Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XXI

2 4 6 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I what the car is doing – literally through your backside. The steering column and pedals are telescopically adjustable and in no time, it feels like the car has been poured around you. As an aside, it also offers great vision through the glass and over the dials because the designers knew exactly where your eyes would be from the fixed position. In a tradition for Ferrari’s super exotics that dates as far back as the LM250 of 1963, you can’t simply ring Ferrari and place your order – they need to see your credentials and only then, if you are worthy enough, are you invited to purchase. To be one of the 499 selected owners, you have to satisfy certain criteria such as showing proof that you’ve bought two new Ferraris recently, purchased six in the past decade and can somehow demonstrate that you are not a speculator. It also helps if you can show a valid FIA motor racing licence. How do I describe the acceleration? Initially I did the usual overtake procedure when in reality there was no need. I slipped it back to third, tickled the throttle and nailed it. It was like someone punched me sharply in the chest complete with runny nose and watery eyes, although the latter may have been due to the tightening belts – but in a word, explosive. With a quoted time of under three seconds to 100kmh,