Ferrari Sergio:

The first Ferrari Sergio has been delivered to its new owner, the SBH Royal Auto Gallery at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit, which is home to the Ferrari World theme park. Sergio is designed by Pininfarina and built in a limited edition of six units. The car was created to celebrate the spirit and core values of the historic cambiano company in the 60th anniversary year of its collaboration with the Prancing Horse. The name Sergio is to homage Sergio Pininfarina, who sealed the unique, longstanding partnership with Ferrari.

The Ferrari Sergio is a genuinely radical car. It is both exclusive and spare in the sense that every single element aboard is focused entirely on performance. An authentic open-top, it explicitly references the track, underscoring and intensifying its sense of sportiness, fun behind the wheel and the pleasure of design at its purest. The performance and dynamics are excellent in the extreme too. It is based on the 458 Spider and it is powered by the latest 605 horsepower version of Ferraris V8 which has won the International Engine of the Year award on three consecutive occasions. This power unit guarantees the car sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 3 seconds.

The Ferrari Sergio has an extremely simple, clear style. Both its volumes and treatments of its surfaces reflect the spirt of Pininfarinas 60s and 70s creations for Ferrari. Its proportions have been pushed to the extreme with the front of the car seeming to penetrate the rear which itself projects forward. The result is an exceptionally sculptural, three dimensional take on the classic roadster. The cockpit is pared back and functional in the extreme with the engine compartment actually hugging the backs of the seats.

The example which has delivered to Abu Dhabi has three-layer red exterior paintwork and an extremely sporty cockpit with black leather upholstery with contrasting red stitching, alcantara seat inserts, and extensive carbon dash and door well trim. It also features Sergio-specific forged wheels, in this instance gold in colour with a diamond finish. Each one of the six Ferrari Sergios was configured by its owner in dedicated sessions at the Tailor Made atelier in Maranello, where clients were invited to personalise their cars to their own individual taste. The atelier offers enormous freedom of choice in terms of colours, materials and finishes. As a result, every detail is extremely exclusive, thereby continuing the Prancing Horse tradition begun in the 50s and 60s of creating bespoke cars minutely tailored to each clients wishes.