Ferrari to roll out 1950s-style roadsters
Let’s get the salient points out of the way first. These two Monza models, the first in Ferrari’s new ‘Icone’ series, “draw inspiration from the most evocative Ferraris of the 1950s,” says the automaker. They are powered by Maranello’s most powerful V12 yet, and cost $3 million a pop.
Well, when you have a new subdivision that caters to the company’s “dedicated clients and collectors,” deep pockets were always going to be part of the deal. Unveiled on the ground at Maranello during Ferrari’s annual Capital Markets Day, these two models — the single-seater SP1 and the dual-cockpit SP2 — pay homage specifically to the 1948 166 MM and the 750 / 860 Monza. The former inspired the name “barchetta,” while the latter helped the prancing horse seal the Sports Car World Championship in 1956. Both the SP1 and SP2 are built atop the same aluminum chassis you’ll find at the heart of the 812 Superfast, from which both models also derive their 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12s. Punching 798 horsepower courtesy of a recalibrated ECU, both the SP1 and SP2 one-up the Superfast by 10 hp. Peak torque — all 530 pound-feet of it — is found at 7,000 rpm, and with the best power-to-weight ratio on Ferrari’s books, both cars can go from zero to 100 km/h in 2.9 seconds, and 200 km/ h in 7.9 seconds on the way to a top speed Ferrari says is “above 300 km/h.”
Expect a debut at the upcoming Paris Motor Show.