Almost two years after being first revealed in concept form, the first Ferrari Sergio has been delivered to its new home as part of the royal collection in the United Arab Emirates. In total just six examples of the car will be made and as you would expect with such an exclusive project all have been spoken for.
First unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show by Pininfarina, the Sergio was a radically-styled two-seater based on Ferrari 458 Italia underpinnings, featuring a windscreen-less front-end with a sloping nose created to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cambiano company's collaboration with the Prancing Horse.
Little has changed in terms of the production version's overall proportions, though there is a windscreen. The sleek bodywork has been stretched to meet the 'hard points' of the 458 Italia donor car while it retains the single transparent panel across its nose that houses the car's headlight units.
Dominating the car's side profile is a contrasting panel that unifies the front and rear designs, but unlike the original concept doesn't feature an air intake along its leading edge. The production version's C-pillar is less steeply-raked too - a necessity dictated by the standard 458's structure. Instead, air intakes for the clutch and gearbox oil cooling are integrated into the roll bars. Adding more style to the exterior design are unique forged wheels that, in the case of this first customer car, are finished in gold paint with a diamond finish.
Inside, the interior design and layout apes that of the 458 with the addition of a Sergio name plate on the dashboard. The first car delivered features black leather upholstery with contrasting red stitching, Alcantara seat panels and generous levels of carbon fibre trim around the dashboard.
At the rear, circular tail lights give a further nod to a long-running Ferrari design tradition while an aggressively-styled rear diffuser alludes to the high performance nature of this bespoke design. Power comes from the 605hp naturally-aspirated 4,497cc Ferrari V8 engine, which residues underneath a rear cover that features a series of circular cooling vents running the length of each side. The Sergio can sprint to 100km/h from rest in just three seconds.
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The next five Sergio cars will be built in Maranello to the individual tastes of the customers who spent time in the Tailor Made atelier at the factory, continuing the long-running tradition of creating bespoke cars for clients.