When Ferrari builds a car for one person, the result is rarely subtle. The new Ferrari SC40, the latest creation from Maranello’s Special Projects division, is a masterclass in design purity and technical innovation – a sculptural expression of speed, geometry, and heritage.
Unveiled on October 17, 2025, the SC40 stands as a pure, uncompromising berlinetta – mid-engined, V6-powered, and derived from the 296 GTB’s architecture, chassis, and hybrid powertrain. But despite its familiar foundation, this car exists on an entirely different plane. It represents Ferrari’s highest level of personalization: a one-off machine conceived, designed, and built around the imagination of a single client.
A Tribute That Refuses to Imitate
The SC40’s name, of course, nods to the F40, the legendary 1987 supercar that remains one of the most iconic Ferraris ever made. But this is not a modern remake. Instead, it channels the F40’s spirit through a new design language – one that merges sharp, angular lines with flowing surfaces and precise geometric tension.
Under the guidance of Flavio Manzoni, Ferrari’s Styling Centre has created a body that feels both futuristic and deeply rooted in the marque’s legacy. The car’s proportions are deliberately extreme: a long, low nose, a short rear overhang, and a fixed, high-mounted rear wing finished in SC40 White – a bespoke paint developed exclusively for this model. The wing grows organically from the body, integrating with the engine cover through a seamless vertical plane separated by a thin black accent. Beneath it, an open mesh exposes the structural and mechanical components, giving a visual connection between design and performance.
The sculpted rear fascia, punctuated by smoked Lexan® louvres, echoes the F40’s iconic rear view but feels entirely modern. A central 3D-printed exhaust with titanium and carbon-fiber tips sits above minimalist taillights that subtly reference the 296 GTB.
From the side, the car’s rhythm is defined by vertical precision. The triangular carbon-fiber air intakes reinterpret the classic NACA ducts, while crisp vertical cuts mark the edges of the doors, front fenders, and engine cover – forming a kind of visual architecture that holds the design in tension, almost like musical notation. At the front, the wide lower air intake and sharply set headlights give the SC40 a powerful, assertive stance, punctuated by rectangular frames around the redesigned brake ducts and slim daytime running lights.
Inside the Machine
Step inside, and the connection to the F40 deepens. The cabin celebrates carbon-Kevlar, the material that once defined Ferrari’s most radical machines. Here it’s reimagined, visible in the footwells, behind the seats, and even in parts of the dashboard and luggage compartment. The contrast of Charcoal Alcantara and red Jacquard technical fabric creates a purposeful yet luxurious atmosphere, while the woven SC40 logo and embroidered Prancing Horse on the headrests mark this interior as one-of-a-kind.
The bespoke SC40 White exterior shade was designed to mirror the color of the carbon-Kevlar weave inside, giving the car a unified aesthetic that ties its exterior to its engineering soul. Subtle touches — brushed-aluminum fuel and charging caps, negative “Ferrari” lettering cut into the rear engine cover, and exclusive diamond-cut wheels with black spokes — complete the look.
The Art of One
As with all Ferrari Special Projects, the SC40 was born from a client’s personal vision and developed over nearly two years in close collaboration with Ferrari’s design and engineering teams. Each of these One-Off creations is not merely customized; it is designed from the ground up, every surface modeled, reviewed, and approved by the client before the first piece of carbon fiber is laid.
While its 296 GTB underpinnings deliver formidable performance – a 3.0-liter 120-degree V6 hybrid producing 830 cv and a top speed exceeding 330 km/h, the SC40 is not defined by numbers. It’s defined by intent. By the desire to create a car that honors Ferrari’s past while pushing its design language into the future.
A full-scale styling buck of the SC40 will go on display at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello from October 18, allowing enthusiasts to study its form up close.
In the end, the Ferrari SC40 is not an evolution of the F40 – it’s a conversation with it.
A dialogue between generations, materials, and philosophies.
A one-off masterpiece that proves once again: when Ferrari builds for one, it builds for history.
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