The long rumoured 599 Cabriolet has finally landed before its public debut at the Paris Motor Show. Don’t think you can order one right away as Ferrari will only make 80 examples of the SA Aptera and all of them have already been reserved. What’s with the name? Well, Ferrari is naming their new convertible in honour of Sergio and Andrea Pininfarina who have contributed a lot towards Ferraris. The SA Aptera is also Ferrari’s rarest road cars, less even than the Enzo. The SA Aptera required special work to its chassis and it is just as stiff as its coupe cousin and weighs just a little more. The Aptera also sits very low to the ground than any Ferrari. The mechanicals and V12 engine remain exactly the same. Hit the jump for the press release and pictures.
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A new V12 to celebrate Pininfarina’s 80th anniversary
Maranello, 24th September 2010 – Ferrari is delighted to announce the presentation of the SA APERTA at the Paris International Motor Show 2010. This is a special series model of which a strictly limited number of just 80 will be built. All have already been sold. Ferrari chose to build 80 SA Apertas in celebration of Pininfarina’s 80th anniversary. The SA nomenclature also pays 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 emotions afforded by our signature front-engined V12 architecture in a completely open-top setting. In fact, it has just a light soft top designed to be resorted to only if the weather gets particularly bad. A low-slung windscreen and the fact that it crouches lower to the ground than our other models lend the SA APERTA an exceptionally aerodynamic sleekness. Its profile arches back from the A-post to two aerodynamic fins beautifully integrating 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 a closed berlinetta and there is a negligible weight difference also, thanks to work done on the chassis structure.
Thanks to the 670 CV engine beneath its bonnet, the SA APERTA beautifully embodies the sporty spirit of the 599, incorporating Ferrari’s most advanced technology to deliver absolutely 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 absolutely unique.
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