2014 Ferrari LaFerrari Berlinetta

• Class-leading petrol/electric hybrid hypercar
• One of only 499 made
• Circa 1,430 miles from new
• Extensive main dealer service history

Ferrari's first offering in the expanding category of Hybrid Supercars was the LaFerrari, a limited edition coupé that entered production in 2013. The LaFerrari was the distillation of no fewer than nine design studies created during the process of its development. The car was unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show. Unusually, its styling had no input from Ferrari's long-term collaborator, Carrozzeria Pinifarina.

Clearly, a car evocatively titled 'LaFerrari' would have to have a V12 engine, a type of power unit used in the very first Ferrari of 1947 and for a glorious succession of the Italian factory's most famous models. The LaFerrari V12 displaced 6.3-litres and produced 789bhp, supplemented by an electric motor producing 161bhp for a combined output of 950 horsepower, the highest power output of any Ferrari road car at the time. With the car is in motion, the electric motor's lithium-ion battery pack is charged by a KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) as used in the current generation of Formula 1 cars. Power reaches the rear wheels (there's no four-wheel drive) via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. And if you didn't use those 950 horses all the time, there was also a useful decrease in fuel consumption, not that that would have interested the typical LaFerrari owner.

Designed by Ferrari's F1 technical director, Rory Byrne, the LaFerrari has a carbon fibre monocoque chassis with suspension at the front by double wishbones and at the rear by a multi-link system. Any car with a 200mph-plus maximum needs plenty of stopping power, and the LaFerrari was equipped with Brembo's finest carbon-ceramic brakes. Ferrari claimed a top speed exceeding 349km/h (217mph), similar to the Enzo's top speed; however, the LaFerrari could accelerate from 0-100km/h (0-62mph) in under 2.4 seconds and reach 300km/h (186mph) in 15 seconds, comfortably out-performing its predecessor. The factory also claimed that LaFerrari had lapped its Fiorano test track in 1:19.7, faster than any other road-legal Ferrari at the time.

Electronic systems abound in even the humblest of modern hatchbacks, and as one would expect, the LaFerrari boasts just about every bit of automotive electrickery imaginable: electronic stability control; high performance ABS/EBD (anti-lock braking system/electronic brake distribution), EF1-Trac F1 traction control integrated with the hybrid propulsion system; E-Diff 3 electronic differential; and magnetorheological suspension dampers - all controlled by 21 computers. There was also active aerodynamics, the front and rear aero being adjustable on the move to provide either high or low downforce while also controlling cooling of the engine, gearbox, batteries, and brakes. More electronics were deployed in the cockpit in the form of a 12.3" (310mm) TFT digital dashboard display with a choice of three optional layouts capable of relaying data from the telemetry system. The steering wheel featured integrated controls, while the gear change paddles were fixed directly to steering column. Putting a 950 horsepower car weighing only some 1,255kg dry in the hands of mere mortals, as opposed to professional racing drivers, might be considered somewhat reckless, but in designing LaFerrari, its makers ensured that whatever the car did it did predictably.

As is understandable with a limited production, V12 engined Ferrari, all 499 examples planned had sold before the first had been delivered. However, merely having pockets of limitless depth was not alone sufficient for you to acquire a LaFerrari, which was only available to loyal customers vetted by Ferrari.

Representing an incredible opportunity to own one of these fabulous Ferrari hypercars, the LaFerrari offered here was delivered new in the UK via H.R. Owen and first registered on 10th October 2014. The accompanying yellow book 'Attestato per vetture Serie Speciali' (Certificate for Special Series cars) records its delivery and specification in Rosso Corsa with Neri/Rossi trim. The car has covered a mere circa 1,430 miles from new. The most recent service was undertaken in August 2023 by Maranello Egham (invoice on file) and further invoices back through the car's life are noted in the history file. This exceptionally well specified example comes complete with the following:

• Scuderia wing badges
• Suspension lifter
• Carbon fibre steering wheel with LEDs
• Carbon fibre dashboard inserts
• Carbon fibre central bridge
• Carbon fibre exterior rear view mirror arms
• Carbon fibre rear fog light
• Carbon fibre finish to lower part of vehicle
• Carbon fibre wheel centre caps
• 20" forged matt black finished alloy wheels
• Cavallino logo stitched into headrests
• Painted stripe on dashboard
• Brake calipers in Rosso
• Sports exhaust pipes
• Telemetry kit
• Track camera kit

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