Tuesday 30 October 2018

Opened Topped,

with no choice of a hood or windscreen, 


 seems a strange way to go for a super sports car, 

 but that is the route Ferrari have chosen, 

for the Monza SP1 and SP2 the cars are entirely open-topped and equipped with the most powerful engine the company has ever built, the two limited-edition cars are the first in a new range by Ferrari called Icona, the cars' design draws inspiration from the Ferrari's of the 1950s and features the most advanced technology available today, according to the luxury Italian car-maker,

 the cars' most distinguishing feature is the complete absence of a roof and windscreen, the company said that by eliminating these elements it has been able to create unique proportions that would not have been possible on a traditional open two-seat car, "The result is the feeling of blistering speed, which derives from the concept of a cockpit carved from the car's very volume that wraps around the driver," explained the marque,


the models run on a 12-cylinder engine and can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.9 seconds, and zero to 124 miles per hour in 7.9 seconds, the Ferrari Monza SP1 is a single-seat road car while the Monza SP2 is a two-seater, they have a maximum speed of 186 miles per hour which Ferrari said is a speed that is ordinarily only experienced by Formula 1 drivers, unless of course you have one of these,

2013-2015 Aston Martin Rapide S.
2013-2015 Aston Martin Vanquish.
2014-2015 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S/Roadster. 
2013-2015 Bentley Continental GT Speed/GTC Speed. 
2016 Cadillac CTS-V. 
2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat. 

all of which top 200 miles per hour in comfort, that is with a windscreen and hood, so after 187 miles per hour you can leave both new Ferrari's blindly scrambling in your collective dust! starting at 1.6 million euros including Italian VAT, they will only be available to loyal previous customers as allegedly only 499 will be built, that seems like a nice little earner, and would I like one? yes please, but the 2 seat model, if it has a boot to put the weekly shopping in!


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