At the 2013 Geneva International Motor Show, Ferrari threw down the gauntlet when it came to exclusivity in output, performance, and price with a model so definitive that it was made the marque’s namesake—the Ferrari LaFerrari. The hypercar boasts 949 hp and 663 ft lbs of torque from the innovative combination of a 6.3-liter V-12 and an electric motor based on the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) from Formula 1. The hybrid power train makes possible a zero-to-60 mph time of 2.4 seconds and a top speed of more than 217 mph.
Only a claimed 499 examples, each starting at $1.3 million, were made and allocated on an invitation-only basis to the automaker’s most important customers. RM Sotheby’s reported in its lot description that the car auctioned in Monterey “was delivered new to the Ming Collection in July 2015," noting that it “remains in ‘time-capsule’ condition." And it’s no wonder, as only 54 miles had been put on it.
From the article by Viju Mathew
