The official Daytona SP3 Thread!

Whatever you call it, it's amazing.

 

A double rare SP3 without shields, way to go!

 

Some Blue Carbon with Miami Blue livery >

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This is the F80... They make a mistake at the Factory.

 

It's as if marketing didn't know the history or worse, didn't care...

 

Excellent!

 

The F80 is futuristic and produces 1050 kg of downforce. This is just an ode to the past, recycling the LaFerrari's mechanicals, only being slower.

 

Slower is good 'more viewing time' when in motion...

 

I thought these were driving machines... I guess people confuse cars with paintings.

Case in point: Tonight I was out with some car enthusiast friends of mine who come from various economic backgrounds. We all hang together, speaking equally about Toyotas and Ferraris over our beer, wine and food. An acquaintance (whom I have also met once or twice) of one of the chaps bought a 250 GTO recently. When I asked my friend what the new owner thinks about how it drives, he told me that he thinks it is rubbish, like all old cars. He even brought my E-Type as an example and I agreed that these cars are nigh on dangerous when driven spiritedly. It is the same as buying an ancient sword with a gold hilt. Today it is useless as a weapon but it is part of history and it may cost millions. My point is that we should not confuse Spitfires with Eurofighters and say that modern machines should look like antiquated one. I understand that the SP3 is not antiquated, but launching a 2025 hypercar with the performance of a 2005 one is just silly and certainly not Ferrari-like.

 

Well said!
Yes your countryman has already taken your message to heart. Sold all the cars to concentrate on art. No more MOT worries...

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I guess you are referring to Sir Lewis. Well, he can do whatever he wants obviously. What breaks my heart is that he is not really into cars, and as it seems nor into F1 driving anymore...

 

Pray for Roscoe

 

I think the counter point to this is that how much performance is actually usable on the road? Its all good and well having a 1000 kg of down force but again how relevant is that for the type of road driving most of these cars actually do? A 250 GTO, you need to be able to finesse gearshifts but you can actually used 300 bhp.

SP3 was never meant to be a halo model either so to reduce its mere existence to performance figures is in my view completely missing the point. Its an emotive car and I think Ferrari should be applauded in this instance for building a car that does not chase figures but rather puts emphasis on the experience and design.

Old cars dangerous when driven quickly, sorry again I disagree, on what basis are they dangerous? On the basis one has to realise there are no safety systems and no ABS and actually drive the car?

 

If one wants to be lawful even 300 CV is too much for the road (apart from the Autobahn). Many people take advantage of their cars' performance though (even though not all of it and not for extended periods of time) even on public roads. Even in here we often get comments from people who find their 500 PS 911 GT3s underpowered. Moreover, one can always go to a race track.

I agree but I was not the one who started this debate by saying that the SP3 should have been the F80. I just responded to that suggestion.

Classic cars have much lower active and passive safety standards. From brakes to turning performance, they can get very sketchy when driven with vim, or even without much vim...