The Sergio

Designed by Pininfarina and released in 2014, only six of the incredibly limited edition roadster Sergios were built utilizing the chassis of a 458 Speciale. The original concept car was created to celebrate the historic collaboration between the Cambiano company and the Prancing Horse. Sergio was the obvious name for the car, as he was the man who sealed the longstanding partnership with Ferrari and Pininfarina and had just recently passed in 2012. When Ferrari made the call the Paolo in 2012 (Sergio's son) to let him know they wanted to make a car dedicated to his father they asked what the car's design should be inspired by, Paolo made one call to the best consultant he could think of, his mom. He mentioned the Dino as it was Sergio's favorite car and she agreed. The designers went to work and what they came up with was a smoothed and rounded out shape and an open-cockpit design. The Sergio Concept made its debut at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show where the world could see how they took design cues from Sergio Pininfarina's favorite era of design, the 60s and 70s. Fast-forward to 2014 and the six production-based models were released featuring a few design tweaks making them driveable on public roads.

At the front sits a front-splitter that seems to float out the front of the car that not only increases downforce but also optimizes airflow to the various cooling elements at the front. There is also a unique take on the headlights (one that may not be appreciated all), they stretch across the front of the car as a transparent transverse element. Behind the driver sits a modern take on the classic Ferrari flying buttress and negative rear-window and houses air intakes to the clutch and gearbox cooling system. At the rear is a massive rear diffuser and adds a beautiful finishing touch to the retro-modern design. The rear decklid is a contrasting black color and houses circular air vents seen on other iconic Pininfarina creations from the past. The forged wheels in this example are a Sergio-specific design in gold with a diamond finish.

The Ferrari Sergio’s performance and dynamics match its bold styling. It didn't just borrow the chassis of the 458 Speciale Aperta; it also borrowed its 605hp 4.5L V8 found in the 458 Spider propelling the car to 60 mph in only 3 seconds. With a selling price of $3M and one recently selling for roughly $5M would you take the Sergio over other Ferrari greats, or multiple for that matter? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!