Why?

http://www.4wheelsnews.com/ferrari-to-build-a-v12-powered-458-italia-for-eric-clapton/

 

Because.... he can.

 

Because... He is God.

 

just "go"

 

Wow! Thats going to be a rocket! Its probably a 1 year job?

 

I can't wait to see the outcome.

 

Sounds fun to me... why not, if you're a bazillionaire? Hell - I'd order 3 - one for me,
one for the missus, and one to tow behind the motorhome.

Jedi

 

I may join a Group Buy on this one.. would you ?

 

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

the effort and expense to do this conversion for Clapton is like ordering a pizza for him.

 

Clapton might have ordered the fastest Ferrari ever...until the replacement Enzo

 

I doubt its going to be faster than a GTO - amazing the DSG and bay can handle the 599 set up.

 

He isn't ordering a race car...What he wants is something special, and I am sure the result will be one very impressive car.

 

Beautiful idea.

 

Does that make it a F599 <something> or a F4512 ?

 

Doesn't this kind of miss the point, though?

 

F4Orgasm.

 

Notice how it'll be the 599-spec V12, and not the GTO's... I wonder how well it will handle with that V12 back there.

599 Italia Modificata?

 

Wonder if the replacement 599 will have DSG and perhaps that box is going into Clapton's car?

 

Why?

Because real Ferraris have V12s. V8s are just for Dinos.

That´s what purists say and maybe Eric Clapton is one of them.

 

Great idea and very special, especialy when made at the factory. A future collectors piece.

 

Dinos have v6's

 

That's going to be one hell of a car.

 

This makes no sense. First off there was only one "Dino" road car ever fitted with a V8. That car being the 308GT4. By your logic the 500 Mondial, 750 Monza, 500TRC, F40 and several F1 cars (etc) are not "real Ferraris".


I wonder if they'll couple the engine to the DSG box or mount it to an F1 gearbox.

 

First of all, it´s not "by my logic" as I don´t consider myself a purist and I love the V8 Ferraris..

But I have to admit that the purists have a point: the first ever non-V12 road car made by Ferrari was a Dino. And maybe the only reason for not existing now a Dino 458 Italia was the relative lack of success of the Dino 308.