![]() ![]() 1920 started his automotive legacy by joining forces with Alfa Romeo, an automobile company with a racing pedigree. Enzo Ferrari was born in 1898 into carpentry and fabrication. The Ferrari brand was born out of necessity and an interesting series of events. Some Ferrari History Born Out Of Necessity The F40 is still considered by most the be the best supercar ever, the Enzo was the defining moment celebrating Ferrari’s awesome F1 run in the late 1990s. The 288 GTO and 599 GTO were crazy models based on existing models. ![]() They haven’t looked back. The Dino was the first mid-engined Ferrari and while down on power, it looked gorgeous and this layout would go on to be used in most Ferraris. The 250 GTO may be considered the first in the line of Ferrari supercars and it was a gem. Ferrari has an uncanny ability to produce some of the best sports and road cars in history. So here are the top 10 Ferraris of the past 6 decades, noting that we include the current Ferrari 458 Italia and LaFerrari in the list too. Performance is amazing and they are constantly dragging the automotive industry into the future.įor many decades Ferrari has been one of the top motor car brands. The short list of greatest Ferrari road cars isn’t a short list at all. Everything about Ferrari cars is great, unique and recognizable. His guidance built the definition of what we now know as ‘supercars’ and has given the world great examples of supercar. His legacy lives on through his cars, but let us not forget his beginnings.įerrari’s philosophy “building the greatest cars in the world.” So it is fitting when you think of awesome sports cars, one brand immediately comes to mind and that is Ferrari. After branching out of Alfa Romeo to build his own legacy, his drive and hustle to beat his former boss laid the foundation to the Ferrari that we all know and cherish today. His start in life as a racing driver for Alfa Romeo drove his passion for building fast, record-breaking cars that will withstand the test of time. He wanted to build a stable of fast cars, which is the literal translation of his company: “Ferrari’s Stable” or “Team Ferrari”. When he created Scuderia Ferrari in 1929, he just wanted to buy existing cars and build them into race cars. Power is supplied by the same naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10, which pumps out 631 HP and 417 lb-ft (565 Nm) of torque, rocketing it from 0 to 62 mph (0-100 kph) in 3.0 seconds, and up to 193 mph (310 kph).Contents: Best / Current Models / All Models / Pics / News / Performance / Videos / History / For Sale Ferrariįorged from a racing heritage, Enzo Ferrari wasn’t initially interested in building road cars. The Ferrari 458 Speciale is listed with 1:51.44, and the Audi R8 V10 Performance with 1:52.20.Ī track-focused supercar, the Huracan STO boasts a lot of mods over the regular models, including updated aerodynamics, stiffer suspension, more responsive transmission, sharper steering, and additional driving modes. On a more positive note, the Huracan STO was a bit quicker than the McLaren 600LT, Huracan Evo, and Porsche 991 GT2 RS, which did 1:48.90, 1:49.00, and 1:49.10 respectively. All of them were driven by Gebhardt too, and so was the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, which at 1:43.30, came behind the McLaren Senna, which is the unofficial king for production cars at the German racetrack, with 1:40.79. Other supercars that turned out to be quicker than the said Lambo were the Porsche 992 Turbo S, with 1:47.80, Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, with 1:47.30, and McLaren 765LT, with 1:46.20. ![]() It failed to beat the McLaren 720S too, which posted 1:48.20, as well as the Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro with its 1:48.00, put through its paces by Gebhardt. To better understand what this lap time means, we took a look on the FastestLaps website, and found that the Huracan STO was actually one tenth of a second slower than the Mercedes- AMG GT R, driven by Uwe Sener. The experienced driver was tasked with lapping the Hockenheim GP as fast as he could, and at the end of the run, he posted 1:48.60. SportAuto gave the keys of the Italian model, which was equipped with Bridgestone Potenza Race tires, to Christian Gebhardt. ![]()
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