• Ferrari’s last naturally aspirated hypercar, and the most powerful production car in the world when new
• Heavily influenced by Ferrari’s Formula 1 race programme, with advanced aerodynamics and F1-inspired gearbox and controls
• Ferrari Classiche certification awarded in November 2009
• Odometer reads a mere 15,102 kilometres
• Offered with Ferrari books and manuals

When Ferrari launched the Enzo in 2002, it was to be the company’s last naturally aspirated hypercar, and also its most powerful, producing 650 brake horsepower at a searing 7,800 rpm. The headline figure was fitting for a car that had so much to prove, being the latest in a series of legendary pinnacle Ferraris, which already comprised the 288 GTO, F40, and F50.

Technologically, though, the Enzo was in a different league compared to its forebears, and was heavily influenced by Ferrari’s Formula 1 racing programme. Unlike the F40 and F50, the Enzo eschewed the need for a rear wing (though an automatic spoiler was still deployed at higher speeds), with its cleverly designed rear diffuser and flat under-body eliminating lift and producing significant downforce for the 350 km/h car. Underpinning the Enzo’s carbon-fibre body was race-derived suspension, consisting of pushrod-actuated dampers which could be adjusted by the driver, and double unequal-length wishbones all round. Carbon-ceramic Brembo brake discs front and rear reduced unsprung weight and provided exceptional resistance to fade.

At the heart of the Enzo was the world’s most powerful naturally aspirated engine. The Tipo F140 V-12 was an all-new design, with dual overhead camshafts in each cylinder bank, four valves per cylinder and a total displacement of 5,998 cubic centimetres. A dry sump allowed the engine to be set low in the Enzo’s chassis, and it sent drive to the rear wheels through Ferrari’s new, automated manual, six-speed F1 gearbox. The rear-mounted unit was key to the Enzo’s savage acceleration, with shift speeds of 150 milliseconds contributing to a 0 to 100 km/h time of just 3.65 seconds.

Like its predecessors, the Enzo was very much a pared-down race car for the road or track. All of its main interior surfaces—as well as the seats’ structures—were formed in carbon fibre, and the car did without electric windows and a stereo to save weight, which, at 1,480 kilograms overall, was remarkably low for a V-12-powered hypercar. Continuing the race-inspired cabin design was an F1-style steering wheel, containing various control buttons and gear-shift lights. The last Enzo was made in 2004, with Ferrari having produced a claimed 400 cars, the last of which was given to Pope John Paul II.

The Enzo offered here was completed by the factory in April 2003 and was taken to the UK by Maranello Concessionaires Ltd, later delivered to its first owner in the June of that year. The Enzo was finished in the timeless Ferrari colour pairing of Rosso Corsa over a Nero leather interior. The Ferrari’s first owner did not retain the Enzo for long and it was sold in November 2003 via the Charles Pozzi dealership in Paris with an odometer reading of 1,780 kilometres. It was subsequently registered in France and retained by its second owner for the next 17 years. In March 2009, while participating in the Rallye de Paris, the Enzo was involved in an accident as it spun, left the track, and was subsequently repaired. The car received Ferrari Classiche certification in November 2009. In 2020, the Enzo was listed for sale in Paris once again, when it was acquired by its consigning owner. At the time of cataloguing, the odometer read 15,102 kilometres, and the Enzo is offered with Ferrari books and manuals, a set of fitted luggage, toolkit, battery charger, and Ferrari Classiche “Red Book”. The Enzo was last serviced by Monaco Motors, the official Ferrari service centre, in November 2021.

Bearing all the hallmarks of the model’s superlative qualities, including advanced Formula 1-inspired engineering, aerodynamically perfected coachwork design by Pininfarina, and truly visceral performance, this beautiful Enzo would make a fantastic addition to any sporting collection. It is ideal for any marque enthusiast, particularly those collectors seeking to acquire each of Ferrari’s legendary modern “Big Five” hypercars.
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