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Ferrari 575M Motor Engine V12 515 HP For Sale

What a special day it must have been when the first and only owner of this Ferrari 575 Maranello was able to pick up his new acquisition at Ferrari Munsterhuis in Hengelo. The car had been carefully put together months before and is timelessly beautiful. The outside is in “Grigio Titano” and the inside is in “Nero” with those fantastic Daytona chairs. Viewed objectively, the colour combination alone would be a reason to buy this car. The simple fact that this example is equipped with the extremely rare manual transmission only makes the car even more desirable.

The car also got a Tubi exhaust to further enhance the sounds that the V12-engine produces. For Ferrari enthusiasts, the sound of a V12 with Tubi exhaust is food for the soul. The Ferrari 575M was a further development of the extremely successful Ferrari 550 and was slightly more refined on all points. For example, the 575 has larger brakes, a more powerful engine, improved aerodynamics and a nicer interior.

The biggest difference with the 550, however, was that the Ferrari 575M could be ordered with an F1 transmission, the Ferrari salesperson sold it at the time: exactly like Schumacher drives, with flappy paddles on the steering wheel. The gearbox was lightning fast in putting in the gears but less fast in the operation of the clutch, so the driving experience was often quite jerky and difficult to dose.

The first owner of this example noticed this during a test drive and he did what only 242 people would do: tick the box for the manual transmission.

Ferrari 575M Motor Engine V12 515 HP