Ferrari 575 Superamerica, 2005
Ferrari 575M
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Chassis No.: ZFFGT61A850145103
Auction: Monterey 2019
Auction date: August 17, 2019
Lot No.: S173
$280,000 | High bid
- Exterior: Red
- Interior: Black
- 1 of 559 produced
- 4,918 miles
- Extensive service performed by Ferrari of Austin in August 2018
- GTC Package
- 5.7L V-12 engine
- F1 gearbox
- Limited slip differential
- Adaptive independent suspension with anti-roll bar
- Carbon ceramic disc brakes with Red calipers
- Revocromico rotating roof panel
- Rosso Corsa over Nero leather interior
- Carbon fiber interior trim
- Daytona style seats
- Red REV counter
- Scuderia shields
- Nero leather rear shelf
- Must be sold to an out of state resident or licensed dealer
A unique variant of the 575M Maranello, the Superamerica provides open-air motoring thanks to a very unique “Revocromico” electrochromic glass-panel roof that rotates 180-degrees at the rear to lie flat over the trunk. The glass roof panel was made by Saint-Gobain in France and uses a carbon fiber frame to allow a strong but lightweight support system. Only 559 Ferrari 575 Superamericas were built, presumably based on Enzo Ferrari’s philosophy of producing one less than the world demanded. Only 43 had a manual transmission, the remainder having the quicker-shifting F1 paddle gearbox like this example.
Having covered only 4,918 miles from new, this Superamerica features the optional $23,500 GTC Handling Package, which was designed to increase the already capable nature of the car with ceramic brakes, a stiffer adaptive independent suspension with anti-roll bars, sport exhaust system, softer compound performance tires, special wheels and remapped calibration of the paddle-shifted F1 transmission. Powered by the 5.7L/533 HP V-12, as seen in the 575M, it uses a limited-slip differential to deliver power to the rear wheels and absolutely promises a very swift ride.
Presented in the desirable Rosso Corsa with Scuderia fender shields and a Nero-colored leather interior with Daytona-style seats piped in red, the car features an interior that also displays a Nero leather rear shelf and carbon fiber interior trim. Ferrari of Austin performed an extensive servicing in August 2018. The 575 Superamerica would be the fourth of five Ferraris branded as Superamerica, its very unique roof developed to answer the cries of those who had purchased the previous 550 Barchetta, a car that was quite literally meant for perfect-weather cruising.
Equipped only with a temporary soft top in case of sudden inclement weather, the 550 Barchetta meant to call back to the earliest Ferrari roadsters, though wasn’t exactly what customers wanted. Thanks to the special glass roof system, the 575 Superamerica can go from open convertible to closed coupe in just about 60 seconds, and their exclusivity from day one marked them as one of the more desirable Ferraris ever built.
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