To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Arizona event, 17 - 18
January 2019.
Estimate:
$6,500,000 - $8,500,000
- One of only 210 Aperta models built
- Approximately 1,500 miles from new
- Fully optioned and recently serviced
- The ultimate open-top Ferrari hypercar
Recalling many design cues of the Enzo, the LaFerrari's design is
equally forward thinking. Though no larger than the Enzo in
footprint, even more impressive is that Ferrari managed to squeeze
in both a 6.2-liter V-12 engine and a 120 KW electric motor. With
789 bhp on tap from the V-12 and an additional 161 bhp from the
electric motor, total output is rated at 950 bhp. Despite the car's
massive output and powertrain, care of its advanced hybrid system,
the LaFerrari's carbon footprint is noticeably smaller when
compared to the Enzo. Unveiled at the 2013 Geneva International
Motor Show, the LaFerrari created global fanfare and anyone with
the means wanted Ferrari's latest and greatest hypercar. Picking up
the torch from the Enzo, LaFerrari continues the grand tradition of
mid-engined Ferrari hypercars that began with the 288 GTO, a car
which found its own inspiration from the legendary 250 GTO.
As limited as the LaFerrari was, Ferrari's most important clients
were in for an even more exciting open version, the Aperta. Offered
to clients who already owned a LaFerrari, only 210 examples were
built with all pre-sold before its debut at the 2016 Paris Auto
Show. During Ferrari's 70-year history, there has never been
another vehicle as eagerly anticipated or as technologically
advanced as the LaFerrari Aperta; the result of seven decades of
ingenuity, perseverance, creativity, passion, and success. The
LaFerrari Aperta embodies every aspect of the company and its
founder, Enzo Ferrari. Putting the company firmly at the forefront
of automotive technology thus far in the 21st century, the
LaFerrari Aperta combines lessons learned from Formula 1, Corse
Clienti, and Ferrari's road-going supercars of the past.
Delivered new to Ferrari of Beverly Hills, this LaFerrari Aperta
was ordered in Nero Daytona with red accents throughout the
interior and exterior, which was only done for the Aperta. All
options were selected, including the full carbon package which
features the exposed carbon fiber removable roof panel. Since
delivery, the car has been carefully driven and displayed in the
owner's collection of Italian supercars. It has been driven
approximately 1,500 miles at the time of cataloguing. The car has
always been regularly serviced by Ferrari of Beverly Hills, most
recently in December 2018. A factory clear bra applied to the front
of the car has protected the paint from any potential blemishes.
Accompanying the Ferrari are all factory accessories, including the
car cover, spare key, top cover, and owner's manuals.
For the uppermost echelon of Ferrari collectors, the LaFerrari
Aperta epitomizes what Ferrari is today: a company that provides
cars with the utmost performance and exclusivity, honoring their
past whilst looking toward the future through cutting-edge design
and technology. Today, it sits on the same pedestal that the Enzo
did in the 2000s, the F50 of the 1990s, and back to the 250 GTO of
the 1960s. The LaFerrari Aperta is without question the ultimate
Ferrari road car of this century and from the moment of its
inception, it has been considered as a must-have in any world-class
collection of Ferraris.
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/az19.
