The Ferrari Daytona SP3 has loads of actually wonderful issues going for it, not least of which is its standing as one of many Prancing Horse marque’s ‘Icona’ fashions. The SP3 turns into the most recent addition to a 3-car roster presently occupying this revered place within the Ferrari hierarchy. It additionally continues to embody the spirit of iconic sports-prototype racers from the mid-last-century, simply because the Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2 had performed earlier than it.

With instant and complete impact, the Daytona SP3 adopts its silhouette from a trio of Ferrari racing automobiles which participated within the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona—specifically the 330P3/4, 330P4 and 412P. Not solely was an outright Ferrari victory achieved right here—with the automobiles managing an already notable 1-2-3 end—however it additionally served as the final word retort for what had transpired on the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, the place fierce rival Ford Motor Firm, had achieved the identical outcome with 3 of their GT40 race automobiles only a 12 months earlier than.

It additionally comes geared up with the strongest (purely combustion) engine the corporate has ever made. Fortunately, Ferrari understands this in addition to anybody else, and so they’ve solely gone and performed simply that, by mid-mounting the spectacular 6.5L naturally-aspirated V12 engine from the 812 Competizione into the SP3.

After all, it additionally has to make extra energy than the latter, so upgrades reminiscent of titanium connecting rods and a revised direct injection fueling system enable the SP3 to supply 829 hp, versus the mere 819 hp the 812 Competizione is ready to muster. In consequence, the automotive can go from 0-60 mph in simply 2.85 seconds, earlier than blasting on to a 211 mph high pace.

There’s an enormous query hovering across the Ferrari Daytona SP3 although. Is it actually price £1.8 million ($2.25 million)? If you wish to discover out, watch the video under and benefit from the superb sound of its 6.5L naturally-aspirated V12 engine.