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70 YEARS OF AN ICON

THE OPEN VERSION OF LAFERRARI

70 YEARS OF AN ICON
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MomentsGarage
1947
1947FIRST VICTORY
1948Launch of 166 MM
1949TRIUMPH AT LE MANS
1950
1950A RED MILLE MIGLIA
1950DEBUT IN F1
1951FIRST F1 WIN
1952MARZOTTO'S MONACO WIN
1952VICTORY FOR ASCARI
1953SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONS
1954LAST PAN AMERICAN
1954QUEEN OF PARIS
1955THE LADY OF THE COUPÉ
1956FANGIO CHAMPION
1957LAST MILLE MIGLIA
1957CALIFORNIA DREAMING
1958ELEGANT CHAMPION
1959AMERICAN RESISTANCE
1960
1960SERIES BEGINS
1961RED MONOPOLY
1962MASTERPIECE
1963LE MANS, ITALY
1964HERO OF THE TWO WORLDS
1965VICTORY AT TARGA
1966365 P JEWEL
1967LEGENDARY FINISH
1968TRIBUTE TO THE TRIUMPH
1968ARGENTINE TANGO
1969DINO OF TASMANIA
1969MASTERS OF EUROPE
1969A NEW PARTNER
1970
1970THE 512 S MIRACLE
1971THE 365 GT4 BB
1972CLEAN SWEEP FOR 312 P
1972HOME TRACK
1973DINO 308 GT4 ARRIVES
1974FEVER AT 50
1975LAUDA CHAMPION
1975FIRST TIME
1976AUTOMATICALLY LOVELY
1977NIKI DOUBLE
1978PROPHET AT HOME
1979SCHECKTER WORLD TITLE
1980
19804 PLACES, 8TH TITLE
1981TURBO WIN IN MONACO
1982UNSTOPPABLE 308 GTB
1983OPEN AIR PLEASURE
1984MASTERPIECE OF STYLE
1984FIRST OF A KIND
1985328, LAST ACT
1986AMERICAN SURPRISE
1987ENZO’S DREAM
1988DAY OF FAREWELL
1989MANSELL’S GEARS
1990
1990100TH F1 WIN
1991EVOLUTION OF AN ICON
1992A CLASSIC GT
1993DEDICATED TO CUSTOMERS
1994EXTREME REFINEMENT
1995F1 IN A ROAD CAR
1996SCHUMY’S FIRST
1997REVOLUTIONARY GEARBOX
1998SHAPE AND SPEED
1999RETURN TO THE TOP
2000
200021 YEARS LATER
2001SECOND WORLD TITLE
2002HOMAGE TO THE FOUNDER
2003REMEMBERING AGNELLI
2004UNSTOPPABLE
2005SUPERAMERICA MAGIC
2006EXCLUSIVE XX PROGRAMME
2007KIMI FINAL MASTERPIECE
2008STILL CHAMPIONS
2009BENCHMARK CAR
2010
2010RED FUN
2011FF FOR EVERY CONDITION
2012PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN
2013EXTREME INNOVATION
2014THE ULTIMATE
2015INTO THE FUTURE
201670 YEARS OF AN ICON
2016STOCK MARKET LAUNCH
2017HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY!
2018Farewell Sergio
2019DIFFERENT FERRARI FOR DIFFERENT FERRARISTI
2020
2020AN ENORMOUSLY RESILIENT BRAND
2021A YEAR OF GREAT CHANGE
2029
2016Towards new goals

70 YEARS OF AN ICON

THE OPEN VERSION OF LAFERRARI

There are cars that history turns into icons. Others are born as such. The LaFerrari Aperta falls into the second category. Maranello created the car to celebrate its 70th anniversary. This is why it is a model like no other. The LaFerrari Aperta is the ultimate technological expression of an open roof car. It is an essential roadster, a two-seater of the sort that immediately colonises the collective imagination. The LaFerrari Aperta has important roots. It is in fact an offshoot of the LaFerrari, the special limited series Prancing Horse car that redefined the limits of automotive technology.

70 YEARS OF AN ICON

In creating the LaFerrari Aperta, engineers were faced with major design challenges. Indeed, this car had to provide the same performance as the LaFerrari, but without the roof. Whatismore, the LaFerrari Aperta needed to provide the same handling and the same monstrous performance as the coupé version: 0-100 km/h in less than 3 seconds, a maximum speed of over 350 km/h. In addition, the customer had to be able to drive the car undisturbed by the aerodynamic flows even at 300 km/h. For this reason, in the months prior to its presentation at the Paris Motor Show, the heads of the chassis and aerodynamics department worked hard with the Styling Centre to achieve all of the car’s dynamic and load objectives, without sacrificing the iconic design of the LaFerrari. It is easy to see why work was needed on the chassis: without a roof, it was necessary to share the load lines in the lower part of the body. The end result is a negligible increase in weight, while preserving the torsional and flexural rigidity of the LaFerrari. As with every self-respecting Ferrari roadster, cockpit turbulence is reduced to a minimum. This is possible due to the design of an integrated system, capable of “capturing” the high-speed flow that tends to enter the compartment. The occupants are thus enveloped in quiet up to a top speed of 150 km/h. Although it is an easy bet that the desire to be carried away by the unique excitement of open-air driving, accompanied by the overpowering soundtrack of the first Ferrari hybrid power unit, is likely to gain the upper hand much sooner.

Moreover, the V12 that boasts a maximum output of 800 hp, with the addition of a 120 kW electric motor for a total output of 963 hp, is an exceptional performer that no one can resist. An icon, like the LaFerrari Aperta.

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