Restyled Enzo is no shock horror
Italian styling house Pininfarina has unveiled its latest interpretation of a Ferrari icon...This prancing horse owes its existence to both Turin and Hollywood. Dubbed the Ferrari P4/5, the swoopy gullwing coupe is one-off commissioned by US collector and former ‘schlock horror’ movie director James Glickenhaus. The car -- a rebodied Enzo -- is a tribute to the P3/4 and P4 models, of which only three examples each were built in 1966-67.
Apart from being visual masterpieces, the original Ferrari P3/4s earned a place in supercar folklore by beating the Ford GT40s at Daytona and bagging the world constructors’ sports car championship in ’67.
These pics reveal that the P4/5 faithfully recreates the proportions of its ancestors, albeit with several contemporary design cues thrown in.
US reports suggest the project began in late 2005 when Glickenhaus purchased Ferrari’s flagship Enzo and passed it on to Pininfarina’s design studio after being less than enthused with the ‘standard’ car’s shape.
His request to Pininfarina was that the Enzo be restyled to capture the essence of Ferrari’s sublime 1960s prototypes. Pininfarina’s team, led by Ken Okuyama, reportedly responded by saying that they wanted to avoid retro design and create a “more forward thinking supercar”.
The end result is by no means a showpony, as Pininfarina is believed to have subjected the car to extensive testing in the wind tunnel and on the tarmac to ensure it’s no less adept than the Enzo donor car.
US publication Autoweek reports that more than 200 components were specifically developed for the vehicle: ranging from the bi-xenon headlights to the 20-inch milled aluminum alloy wheels.
It’s believed the P4/5 weighs about 170kg less than an Enzo, so its performance can be nothing less than stratospheric. After all, the mid-mounted 6.0-litre V12 belts out 492kW and 657Nm!
Not many apart from Glickenhaus will have the opportunity to savour the P4/5 from behind the wheel, but visitors to the upcoming Pebble Beach Concours in California will be able to at least slobber all over it. The car will also appear at September’s Paris motor show.
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