• Offered from The Ultimate Performance Collection
• Ferrari's first production model equipped with an F1-derived hybrid power unit
• Powered by a 6,262 cc V-12 and 120 kW electric motor to deliver a combined 963 PS
• One of just 499 LaFerraris constructed in coupé form between 2013 and 2016
• Finished in its original colour combination of Bianco Avus with Alcantara interior
• Original European market car, purchased by the consigning owner in 2016
• Odometer reads just 14 kilometres

Please note this car is titled as 2018.

Veuillez noter que cette voiture est immatriculé en 2018.

Following two decades of relative Formula 1 underachievement, the new millennium witnessed a dramatic change in fortune for Ferrari. Its Scuderia race team secured five consecutive World Drivers’ Championships with Michael Schumacher and a further crown with Kimi Räikkönen in 2007, alongside eight World Constructors’ titles between 1999 and 2008.

Underpinning Ferrari’s hegemony was the recruitment of key technical staff, of which none was more important than Chief Designer Rory Byrne. Schumacher and Byrne had joined from Benetton in late-1995 and departed in the next decade as Ferrari’s most successful ever driver and designer, respectively. Byrne, however, retained strong links with Maranello; his reduced workload enabled his involvement in new projects on a consultancy basis.

Perhaps the most challenging of these was the ambitious LaFerrari hypercar project, announced in 2013. The motives behind the programme were manifold, although a wish to celebrate Ferrari’s Formula 1 superiority and to showcase the technology employed were foremost. Byrne was retained to develop the LaFerrari’s all-new carbon fibre monocoque chassis; his resulting design proved some 27 per cent stiffer—yet 20 per cent lighter—than that of its predecessor, the Enzo.

Unlike its relatively conventional if hugely potent antecedents such as the F40, F50, and Enzo, the LaFerrari would embrace emerging hybrid technology. Its 6.3-litre V-12 engine operated alongside an electric motor powered by the car’s Formula 1-style KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) unit. Incredibly, its petrol engine alone registered some 800 PS; this increased to 963 when the KERS energy was deployed. Given the ability of the KERS to be deployed fully from a standing start, and the employment of a dual-clutch, seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox, the car’s acceleration was unsurprisingly blistering. From a standstill, 100 km/h and 200 km/h reached in just 2.6 seconds and 6.9 seconds respectively. Furthermore, its top speed of 352 km/h—not to mention a Fiorano lap time reputedly five seconds faster than the Enzo—rendered it the fastest roadgoing Ferrari ever constructed.

Predictably, technology abounded elsewhere on the LaFerrari. Conventional multi-link suspension operated alongside active dampers, an electronic differential, electronic stability control, and an integrated traction control system to provide staggering levels of mechanical grip, while giant ABS-equipped carbon-ceramic Brembo brakes ensured commensurate levels of stopping power and KERS regeneration. Yet it was in its active aerodynamics—controlled by no less than 21 onboard computers—that the LaFerrari was at its most ingenious. An active front diffuser, computer-controlled rear wing, dynamic rear diffuser, and dynamic air intakes operated collectively to maximise downforce or minimise drag, according to any given situation.

The example offered here was constructed in 2016 and was supplied to the consigning owner in the distinctive colour scheme of Bianco Avus with Nero Alcantara interior and Rosso stitching. First registered in July 2018, it was specified with a sports exhaust, front suspension lifting system, telemetry and track camera packages and an integrated audio system; other modifications at the owner’s request included red brake callipers, red seat belts, black painted 20-inch wheels, and embroidered “Cavallino Rampante” logos on both seat headrests.

Remarkably, the car has remained virtually unused since leaving the Maranello factory. Indeed, in November 2021 its odometer reading of just 9 kilometres was certified by an Official Ferrari Dealer; this figure having increased only marginally to a mere 14 kilometres as at the time of cataloguing. However, despite such modest use, it has been regularly maintained and serviced. Indeed, the car’s history file includes details of Official Ferrari Dealer services in December 2020 and June 2022, while the car also benefitted from the fitment of a new Hybrid battery in 2021 and an uprated Lithium-type auxiliary battery–as recommended by Ferrari themselves–in May 2022.

Technological tour de force, performance benchmark, historical celebration, and automotive objet d’art: the LaFerrari is all, yet it is the way each interlinks seamlessly that renders it a hypercar so much greater than the sum of its parts. Inspired by the most dominant period in Formula 1 history—and executed accordingly—it remains one of the most capable and charismatic performance cars yet constructed, and one guaranteed enhanced collector status as a result.

This motor car has either been driven for no more than 6,000 kilometres or is less than six (6) months of age from new. For this reason, the motor car can be considered ‘as new’ for VAT purposes.

Cette voiture n'a pas parcouru plus de 6 000 kilomètres ou est neuve de moins de six (6) mois. C'est pourquoi elle peut être considérée comme "neuve" selon la TVA.

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