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Ferrari Enzo (2002-) Review

Category: Exotic Sports 4.5 out of 5

Summary of the Ferrari Enzo (2002-)

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Assets

Predatory looks, alien-dimension performance, easy to drive (relatively), lovingly constructed... and a brain-blowing experience

Drawbacks

Predatory looks, impractically wide, a trifle pricey, small numbers mean you're unlikely to see one

Verdict

Probably the last word in boy's toys - for now

Review

Running Costs2.5 out of 5

It will help if you can find the £420,000 in cash of course, because you'll need a mortgage to buy the Enzo otherwise. Still, depreciation should be low compared to the average car, but only in percentage terms - even a 10 percent drop is the price of a BMW M3... Maintenance costs won't be slight, but the Enzo shouldn't need significantly more attention than a standard Ferrari. Be prepared to spend thousands if you light up its bespoke Bridgestone Scuderia tyres too often, though. If you want one, it'll be hard to find it used - machines of this calibre tend to change hands through an elite global used car network. But most, if not all, Enzos will have been immaculately kept, many wastefully collecting dust in the high security garages of the planet's best addresses, having been bought as objects to admire rather than drive. Ferrari's back-up system will ensure that you can always keep your Enzo on the road, even when it's a classic - but it will cost. Strange to consider, when it costs at least £420,000, but even for the super-rich value is usually an issue. This is the most expensive road-going Ferrari yet - it's a good £70,000 more than the F50 - although it's usefully less than the 231 mph £532,500 McLaren F1 of the mid '90s. The VW Group threatens to offer its 1001 bhp V16 Bugatti Veyron for similar money when it finally arrives, making the Enzo look a little less keenly-priced. But the Ferrari heritage, and legions of prancing horse collectors, are likely to ensure that this car depreciates little, if at all. And the £420,000 certainly buys you a lot of contemporary race-car technology.

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