Prototypes are often destroyed after development of a particular vehicle is complete, but this Ferrari LaFerrari prototype escaped this fate and is now up for auction in SBX Cars.
This car is a third-phase prototype designated by the factory as F150 Protipo Preserie PS1, according to the auction list. As a late-stage prototype, it is visually and mechanically identical to the production cars, but cannot yet be registered for road use.
Ferrari LaFerrari prototype (image via @sbxcars)
Unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the LaFerrari was Ferrari’s flagship supercar of the 2010s. first in-house designed Ferrariwithout input from an external design firm, and the first production Ferrari with a hybrid powertrain.
A 6.3-liter V-12 works in conjunction with a hybrid system inspired by the Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) used in Formula 1 at the time. A peak of 950 hp shakes custom Pirelli tires, taking the LaFerrari from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3.0 seconds. Ferrari estimated a top speed of 217 mph, but this prototype is currently limited to 30 mph.
Ferrari LaFerrari prototype (image via @sbxcars)
Ferrari built 500 LaFerrari coupes and 210 LaFerrari Aperta convertibles. The last of each body style was built for charity auctions. But some prototypes released for sale increased the number of these cars in circulation.
The prototype currently up for auction appears to be the same one that appeared in Mecum’s 2022 Monterey Car Week auction as part of a trio of LaFerrari prototypes. Another prototype built later, which was used by customers to configure their cars, sold for US$2.2 million in 2017. One previous test muleBased on a Ferrari 458 Italia, it was sold at a 2022 RM Sotheby’s auction but failed to sell.