Ferrari's Particular Initiatives program caters to its most vital shoppers, who do not simply desire a run-of-the-mill F8 Tributo, 296 or 812. It creates "one-offs," that are distinctive automobiles constructed by the Ferrari Styling Heart for a single consumer. The newest is known as the SP48 Unica and it is based mostly on the aforementioned F8.
The 2-seat supercar makes use of the identical platform because the F8 and the identical engine. Meaning the SP48 works with a 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged V8 making 710 horsepower and 568 pound-feet (lb-ft) torque. That is all fed by means of a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission with paddle shifters that places energy solely to the rear wheels. Prime pace is 211 miles per hour (mph).
This Particular Challenge is extra the seems. It begins with the redesigned headlights and relocation of the brake air intakes whereas preserving the arrow-shaped entrance finish. Ferrari says it did a ton of 3D prototyping to excellent the brand new grille, which seems like one steady piece.
The roof graphic was one other function that took some inventive design. It matches the grille sample as the colour transitions from the darkish windshield and black on the roof to the orange throughout the remainder of the physique. The sample repeats on the carbon fiber engine cowl underneath the molded spoiler. The windshield and facet home windows make a visor form, which is extra pronounced with the dearth of a rear window.
Ferrari retains that high-strung V8 cool utilizing thermal-fluid-dynamic design that not solely delivers the correct quantity of cooling to every half, nevertheless it additionally strikes a special aerodynamic steadiness than the automotive it's based mostly on. The corporate says that the largest adjustments from the F8 to the SP48 are the air intakes, that are break up on the brand new automotive.
The corporate says that each part was optimized for airflow. The brand new configuration additionally allowed for intercooler (an additional radiator on turbocharged engines) intakes behind the facet home windows. As a result of they had been in a position to catch extra air, they could possibly be made smaller. The longer overhang on the rear additionally improves rear downforce by decreasing suction from the roof.
The inside retains the F8's look, in accordance with Ferrari, although it did not present any footage (however you possibly can see it within the video above). It makes use of particular Alcantara that it perforates with a laser on the seats and trim. Beneath these perforations is a iridescent purple/orange cloth that matches the outside. It options pattern-matching hexagons to hyperlink with the roof on the polished door sills and matte carbon fiber in different spots.
As common, Ferrari did not record a worth for this one-of-one, however the present F8 Tributo prices $267,550, earlier than choices. This tradition SP48 might have simply doubled that.
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