PHOTOS FERRARI MONZA SP1 / SP2: FERRARI
Months ago the Ferraristas twisted the gesture. The rumor that Maranello thought develop an SUV was confirmed. Decades of being the guardian of essences began to falter. In short, one thing is to direct Ferrari from the competition or design offices and another to do it from the accounting office. Business strategy of the late Sergio Marchionne happens by approaching the emerging Chinese market.
A market full of new fortunes made by tree economic. This sounds familiar to us, right? The same scenario that in Europe welcomed the birth of the SUV. Cars that are not understood by their technical approach, but rather by a desire for grandeur. What does the behavior of the car matter when you want to go higher than the neighbor? Anyway, let's not be so hard on ourselves.
This same Chinese dilemma is being experienced by other brands. Bentley has been producing models that are only offered there for years. All with a nice extra gold, driving distractions and various eccentricities. And it is that the new rich man is like this: endowed with an inordinate taste for the court of Louis XIV. Will there be a guillotine? While we wait for the End of History Ferrari has launched a model to calm its customers: the Monza SP1 / SP2.
FERRARI MONZA SP1 / 2: A XNUMXST CENTURY BARCHETTA
Pulling the classic spirit is in fashion. In fact, you just have to see how happy Peugeot are with the e-Legend media commotion. In Ferrari the shots go in the same direction. If the 812 recovered the essence of the best GT in the style of the 250GT ... Why not recover the concept of barchetta?
After all, Mercedes already did it with the SLR Stirling Moss. And if something characterized the decade of the 50 for Ferrari it was its spectacular barchettas. 166MM, 500 Mondial, 250 Testa Rossa ... Until the arrival of the sixties these models were the aces of Italian speed. Small, light, very powerful vehicles with no opportunity for accessory elements to driving.
To recover that spirit of driving to the limit is a blessed madness away from current fashions. That is why this Ferrari bet is so original in these times. Launching the Monza SP1 and SP2 represents a radical intention to rescue the old days of the brand. Of course, with all the cutting-edge technology of the moment: Both the chassis and the V12 engine come from the 812 Superfast.
ICONA SERIES: NEW WINDS TO THE CLASSICS
Beyond aesthetics, the design of the Monza SP1 and SP2 guarantees a limpet-like fit to the ground. A perfectly balanced Ferrari with which the Maranello technicians promise a "Corner exit only comparable to that achieved by an F1". Regarding the engine, the V12 of the 812 has been improved in sections such as the aspiration to raise its kick to 810CV and a 0-100 km / h closed in 2 seconds.
Ferrari claims that this engine is the most powerful V12 ever made by the brand. Mechanical data aside, the truth is that the Monza opens a new era in Maranello. An era in which Through the Icona program, limited series of vehicles will be made with clear nods to the past. A way to recover the value of the Ferrari legacy while creating exclusive editions with great added value.
Not bad, because while those nods to history dazzle the most ferraristas ... The Icona program units will yield a much higher bill than the rest of the Ferrari models. It seems that this could be the conciliatory formula between the identity of the brand and its accounting department. Of course, the presentation of the SUV is irremediable ... 😉