This is the brand new, one-off Ferrari SC40, and it’s a V6-engined tribute to the F40

What you make of this Special Projects Ferrari quite will depend on which aspect of the fence you sit on concerning modern-day homages of stone-cold icons.

So, put together to have Very Strong Opinions about this: it’s known as the Ferrari SC40, and as you possibly can most likely inform, it’s a hat-tip to one thing Ferrari made a really very long time in the past known as ‘F40’.

That automotive – the final Il Commendatore oversaw, the one most Ferrari fanatics will level to as the head, bit mad – impressed the “sharp, angular lines” of the SC40. As with all Ferrari Special Projects, it’s a pure one-off, designed and constructed for one discerning consumer.

That being mentioned, Ferrari didn’t simply copy and paste from the Eighties. “The ‘SC40’ script engraved in relief on the side of the wing is a clear homage to the iconic Ferrari supercar,” mentioned Ferrari, “yet the goal was not to create a literal reinterpretation, but rather a model with its own distinct personality.”

Oh, it is distinct alright. Though the bones are very acquainted. The deeply, furiously complicated and fairly good 296 GTB lends its chassis, engine and drivetrain – so a turbo 3.0-litre V6, some electrical energy, rear-wheel-drive and a wholesome 819bhp. It’ll reel off 0-62mph in 2.9s.

But you don’t need to go that quick, not but anyway. Slow it down and drink in these strains. Ferrari design supremo Flavio Manzoni directed his workforce to provide the SC40 “muscular, squared volumes”, and an “industrial” design aesthetic to imitate the uncooked, angular language of the F40.

From afar, the silhouette is pretty unmistakable, from its low, lengthy nostril to the mounted rear wing. Only right here the headlights prolong down proper into the decrease air consumption quite than sitting proudly on prime just like the F40. That consumption then spans all the entrance bumper. Did Ferrari miss a trick by not reintroducing pop-ups for one night time solely? You resolve.

Elsewhere, you’ll spot the F40’s aspect air intakes given a contemporary interpretation right here, whereas on the again sits that acquainted wing that extends up from the engine cowl. Naturally, the V6 is on show by way of “smoked Lexan louvres”, similar to the F40’s V8.

Kevlar returns in a Ferrari for the inside, redeveloped for this SC40 venture within the footwells, behind the seats and on the ground mats. And the steering wheel, sprint inserts, engine bay and froot, too. Elsewhere you’ll discover Alcantara, and the entire automotive is – as you possibly can most likely inform – completed in a shade known as SC40 White.

“The car’s name pays tribute to the F40, the legendary Ferrari supercar unveiled in July 1987. The SC40 echoes its sharp, angular lines, which are skilfully combined with softer surface transitions, giving the car a contemporary feel and a strong, unmistakable identity,” mentioned Ferrari.

What do you make of this ‘strong, unmistakable identity’ that echoes a stone-cold icon?