The one Ferrari Enzo completed in white, at the very least from the manufacturing unit, can be auctioned off by RM Sotheby’s in a 24-hour on-line public sale beginning June 29.
Ferrari constructed simply 400 Enzos, together with 20 “Extracampionario” automobiles completed in nonstandard colours, in keeping with the public sale home. A part of the latter group, this automobile—chassis 133023—is the one Enzo to go away the manufacturing unit in Bianco Avus white.
Accomplished on Might 22, 2003, the white Enzo additionally encompasses a Nero (black) leather-based inside with Rosso Corsa (racing purple) devices and extra-large carbon-fiber bucket seats with 3D black material inserts.
2003 Ferrari Enzo (picture through RM Sotheby’s)
The Enzo was Ferrari’s flagship supercar of the early 2000s, selecting up the place the F40 and F50 left off. It featured a carbon-fiber monocoque chassis and paddle-shifted 6-speed transmission—each of which had been pretty novel in supercars on the time.
A naturally aspirated 6.0-liter V-12 produces 650 hp and 485 lb-ft of torque, with drive going to the rear wheels solely. The mid-mounted engine will get the Enzo from 0-62 mph in 3.6 seconds, and on to a prime pace of 217 mph. These numbers appear much less spectacular in comparison with at the moment’s supercars, however the Enzo was among the many quickest manufacturing automobiles of its interval.
The Enzo’s monocoque and engine had been additionally used for the Maserati MC12, albeit with intensive modifications to make the MC12 appropriate for racing. Ferrari additionally produced a track-only Enzo spinoff—the FXX.
2003 Ferrari Enzo (picture through RM Sotheby’s)
Chassis 133023 bought Ferrari Classiche certification in November 2012, and simply obtained a full annual service at a Ferrari-authorized supplier in Hong Kong, in keeping with the public sale itemizing. Even a wrecked-and-restored Enzo fetched $1.75 million at public sale in 2016, so it is doubtless this automobile will entice a really excessive bid.
Ferrari finally launched an Enzo successor within the type of the LaFerrari, which has change into a collectible in its personal proper. And it is nearly time for Ferrari to launch one other flagship supercar. Ferrari tends to launch these each 10 years, and it has been a couple of decade because the LaFerrari debuted. We have even noticed a possible LaFerrari successor out testing.
