There are few cars that create a buzz in the motoring world like the release of a new Ferrari. Let alone a 1-of-599 Ferrari Daytona fitted with the most powerful engine Ferrari has ever put in a road car.
After releasing plans for 15 new models between 2023 and 2026, the new Ferrari Daytona SP3, which was officially announced in 2021, is starting deliveries later this year.
Reportedly costing in the region of A$3 million, the limited-run supercar is the third, and most expensive, member of Ferrari’s Icona Series behind 2018’s Monza SP1 and SP2.
Ferrari’s Icona range of road cars is specifically designed to “celebrate Ferrari’s history by reinterpreting the timeless styling of the marque’s most iconic cars”.
Steeped in iconic heritage, the new Ferrari Daytona SP3 pays homage to the famous 330 P3/4, 330 P4 and 412 P Ferrari Daytonas that recorded the 1-2-3 win in the 24 Hours of Daytona race back in 1967.
Under the hood, you’ll find the most powerful engine the Maranello factory has ever fitted to a road car – a 6.5 liter naturally aspirated V12. It produces 829hp, revs to a staggering 9500rpm and carries the car from zero to 100km/h in 2.85 seconds and zero to 200km/h in 7.4 seconds and will reach a top speed of 340km/h.
Behind the sweeping curves, ‘butterfly’ doors, and retractable ‘eye-lid’ headlights, the Daytona SP3 shares similarities with the hybrid LaFerrari. It sits on a comparable, yet more evolved, carbon-fibre chassis and uses the first all-carbon, mid-engine V12 since the 2013 hypercar. Despite this, the Daytona SP3 doesn’t boast any of the hybrid components that characterize the LaFerrari.
Every bit as stylish as its 1960s Daytona brethren, Ferrari’s Chief Design Officer Flavio Manzoni said the Daytona SP3 takes inspiration from the past but aligns with the company’s future vision.
You can take cues from the past but it’s vital that you don’t lose the visionary approach. You can see how it’s possible to connect the beauty of our heritage with our vision for the future. We would never do a ‘restomod’, it’s low-level. Never make something that is banal or obvious.
Ferrari Chief Design Officer Flavio Manzoni
All of the 599 iterations are already accounted for. As part of the Icona series, the Ferrari Daytona SP3 is only sold to clients and collectors on first-name terms with the Maranello factory and those considered to be brand ambassadors.
With the first road testing completed, Ferrari expects Dayonta SP3 deliveries to start at the end of 2022 with production continuing through 2023 and 2024.