Ferrari 456 GTA, 1997
Ferrari 456 I (456)
Ferrari 456 I (456)•
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Chassis No.: ZFFWP50A9V0107391
- Exterior: Black
- Interior: Tan
- 5.5L DOHC V-12 engine
- Factory-rated at 436 HP
- Automatic transmission
- Pininfarina design
- Black exterior
- Tan interior
- Power steering
- Power brakes
- Power windows
- Air conditioning
- One of 1,271 GTAs produced
- Service book stamped for 30,000 mile service in 2014
- Carfax and Autocheck are available
Ferrari’s 456 GT and GTA continued the line of 2-plus-2 Grand Touring berlinettas that began with the 1960 250 GTE coupe. Like its progenitor, the 456 is more a two-seat GT with comfortable room for two children or another pair of patient adults, but its true purpose is to transport its passengers in the most refined environment offered in a sporting automobile with a Ferrari badge. There is none of the edginess found in the Testarossa or the F-series mid-engine fleet, but instead a calm demeanor that hides the 456 GTA’s ability to perform as well as, if not better than, any red-blooded GT.
The styling, while restrained, is unmistakably Ferrari, with an eggcrate grille and raised-hip fastback profile giving away its Pininfarina origins. The “A” in GTA stands, of course, for “automatic,” as in the 4-speed automatic operated by a traditional metal-knobbed shifter. Its performance is anything but traditional. Integrated into the rear-mounted differential, it is one of the first automatics to use artificial intelligence to read the driver’s inputs and adjust its shift points and firmness to match.
At speed, the torque converter hands its duties over to a mechanical clutch to lock out slippage, an important feature when the GTA’s 5.5L 4-valve DOHC V-12 delivers all of its 436 horses and almost 400 lb-ft of torque. One of 1,271 456 Ferraris produced between 1992 and 2003, this 1997 GTA presents in the handsome pairing of Black with a Tan leather interior. Roomy and brimming with Italian elegance, it incorporates power steering and power four-wheel disc brakes, power windows and air conditioning. Now showing 29,000 miles, it received its 30,000-mile service in 2014. Those are the practical details.
The most important fact is that it is a Ferrari, and it will take you places no other car can go.
