Touring Superleggera has never been in the business of asking for permission before slicing up a classic icon. Their latest creation, the Veloce12 Aperta, takes the revered Ferrari 550 Maranello and gives it a thoroughly modern, carbon-fiber twist.
If you happen to have a donor 550 sitting in your climate-controlled garage, great. If not, Touring will happily help you hunt one down, and then promptly tear it apart. The transformation keeps the grand tourer’s classic long-bonnet proportions intact while draping the entire body in lightweight carbon panels. In a surprisingly subtle nod to Italian motoring history, the color palette pays homage to the legendary Maserati 3500 GT, though underneath the elegant paintwork, this machine remains pure, unadulterated Ferrari thoroughbred.
Under the sculpted hood lies the glorious 5.5-liter atmospheric V12, now massaged to unleash 500 HP and 760 Nm of torque. Naturally, power is routed exclusively through a proper six-speed manual gearbox, because forcing paddle shifters onto a vintage V12 would be a crime against humanity. A newly engineered exhaust system ensures the soundtrack is vibrant enough to wake up entire Monte Carlo harbor neighborhoods. Sprinting from 0 to 100 km/h takes a brisk 4.4 seconds, topping out at a declared maximum speed of 290 km/h.
What sets this Aperta apart from the fixed-roof coupé version, which already commanded a casual €690,000 baseline plus the cost of the donor Ferrari, is its open-top design. Two Targa-style roof panels can be stowed away in a dedicated interior compartment. Keep the roof on, and you get a respectable 327 liters of trunk space; drop the panels into the back, and storage shrinks to 233 liters.
Underneath the skin, TracTive active suspension, upgraded Brembo brakes, and structural chassis reinforcements. Inside, the cabin adheres strictly to a “less is more” philosophy, finished in supple leather, Alcantara, and machined aluminum.
Only 30 units will ever see the light of day, each fully tailored to the buyer’s exact whim. Pricing for the Aperta remains unannounced, but expecting a bargain would be hilariously naive. Touring Superleggera was even honest enough to publish official fuel consumption figures: a staggering 22.9 l/100 km combined and an earth-warming 35.6 l/100 km in city traffic.
