Zagato Ferrari F.Z.93

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Zagato Ferrari F.Z.93

In 1993 Zagato unveiled a car which was viewed by many and caused much debate, mostly around its styling. The head of design at Zagato, Ercole Spada, had a vision of fusing a road car and an F1 car together. What resulted was a car based off of a 512 TR/Testarossa and meant to look like the Ferrari 643 F1 car. The styling, which was most of the discussion, was outlandish with things like Zagato's iconic dubble bubble roof and the front bumper that morphed into its wheel arches. What was also a point of discussion was the fact that it was only partially painted. Both bumpers and the side skirts were unpainted and left carbon fiber, with the rest being all red, except for a Ferrari prancing horse painted on each side. It was later painted all red, which it still sports today.

While the exterior was overhauled, Zagato also upgraded the internal mechanics, using a dry sump, mid-engined 4.9L V12 as the power source. The Zagato Ferrari F.Z.93 used a 5-speed gearbox to deliver 428 hp and 362 lb-ft of torque exclusively to the rear wheels. While they never released any performance figures, it is thought to be similar to the 512 TR, with a 0-62 mph (0-100 kph) in 4.8 seconds and a top speed of 195 mph (313 kph).

The car never went anywhere, and in 2010, the car was listed for sale at Mobile.de for €1 million, with just 435 miles (700 kilometers) on the odometer. Today, it resides in Milan, Italy, at Zagato's showroom