TODAY 19 MAY Exclusive Ferrari News

...homage to both Sergio and Andrea Pininfarina whose company and work have been linked to the most successful road-going cars ever built at Maranello. The SA APERTA is a true roadster which allows its occupants to enjoy the superlative sensations afforded by the combination Ferrari’s signature front-engined V12 supercar in a completely open-top setting. In fact, it has just a light soft top designed to be used only if the weather gets particularly bad. A low-slung windscreen and the fact that it sits lower to the ground than Ferrari’s other models and provides the SA APERTA with exceptional aerodynamic sleekness. Its profile the windscreen arches back from the A-pillar to the two aerodynamic fins that beautifully integrate the two roll-bars which themselves cleverly mimic the outline of the seats.

The chassis has been redesigned to deliver a standard of stiffness comparable to that of the normal Ferrari 599 on which it is based and there is a negligible weight difference thanks to work done on the chassis structure.

With a 500 kW V12 engine beneath its bonnet, the SA APERTA beautifully embodies the performance spirit of the 599, incorporating Ferrari's most advanced technology to deliver absolute benchmark performance and superb driving pleasure.

Its interior too is stylishly sporty with particularly sophisticated materials, trim and colours used throughout. The virtually endless combinations available guarantee that each and every SA APERTA is unique.