2009 FERRARI P540    
 

 

      Specifications    

Car type    Street Body design    
Year     Engine design    
Make     Engine type    
Model    P540 Superfast Aperta Built by    
Colour ext/int     Total built    1
Serial number     Built in period    xx/xxx/xxxx

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 xx/xxx/xxxx
Launch date  
and place  
 xx/Jan/2010 at Palm Beach Price    
Building date    xx/xxx/xxxx Version    Europe/US/
Presentation/Prototype/Japanese
 Engine  Dimensions
Nr. of cylinders    12 Length    4731 mm
Arrangement    V in 65 degrees Width    1954 mm
Bore    mm Height    1300 mm
Stroke    mm Wheelbase    2750 mm
Unitary and  
total capacity  
 cc
 5999 cc
Track front  
Track rear  
 1690 mm
 1620 mm
Position     Wheels make  
and type  
 
Cilinder block   and head     Wheel size front  
Wheel size rear  
 
 
Compression   ratio    ... : 1 Tyres make  
and type  
 
Max power   output    620 bhp at 7600 rpm Tyre size front  
Tyre size rear  
 245/35-20
 305/35-20
Spec. power  
per liter  
 bhp/liter Empty weight  
Kerb weight  
 kg
 kg
Spec. weight  
per bhp  
 kg/bhp Maximum  
weight  
 kg
Max torque    608 Nm at 5600 rpm Engine weight    kg
Max revs  
(red  line)  
 ... rpm Fuel tank    liters
Timing gear    ... valves per cilinder
 S/DOHC
Fuel tank   placement    
Fuel feed     Weight distr.  
front / rear  
 ... % / ... %
Lubrication        
Ignition        
 Electrical   system        
Cooling system        
Sparkplugs        
Transmission Body and chassis
Wheeldrive     Body frame    
Clutch     Chassis type    
Gearbox    6 speeds, F1 Number of seats    
Differential     Suspension front    
1st gear ratio    ... : 1 Suspension rear    
2nd gear ratio    ... : 1 Brakes front    
3rd gear ratio    ... : 1 Brake size front    mm
4th gear ratio    ... : 1 Brakes rear    
5th gear ratio    ... : 1 Brake size rear    mm
6th gear ratio    ... : 1 Steering    
7th gear ratio    ... : 1 Hand drive    l/r
Reverse gear   ratio    ... : 1    
Final drive  
ratio  
 ... : 1    
     Performance    
0-60 mph    ... seconds 0-100 kph    ... seconds
0-100 mph    ... seconds 0-200 kph    ... seconds
1/4 mile    ... seconds 0-1000m    ... seconds
1 mile    ... seconds Fuel   consumption   overall    17.9 liters/100km
top speed    kph    
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Type of   championship     Driver(s)    
Event     Car number    
Date(s) event    xx/xxx/xxxx

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& results  
 
Circuit     Sponsors    
Race result     Other suppliers    
     Comments    

Ferrari Portfolio program, based on a 599 GTB.

PRESS RELEASE

Revealed: the new Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta one-off
The first shake-down has been held at Fiorano of a very special one-off, the P540 Superfast Aperta, built for an American client. The car, the second in a new Special Projects programme created by Ferrari to meet requests from the most discerning clients and collectors to create truly unique models, is based on the 599 GTB Fiorano and was inspired by a Carrozzeria Fantuzzi-designed Ferrari built specifically for the 1968 Fellini film, Toby Dammit, itself inspired by one of the tales of Edgar Allan Poe.

The P540 Superfast Aperta's proud new owner, Edward Walson, son of John Walson, the inventor of cable TV, approached Ferrari in 2008 to produce a modern reinterpretation of the gold-coloured car in the film. "I had always dreamed of designing sports cars," Walson explains, "and when I saw this film the decision came of its own accord: one day I would have 'my' Ferrari."

In accordance with the Special Project's approach to producing such individual one-offs, the P540 Superfast Aperta respects all existing international safety and homologation requirements and is thus road legal. The car was designed by Pininfarina and built in Maranello, and the client was directly involved in each stage of its development. As the 599 GTB Fiorano donor car is a coupé, considerable effort went into strengthening the chassis by using finite element analysis in development and the increase in weight was kept down to just 20 kg by employing carbon-fibre extensively. From the initial sketches to the final, road-legal car took just 14 months.

As the client took delivery of the car at Fiorano his excitement was understandable: "This is the most special Christmas present of my life."

Technical specifications

Length 4731 mm
Width 1954 mm
Height 1300 mm
Wheelbase 2750 mm
Front track 1690 mm
Rear track 1620 mm
Engine
65° V12
Displacement 5999 cc
Maximum power 456 kW (620 CV) at 7600 rpm
Maximum torque 608 Nm (62 kgm) at 5600 rpm
Transmission
F1 6-speed gearbox
Tyres
Front 245/35 20"
Rear 305/35 20"
Fuel consumption
Combined cycle 17.9 l/100 km
CO2 emissions
Combined cycle 415 g/km
Curiosity

This special car's colour was inspired by the film "Toby Dammit", one of the three episodes of the film "Histoires Extraordinaires" made in 1968 based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe.

"Toby Dammit", the third of the three episodes, directed by Federico Fellini, with Terence Stamp Salvo Randone and Milena Vukotic, based on the story "Never Bet The Devil Your Head".

The other two episodes, "Metzengerstein" and "William Wilson", were directed by Roger Vadim and Louis Malle.
 
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