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| Ferrari 575 Superamerica 2006 |
After the success of the Ferrari 550, the spiritual successor to the 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’, Ferrari realised that there would be a market for a convertible version of the car, just like the fabled Daytona Spider. The resulting car was the limited-edition 550 Barchetta Pininfarina. The Barchetta was mechanically identical to its hardtop sibling, and it was intended to be a pure roadster, offering the same feeling as Ferrari’s earlier barchetta models, like the 166 MM. As successful as the 550 Barchetta was, customers felt limited by the 550’s lack of a usable convertible top, and many chose to only use their cars for quick out-and-back jaunts, not for longer road trips. For the convertible variant of the 550’s replacement, the 575 Maranello, the factory responded to customers’ calls for a more usable top in dramatic fashion, creating a brand-new convertible top system that offered the freedom of the barchetta with the practicality and security of the berlinetta.
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| Ferrari 575 Superamerica 2006 |
The resulting car was the 575 Superamerica. Undoubtedly the most interesting part of the car was its Revochromico rotating hardtop. It was the first roof of its kind ever fitted to a production car, and it was built using a carbon-fibre frame that was integrated with electrochromatic glass. The transparency of the glass could be adjusted from within the cabin to allow varying amounts of light in, letting roughly the same amount of light in as a conventional glass sunroof at its lightest setting and only 1% of the sun’s rays through at its darkest. With the press of a button, the Superamerica can be transformed into a convertible, with the roof rotating back to rest flush with the boot lid in just 10 seconds. Ferrari chose to produce just 559 examples, and every car was spoken for within weeks of its announcement.
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| Ferrari 575 Superamerica 2006 |
In June 2006, this example, one of just eight Superamericas delivered new to France, was delivered to its first owner, who then sold it to its current owner in February 2009. This Superamerica is finished in Rosso Corsa over a beige interior, which has Daytona-style seats and red carpets, and is loaded with options, which include an F1-style transmission, a carbon-fibre package, red brake callipers, a battery tender, and the rare Handling GTC upgrade package. This package is considered to be the most desirable option for the 575 model range, as it adds to the car’s carbon-ceramic brake discs with racing pads and special callipers, 19-inch rims, a lowered suspension, a titanium racing exhaust, and a faster calibration for the steering rack, adding to the performance of an already capable supercar.
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| Ferrari 575 Superamerica 2006 |
The Revochromico roof, a feature never fitted to another production Ferrari, defines the character of the Superamerica: a world-class convertible supercar that is versatile enough to be used as a daily driver. This is a highly optioned example from the factory and includes the very desirable and rare HGTC package. It is finished in traditional Ferrari red over beige and is surely one of the most desirable examples produced.
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