FERRARI MONZA

What is it?

The first in Ferrari’s new Icona range that will sit above the regular models – y’know, everyday stuff like the GTC4 Lusso and 488 Pista – hence the £1.6m price. Inspiration comes from the company’s glorious past – in this case, the 750 Monza that delivered wins in the World Sports Car Championship, back in the Fifties and Sixties.

The Monza is also aimed at a very specific type of customer – one who enjoys vapourising airborne wildlife with their forehead – because despite a token lip in the bodywork ahead of the driver, designed to deflect the airflow a bit, your face is very much part of the aero package. This is significant when the rest of the package is lifted from the 812 Superfast.

So, you get a 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 running through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and producing 799bhp – that’s 10bhp more than the 812. There’s four-wheel steering, too and, thanks to all-carbon bodywork and its decapitation, the car weighs 1,500kg – that’s 130kg less than the 812… see where we’re going with this? Yep, it’s thuggishly fast: 0–62mph in 2.9 seconds, 0–124mph in 7.9 seconds and on to a top speed of over 186mph.

Customers can choose between a single-seater SP1 model, or tick the box marked SP2 at no extra cost if you fancy bringing a gung-ho friend along for the ride.

Can I buy one?

Yes! Well, no actually. Ferrari is making 499 of them and all are already sold to Ferrari’s most loyal customers. Spot them by the large number of dead flies stuck in their teeth.