The Daytona SP3 is more than a car, it’s a V-12 celebration.
The Daytona SP3 is not as pretty as any of those cars, especially the gorgeous 330 P3 and P4, or the 512 S, but Ferrari design chief Flavio Manzoni says it's not meant to be a simple homage, a retro car. It's meant to be a modern interpretation of the spirit of those classic Ferraris, built in a modern way, using modern materials and modern technologies. That's why 2020s aerodynamic theory has played just as much a part in shaping the Daytona SP3 as 1960s nostalgia.
The Daytona SP3's steering wheel features the same Human-Machine Interface concept used in the 296 GTB, among others. Touch controls allow drivers to operate 80 percent of the Daytona SP3's functions without moving their hands off the steering wheel. Controls to switch the lights on and off, adjust the exterior rearview mirrors, and change the air conditioning settings are on haptic touch pads on the dash.
Even with the roof removed and the scissor door wide open, you need a snake-hipped wriggle to get past the protruding corner of the dash and into the driver's seat without kneecapping yourself. As you settle in and push the pedal box into the correct position, you'll notice the front tire right there, just past your left knee. Your feet are just behind the front axle centerline in a car with a 104.3-inch wheelbase.
The bulging front fenders frame your view ahead, just as they do in a Le Mans sports prototype. The external rearview mirrors are mounted on them, right at the front axle line. They work brilliantly, providing an excellent view past the Daytona SP3's voluptuous hips. Smooth and free-spinning and wonderfully tractable from little more than idle speeds, the F140HC is a masterclass in the art and science of the naturally aspirated V-12 engine. Its throttle response above 7,000 rpm is simply stunning, as crisp and sparkling as vintage champagne. It barks like a hot-rodded superbike engine on downshifts, the revs snapping so fast it's hard to believe it displaces 6.5 liters.
Underneath the aural and visual theatrics is a serious, fully sorted car, with a chassis that's been set up to help you make the most of that extraordinary engine.
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