The annual classic car race Ferrari Cavalcade Classiche, which brings together owners of Italian supercars of different models and eras, was held in 2023 with the participation of the heirs of the company’s founder Enzo Ferrari. Piero Ferrari, Commendatore’s only living son, and his grandson, Enzo Mattioli Ferrari, drove the brand’s iconic supercars of the 1990s. In the company of other Ferrari connoisseurs, they drove around their native Italy.
Ferrari Vice President Piero Ferrari got behind the wheel of one of 349 examples of the Ferrari F50 supercar. The rear-wheel drive supercar, equipped with a 520-horsepower 4.7-liter naturally aspirated V12 coupled with a 6-speed manual transmission, was produced from 1995 to 1997. The grandson of top manager Enzo Mattioli Ferrari for the first time in his life got behind the wheel of a Ferrari F40, which his grandfather entrusted to him.
The model was the last car created during the lifetime of the brand’s founder, Enzo Ferrari – the coupe was produced from 1987 to 1992, and during this time only 1,315 coupes were made, equipped with a 2.9-liter V8 turbo engine producing 479 horsepower. “I’ve never driven a Ferrari F40 before. And I waited for this moment with trepidation, because this is one of the most iconic cars in our history. This is the last model that my great-grandfather saw, and as a child I even had a poster of the Ferrari F40 hanging in my room,” said Enzo Mattioli Ferrari.
“Before entrusting me with this car, my grandfather wanted me to take him for a few laps in the hills around Maranello. He wanted to see me drive what was essentially a Formula 1 road car and should be treated with the utmost respect. “Grandfather has always been kind to me, but if he explains something, he requires attention: and above all, you need to be serious when driving,” he added.
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