Double System 1 champion Fernando Alonso is placing his Ferrari Enzo up for public sale. The enduring supercar is scheduled to go below the hammer at a Monaco Automobile Auctions sale going down in Monaco on June 8.
The crimson (Rosso Corsa, to be actual) Enzo reveals simply 2,982 miles on the odometer, though it is not clear what number of of these miles had been truly added by Alonso, who right now drove for the Ferrari F1 workforce between 2010 and 2014 and right now drives for Aston Martin.
Named after firm founder Enzo Ferrari, the Enzo was Ferrari’s flagship supercar of the early 2000s, selecting up the place the F40 and F50 left off. Amongst different issues, it was notable for a carbon-fiber monocoque chassis and paddle-shifted transmission—normal fare in supercars right now, however pretty novel on the time.
The Enzo was additionally the final of those Ferrari flagships to have a naturally aspirated, non-electrified V-12, on this case making 650 hp and 485 lb-ft of torque. That was ok for a factory-estimated 0-62 mph time of three.6 seconds and a prime velocity of 217 mph. These numbers appear much less spectacular in comparison with right now’s supercars, however the Enzo was among the many quickest manufacturing automobiles of its interval.
Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari Enzo (picture by way of Monaco Automobile Auctions)
Ferrari constructed simply 400 Enzo highway automobiles, plus the Enzo-derived FXX monitor automobile. The Enzo’s monocoque and chassis had been additionally used within the Maserati MC12, albeit with in depth modifications to make the MC12 appropriate for racing. Ferrari ultimately launched a successor within the type of the LaFerrari, however with a hybrid powertrain. The potential LaFerrari successor we have seen testing is anticipated to be a hybrid as properly.
Monaco Automobile Auctions expects Alonso’s Enzo to promote for greater than 500,000 euros at public sale, or roughly $535,000 at present alternate charges. Contemplating that even a wrecked-and-restored Enzo fetched $1.75 million at public sale in 2016, which may be conservative. Any Enzo is uncommon and fascinating, however this one has the star energy of a well-known proprietor going for it as properly.
