The Ferrari Daytona SP3 has a whole lot of actually superb 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 at present 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 finished earlier than it.

With rapid 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—nevertheless it additionally served as the last 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 end result with 3 of their GT40 race cars only a 12 months earlier than.

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

In fact, it additionally has to make extra energy than the latter, so upgrades corresponding to 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. Because of this, the automotive can go from 0-60 mph in simply 2.85 seconds, earlier than blasting on to a 211 mph prime pace.

There’s a giant query hovering across the Ferrari Daytona SP3 although. Is it actually value £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.