Ferrari to make final LaFerrari for quake fund

Ferrari Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne has announced the famous Italian supercar-maker will restart production of the its LaFerrari hypercar to raise money for the victims of last month's earthquake in central Italy.

Originally, Ferrari announced it would make just 499 LaFerrari coupes, but following the tragic events of last week that claimed almost 300 lives, the Italian brand has decided to make one final car that will be auctioned for charity.

Although the LaFerrari was last produced in 2015, the decision to re-make another coupe will be aided by the launch of a new Spider version.

Based on the LaFerrari coupe, the new Spider gains a pair of rear buttresses and a prominent roll-over hoop that sits behind the driver and passenger.

Instead of a clever folding hard-top, the fastest (and most expensive) Ferrari drop-top ever has to make do with just a removable carbon-fibre hard-top. An emergency soft-top is also provided, and can be stored on-board for use in unexpected downpours.

All of the LaFerrari Spider's limited production run (thought to be around 200 cars) is sold out. Since the Spider sold for a rumoured $2 million (plus taxes) it's not known how much the final LaFerrari coupe will sell for, but it’s thought the special 500th hypercar could exceed double that.

Powered by a 588kW 6.3-litre naturally-aspirated V12 which combines a 120kW electric motor, in total the HY-KERS petrol-electric drive system delivers 708kW/700Nm.

The LaFerrari reaches 100km/h in less than three seconds, hits 200km/h in less than seven seconds and arrives at 300km/h an incredible 15 seconds. Top speed is in excess of 350km/h.

Ferrari is expected to announce shortly where and when it plans to auction off the last-ever LaFerrari coupe.