In early December, Ferrari revealed the first production Sergio. Just six examples of the 458-based roadster will be built.
Pininfarina unveiled the Sergio concept car, named for the design house’s longtime president, at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show. It was Pininfarina’s third Ferrari-based barchetta concept — along with the 1989 Mythos and the 2000 Rossa — but this time the company hinted the car might go into production. And now it has.
The production Sergio isn’t as extreme as the concept, which featured vestigial doors that swung upward and lacked windows and a windshield, but it retains many other key visual details. These include the unique wheels, hood and rear deck treatments, forward-leaning roll bar and distinctive black side cladding.
Mechanically, the Sergio is all 458, likely Speciale; it utilizes that car’s 605-hp V8 engine. The interior remains standard 458 Spider, aside from materials and a Sergio badge on the dash. However, since each Sergio can be extensively customized by its owner, it’s possible other examples will feature more radical cockpits.
With the Sergio, Ferrari has launched its second extremely limited-production road car in the last two months. (The first was the ten-edition F60 America.) Two doesn’t make a trend, but we wouldn’t be at all surprised to see more small runs of rebodied cars in the future. Anyone else interested in a California T coupe inspired by the one-off 250 GT SWB Breadvan?
