3/27/2023 0 Comments Ferrari models![]() ![]() There’s more of this naming tomfoolery to come later, but for now put up with the marketing bollocks and enjoy one of Ferrari’s most successful hypercar efforts. Or ‘the Enzo Ferrari’, as Ferrari itself would have you say it. Here's Clarkson pitting one against an Aston Vanquish S. We always love a car that’s been honed to become the best it can be, and when that car happens to wear a prancing horse, it can only be a good thing. Engine size was enlarged to 5.75 litres - hence the name - with 515bhp on tap and thoroughly revised suspension and brakes. The 575M was the ultimate evolution of the 550 line, the ‘M’ standing for ‘Modificato’ which, somewhat unsurprisingly, translates to ‘modified’. We’re not entirely sure what they were complaining about, as today its shape looks rather fine to our eyes. When the 550 Maranello was introduced in 1996, people weren’t complimentary about its styling, some going as far as to compare it with the Toyota Supra. Under the skin, it was all standard 456 GT – no bad thing, as that meant 436bhp and a 0-62mph time of 5.2 seconds. Seven were built, six of which were purchased by the Sultan of Brunei’s brother, so much did he like them, and we can see why. But to do that would deprive you of the unutterably wonderful 456 GT Venice, arguably the most stunning-looking estate car ever to grace God’s green earth. Now, the standard Ferrari 456 GT was a lovely thing, and we could have included it here and been perfectly content. And of course, when Crockett and Tubbs came to replace their Daytona, it was just the thing. The outlandish styling – a riposte to Lamborghini’s mad, bad Countach – has earned it as many enemies as friends over the years, but no ’80s schoolboy’s bedroom wall was complete without a Testarossa poster, and for that reason, it’s a legend in our eyes. 385bhp came from a 4.9-litre powerplant, still based around the Colombo engine but this time with its cylinders laid horizonally to form a flat 12 (or, to be completely precise, a 180-degree V12). Excessively wide, excessively low, excessively styled – and excessively fast, too. In the ’80s, excess was king – and the Testarossa pandered to that in every which way. No wonder it became a legend in its own time – enough to guarantee it (or, more accurately, its GTS4 drop-top sibling) a place in one of the coolest bits of 1980s television you’ll ever see. 0-60 took just 5.4 seconds, which was blisteringly fast in 1968, when the GTB4 made its debut, and from the the menacing, barely-concealed pop-ups to the delectably sculpted tail it was drop-dead gorgeous. Then you have a newcomer to the exclusive Icona series, Ferrari's blend of past heritage and cutting-edge automotive technology.The unmistakeable shape of the 365 GTB4 – the ‘Daytona’ nickname is unofficial – clothed the latest evolution of the Colombo V12, this time a 352bhp 4.4-litre with six – that’s right, six – twin-choke Weber carbs. Returnees to the 2022 roster remain fundamentally unchanged, with such models as the Portofino, F8 Tributo, 812 GTS, and SF90 Stradale, each bringing their unique flair and interpretations of the Ferrari experience to the table. The SUV dubbed the Purosangue will enter the market as a direct rival to the wildly successful Lamborghini Urus - a mouth-watering match-up that we can't wait for. After all, it had earlier sworn never to deviate from its supercar heritage. ![]() Ferrari arrived late to the performance SUV party but better late than never. The biggest news for the Prancing Horse brand in 2022, though, has to be the hotly anticipated release of its first-ever SUV. Sales of the hybrid SF90 Stradale have also been encouraging and should be even better in 2022 with the addition of the SF90 Spider to the lineup. It more than offset the drop in demand for the V12 flagships (due to the 812 Superfast being phased out during the 2021 calendar year). The sales were primarily driven by strong interest in the F8 Tributo and Roma models. A few days ago, the Italian carmaker announced that it sold 11,115 supercars in 2021, a new record achieved despite the global pandemic, supply chain issues and attendant economic effects. Contents: Model List / Models In Depth / Best of 2022īy marque car brand standards, Ferrari had a stellar 2021. ![]()
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