Ferrari 550 Maranello, 2000
Ferrari 550
Ferrari 550•
•11 مشاهدة
Chassis No.: ZFFZS49A3Y0121851
Auction: Monterey 2019
Auction date: August 17, 2019
Lot No.: S170
$110,000 | High bid
- Exterior: Yellow
- Interior: Black
- Believed to be 18,034 miles
- 5.5L V-12 engine features 48 valves and produced 478 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 419 lb-ft of torque at 5,000 RPM
- 6-speed manual transmission
- Major belt service was completed three-years ago, only 130-miles have been added since
- Factory 18 inch Magnesium alloy wheels are fitted with Bridgestone Potenza tires dated from 2014 up front and 2015 in the rear
- Black leather Daytona seats feature two-tone inserts and embossed logos on the headrests
- Matching Black and Yellow mats are present in the footwells
- Interior components are reported to remain stock, and some peeling of the climate controls is noted
- Factory limited slip differential
Ferrari broke with its own tradition when it introduced the front-engined V-12 550 Maranello at Nürburgring in July 1996, upsetting the long-standing notion that any Ferrari flagship should pay homage to the company’s contemporary racing lineage by packaging the engine behind the cockpit, just as it had done in the 12-cylinder Berlinetta Boxer and subsequent Testarossa models. To Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo, however, the benefits of a midengine layout were somewhat exaggerated, reasoning that with careful design, a front-engine car can be made to match its opposite in most situations, while also facilitating easier maintenance and access to the drivetrain.
The proof was in the 550 Maranello’s performance, which was demonstrably better in every way than the 512 Testarossa it replaced, shaving 3.2 seconds off the 512’s time at Ferrari’s Fiorano test track. Indeed, the 550 Maranello’s 199 MPH top speed made it one of the fastest cars in the world, the result of its exotic all-aluminum 5.5L DOHC V-12 engine that featured variable-length intake runners, sequential-port fuel injection and 48 valves and produced 478 HP at 7,000 RPM and 419 lb-ft of torque at 5,000 RPM. At the other end of the 550’s solid driveshaft tube was the gate-shifted 6-speed manual transaxle with limited-slip differential.
The 550’s sleek shape, the product of more than 4,800 hours of wind-tunnel refinement, has drawn universal praise as one of Pininfarina’s most beautiful designs while also delivering extremely efficient aerodynamics and rock-solid high-speed stability. Dramatically finished in Giallo Modena, this 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello is offered with just 18,034 miles on the odometer, just 130 of which have been added since a major belt service completed in 2016. Its factory 18-inch magnesium wheels are fitted with Bridgestone Potenza tires.
The black leather interior features yellow trim accents, classic Daytona-style seats with yellow inserts and embossed Prancing Horse headrest logos, and that famous gated chrome shifter.
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