There are a few things guaranteed in life: death, taxes, and very favourable Ferrari financial results. Or at least it can seem that way at the moment, with record-breaking quarter after record-breaking quarter. Its latest numbers show revenues, deliveries and profit all up for the second quarter of 2024 against the same period last year. Don’t forget this is Ferrari we’re talking about, too, so the numbers are substantial: revenues are up 16.2 per cent against ‘23, to €1.7bn, profits at €413m (in a quarter!) and deliveries of 3,484 for just April to June surely can’t be far short of the annual number from not long ago.
Full steam ahead then at Maranello - but time waits for no Ferrari, and that meant the end of two models in the second quarter of 2024: the 812 GTS, and the SF90 Stradale. The GTS makes sense, given it’ll be replaced imminently by the 12Cilindri Spider, with the SF90 ranking as a little more of a surprise. Then you remember it was launched five years ago, a lifetime both in Ferrari product cycles and hybrid tech, and it makes a bit more sense. Still a bit strange to not have an immediate (or obvious) replacement lined up with the end of production announced, although it could be argued that the current lineup - 296, Purosangue, 12Cilindri and Roma - is keeping everyone more than occupied enough. The XX Stradales are still being made, and the first few delivered in Q2.
There were more juicy tidbits from the financial results announcement, too, with confirmation that production of the Roma and 812 Competizione are decreasing as the cars are “approaching the end of lifecycle”. Again that makes sense for the 812-derived car, but can the Roma really be that old? Turns out it can: announced in November 2019, driven the year after, presumably in a haze of lateral flow tests and face masks. Expect a facelift to be revealed soon.
All of which makes poking around the classifieds fantasy shopping all the more interesting. There’ll be no more orders for the 812 GTS or SF90, the Comp was sold out at launch, and there surely can’t be long to lock in a spec for a Roma. So secondhand is likely the best way. The appeal of a roofless has seldom needed much explaining, and it’s never looked much better than in Verde Zeltweg with Cuoio leather. Offered with ‘extensive’ carbon and just 600 miles from new, it’s £395,995. A substantial saving can be made with more miles, this 6k GTS - in a very fetching Tour de France over Beige Tradizione colour combo - coming in at £318,995. Similar money buys an example ‘supplied new to a VIP customer of Ferrari’, also having accrued a few thousand miles. Presumably it’s quite hard to resist not using a car like this.
Interestingly, it’s possible to buy an approved used SF90 Stradale with comparable miles for less money. Again approved used, this 2021 car has the desirable Assetto Fiorano pack, a wealth of carbon and comes in at £305,000. This Rosso Corsa Stradale is reputed to have £80,000 of options, has fewer miles under its wheels than it has horsepower under the bonnet, and costs £350,000. In the grand scheme of things, that doesn’t seem a huge amount of money for a basically new 1,000hp mid-engined Ferrari. Look at what people want for 911 Sport Classics.
As for the Roma, it’s possible to pay less than £140k for one now if willing to accept a five-figure mileage or a less lavish options spend than some. At £160,000 it’s possible to get approved used cars from 2023. As for the 812 Competizione, you can probably guess that situation. There’s one on PH, in Rosso F1 Opaco, fresh from its first service at Ferrari in Leeds and with the majority of its four-year warranty intact. The asking price is £1,295,000…
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