Six examples of Pininfarina's Ferrari 458 Spider-based barchetta to be builtIt has been announced that a total of six examples of the Pininfarina Sergio, a dramatic barchetta concept based on the Ferrari 458 Spider, will be built.
A small production run had always been under consideration for the Sergio and, following on from the car's positive reception at its 2013 Geneva motor show reveal, it has been decided that a total of six examples will now be made in collaboration with Ferrari.
Final assembly of the Sergio will take place at Pininfarina's plant in Cambiano, Italy. All have already been accounted for, much like the recently revealed Ferrari F60 America.
Pricing for the Sergio has not been disclosed but a guide price of between £650,000 and £1.3 million was previously discussed by the company.
Sergio Pininfarina: A tribute to a legend
Italian design house Pininfarina originally built the concept to commemorate the death of Sergio Pininfarina, the company's figurehead and former boss, in 2012.
Fabio Filippini, Pininfarina's chief designer, said: "We asked Ferrari before even drawing the car if we could do it and Luca di Montezemolo [boss of Ferrari at the time] said we had all of his support.
"We decided it should be a mid-engined Ferrari because the first Sergio Ferrari was the Dino Berlinetta Speciale, the ancestor of all mid-engined Ferraris."
As well as retaining the core structure of the 458 Spider, the Sergio also utilises all of its interior components. The powertrain, other mechanical components, track and wheelbase remain unchanged too.
That means the Sergio features the same 4.5-litre naturally aspirated V8 as the 458, which produces 562bhp, and the Ferrari's seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. Official performance figures haven't been released but the car's expected to be capable of 0-62mph in less than 3.4sec.
The Sergio's bodyshell is also claimed to be stiffer than that of the 458 Spider on which it is based, as well as over 100kg lighter – resulting in an estimated kerb weight of around 1280kg.
Geneva motor show 2013: Pininfarina Sergio
Pininfarina's Sergio was first revealed in the UK at a gathering of Pininfarina models at the Hurtwood Park Polo Club in Surrey. Since August 2014 it has been on display at the H.R. Owen Ferrari Atelier showrooms in the Berkeley Hotel, Knightsbridge.
Previous Pininfarina one-offs based on Ferraris include the Ferrari F360 Modena Barchetta and the Testarossa Spider, as well as myriad show cars and concepts.
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