There are just 499 Ferrari 458 Speciale A vehicles in the world, and one of them just got sold at an auction.
The Ferrari 458 Speciale A is a new open-top vehicle and one lucky bidder at the 60th anniversary celebration of Ferrari can call it their own. The lucky person was David Gooding of the auction house Gooding and Co.
The event was held at the Beverly Hills City Hall and was attended by Fiat chairman John Elkann, Fiat CEO and Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne, Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa and vice chairman Piero Ferrari.
The profits from the said auction of the car will go to finding a cure to rare genetic disorders. The car sold for $900,000 with the profits going to Italian charity Daybreak which has been involved in the search for cures for the past 25 years. This particular bid exceeds the amount spent for the first Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, which is a another 8-cylinder vehicle from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
Introduced at the motor show in Paris, the Speciale A features an upgrade of Ferrari’s 4.5-liter V8 that makes 596 hp and 398 lb-ft of torque. Although the 458 weighs 100 pounds more than the hard-top V8, it is just as fast.
The 458 Speciale A has a recorded sprint time of less than 3 seconds. According to Ferrari, that record is better than the 599 GTO and the Fiorano by half a second.
Ferrari added that the Speciale A is the most aerodynamically efficient Ferrari spider they have produced. Other features of the vehicle include a new rear active aero, extra strength in the chassis, as well as 10 different aluminum alloys.
The car maker hasn’t announced a base price for the Speciale A just yet. However, for estimates, the hard-top version retails at $298,000.
