It’s not every year a 30th birthday is marked, and among a few significant automotive anniversaries in 2025 is the big 3-0 for the Ferrari F50. Shown at the Geneva show in 1995, it had the unenviable task of following up Enzo’s final supercar, the F40. And there was a time where the ‘50 was seen as something of a lesser sibling, not as fast or as wild as its twin-turbocharged predecessor.
Those days seem like ancient history, however, the F50 now celebrated for its sublime V12, raw thrills and incredible rarity: just 349 were made, against more than 1,000 F40s. Following similar events for the 288 and F40 in the past couple of years, now it’s the F50’s turn for a Ferrari Legacy Tour. Beginning today and finishing on Saturday, owners will take in the hills around Siena, the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines and even get to drive around Fiorano to cap it all off. Probably a memorable few days, that, driving around Ferrari country in a bunch of F50s. There’ll even be special tyres for the event, a new series of Pirelli P Zero Corsa System Collezione with ‘Ferrari F50 Legacy Tour 2025’ on the sidewall. The sizes look like another language against modern rubber: 245/35 R18 front, 335/30 R18 rear.
Indeed the whole car looks like a glorious throwback to a simpler time, and it’s hard not to throw yourself headfirst into the F50’s design and stats all over again. So here we go: the 65-degree 4.7-litre V12 made 520hp at 8,500rpm, its high revving nature helped by a tiny 69mm stroke. The specific output was 111hp per litre, the dry weight was 1,230kg, and Ferrari claimed 0-62mph in 3.87 seconds. The F50 was less than 4.5m long, and there’s one for sale right here. Yep, honest. Just a shame it’s a bit too late for the driving tour, really.
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