FERRARI’S HALF A MILLION POUND MASTERPIECES

MAY be a dream for most, but just like those unattainable designers clothes and unfeasibly expensive exotic holidays that tempt from glossy magazine pages, we can all aspire.

Ferrari has unleashed a duo of new matching 200mph supercars — including a convertible — and it will be a competition to see which one wins out with fans.

The Italian car-maker took the wraps off its new 812 Competizione — in both hard-top coupe and a surprise Targa version — with prices expected either side of £500,000 each.

Ferrari described the matching pair (pictured) as ‘two interpretations of Ferrari’s racing soul’. The convertible 812 Competizione A (the A stands for Aperta or ‘open’) is described as a ‘spectacular Targa-top version’ paying homage to the Prancing Horse’s ‘glorious open-top tradition’. PowIT ered by a mighty 830 horse-power 6.5 litre V12 engine linked to a sevenspeed F1 automatic gear-box, the cars will accelerate from rest to 62mph in just 2.85 seconds, and 124mph in 7.5 seconds, up to a top speed in excess of 211mph.

To improve stability and down-force, the front diffuser is equipped with a passive mobile aero system which opens at speeds that reach over 155mph.

Ferrari said: ‘This duo of cars is dedicated to a very exclusive group of collectors and enthusiasts of the most noble of Ferrari traditions, which focuses on uncompromising maximum performance.’