black wheels and Giallo calipers over Nero leather-based upholstery for a refined and stealthy presentation. It was additionally outfitted with a wide range of carbon-fiber fitments, together with wing mirror stalks, fog lamps, and entrance and rear splitters. The optionally available telemetry equipment with internal cameras, large-size seats, and a black sports activities exhaust improve consolation and driving enjoyment. To protect its pristine situation, the automobile is totally wrapped in protecting movie and on high of the movie the consignor had yellow adhesive pinstriping put in, which may be simply eliminated if desired.
Whereas underneath the care of the earlier proprietor, the automobile was displayed at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering in Carmel, California and is claimed to have been routinely serviced at Ferrari San Francisco and pushed sparingly. It clocked slightly below 4,000 miles previous to being acquired by the consignor in August 2017. Now displaying 4,952 miles as of cataloguing time, this excellent instance of Ferrari’s groundbreaking hybrid hypercar is now supplied with unique books, instruments, baggage, battery charging equipment, and repair invoices.
The head of Ferrari’s road-car improvement, the LaFerrari additional extends an extended lineage of era-defining supercars just like the 288 GTO, F40, F50, and the Enzo. As supplied, this excellent instance is unreservedly worthy of its stature as the final word roadgoing Ferrari mannequin ever conceived, constructed, and supplied to the world.
This car will probably be supplied at RM Sotheby’s 27th annual Monterey sale, happening 15-17 August throughout Monterey Automotive Week. Be taught extra, view all heaps on supply, and register to bid on-line at RMSothebys.com.
