"The 812 Competizione A, a spectacular limited-series with Targa top, is an homage to the Prancing Horse’s glorious open-top tradition. The car encapsulates and epitomises the company’s 70-plus years of experience on the world’s circuits, drawing on its thoroughbred sports car DNA to deliver a perfect marriage of performance, form and functionality. Aimed at Ferrari’s most passionate collectors and connoisseurs, it features numerous uncompromising engineering solutions to guarantee peerless driving pleasure..."
Source: Ferrari
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"Few partnerships in the automotive world have been more fruitful than that of Mercedes-Benz and McLaren. Mercedes-Benz started supplying engines to McLaren for Formula 1 in the mid-1990s, and over the course of the following two decades, McLaren racked up numerous victories. The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren emerged after the partnership deepened in 2000, when Daimler AG acquired 40 per cent of the McLaren Group (which it later divested after the two companies eventually parted ways). The SLR was introduced in November 2003, a time when the Ferrari Enzo was set to do battle with the Porsche Carrera GT. Given McLaren’s aspirations to manufacture road cars of its own, the SLR would end up being the two companies’ first and only road car together, which only serves to heighten its mystique.
Instead of creating an uncompromising supercar, Mercedes-Benz and McLaren pursued a different route. Eschewing the rear-mid-engine formula, they devised a front-mid-engine layout. This not only allowed near-perfect weight distribution, but also gave the car a more spacious cabin and boot, making it more practical and usable than its competitors. It also created dazzling proportions, with a long, sculpted bonnet and an impressive dash-to-axle ratio, necessary to accommodate the Mercedes-built 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 nestled entirely behind the front axle. Supremely engineered and manufactured to incredible standards at McLaren’s facilities in Woking, the SLR boasted superlative performance, luxury, and comfort in equal measure, making it the ultimate mix of supercar and grand tourer. And with unique gullwing doors, its spectacle persists even when parked.
Following feedback from discerning clients who craved an even sportier SLR, Mercedes-Benz introduced the 722 Edition in 2007, named in honour of Stirling Moss’s historic drive in the 1955 Mille Miglia, and the 722-numbered Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR that carried he and navigator Denis Jenkinson to victory. Just 150 of these incredible machines were ever built.
With more than 300 modified components, nearly every aspect of the SLR was upgraded for the 722 Edition. Power rose from 617 to 641 horsepower, dropping the 0–60 time to 3.6 seconds; the ride height was lowered by 10 millimeters; new 19-inch alloy wheels were developed to fit larger carbon-ceramic brake discs; and a new carbon-fibre front splitter increased front downforce by 128 percent. Incredibly, despite the significant downforce increase, the drag coefficient of the 722 also decreased. Alcantara and carbon fibre replaced much of the leather and aluminium trim throughout the interior, giving the car a sportier, more exotic feel. Compared to its rivals—most significantly the Ferrari Enzo and Porsche Carrera GT—the 722 Edition represents breathtaking performance, exclusivity, and tremendous value in a stunning yet eminently usable package that can be easily driven and enjoyed..."
Source: RM Sotheby's
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"Contributing to the T.50s Niki Lauda’s astounding speed is a new aerodynamic package. This includes a rear-mounted delta wing, the design of which was inspired by the front wing on Murray’s 1983 Brabham BT52 Formula One car - just as effective today as it was then. A central fin stretching from the top of the roof to the rear lip of the car provides increased stability, while the distinctive 400mm ground-effect fan runs in a single High Downforce mode..."
Source: Gordn Murray Automotive.
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"...The SP-8 that you see before you is one such creation. The latest addition to the One-Off programme is the result of a close collaboration with a Taiwanese client and Flavio Manzoni’s design team at the Ferrari Styling Centre. The result? A thoroughbred two-seater with its roadster credentials compounded by the fact it is entirely without a roof.
Based on the F8 Spider, the SP-8 inherits the same layout and chassis and, more importantly, one of the most critically acclaimed engines of all time (including the winner of the prestigious Engine of the Year (IEOTY) award on four consecutive occasions): the 3.9-litre twin turbo V8. Of course, removing the roof completely on a car boasting such a supreme powerplant presents its own set of unique aerodynamic challenges, and the SP-8 has been extensively refined through relentless wind tunnel testing and track time to ensure it delivers the same acoustic comfort as the F8 that inspired it..."
Source: Ferrari
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"A super-sports car created with a singular purpose, the Huracán STO delivers all the feel and technology of a genuine race car in a road-legal model.
Lamborghini’s years-long motorsport know-how, intensified by a winning heritage, is concentrated in the new Huracán STO. Its extreme aerodynamics, track-honed handling dynamics, lightweight contents and the highest-performing V10 engine to date come together, ready to trigger all the emotions of the racetrack in your everyday life..."
Source: Lamborghini
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