Using the Ferrari LaFerrari supercar to actually go somewhere is rather like using a jet engine to dry your hair: some combination of appealingly and appallingly unnecessary.
But if that's your style and you've got the stockpiles of gold to fund it, you may as well combine the two extremes and pick up the LaFerrari convertible, the latest spin on Maranello's supercar della giornata.
The "base" version of the LaFerrari, which entered production in 2013 and costs more than a million dollars, carries an 8.0-liter V12 engine and a 120-kW electric motor that together propel the pile of carbon fiber, leather, and human-shaped money piles to 62 mph in under three seconds, and up to 217 mph. Ferrari apparently put so much brainpower into its most powerful car ever, it didn't have any left over to think of a real name for the thing.
Same goes for the new edition, which Ferrari just calls "the open-top version of the LaFerrari," a machine for those "who refuse to compromise on the joy of al fresco driving even when at the wheel of a supercar."
The Italians won't reveal any specs on the new hybrid ride until the Paris Motor Show in October, but say they've modified the chassis to be just as rigid as the original coupe, with a tweaked design to make up for the havoc an open top wreaks on the aerodynamics. You can bet your offshore bank account that without a roof in the way, the price will go up, too.
Still, it's one exciting way to get the wind in your hair.
