Meet Ferrari’s SC40: F40 Spirit, Modern V 6 Power, Wild Aero

The Ferrari SC40 arrives as a one-off dream built for a single client, shaped in Ferrari’s Styling Centre under the direction of Flavio Manzoni. It runs a mid-rear V 6 and borrows its architecture, chassis, and powertrain from the 296 GTB, yet the result feels entirely original. This car is not a tribute for tribute’s sake. It is a personal commission with a heartbeat, where every line has purpose and every decision comes from a real person’s brief rather than a committee.

The name nods to the F40 and you can feel that spirit in the sharp, angular surfacing that meets softer transitions. There is confidence here: a long, low nose, short rear overhang, and a high fixed rear wing finished in a bespoke SC40 White. The wing grows out of the flanks and appears to fuse with the engine cover, a black separation line framing an open rear fascia of mesh that exposes the muscle underneath. Through smoked Lexan louvres, the V 6 is on display, linking visually to the lower intakes and echoed by smaller louvres in those pumped rear wings. A central exhaust, additively manufactured with titanium and carbon fiber tips, completes the rear, while the taillights offer a quiet wink to the 296 GTB.

From the side, the intercooler intakes reinterpret the classic NACA idea, emphasized by a triangular carbon fiber plate. There is a rhythm to the form language: precise vertical strokes define the edges of the front wings, the door cuts, and the engine cover. It is almost like reading a score where tension builds and releases along those lines.

Up front, the headlights sit at the outer corners inside a black housing that drops into a full-width lower intake. Two rectangular frames sharpen the brake duct openings, with daytime running lights set just above. Inside, the brief leans tactile and technical. Carbon Kevlar appears in the footwells, behind the seats, and even on the floor mats. It continues onto the steering wheel, dashboard inserts, the engine bay, and the luggage compartment. Seats wear Charcoal Alcantara with red Jacquard technical fabric, the Prancing Horse stitched on the headrests and a woven SC40 logo to match.

The SC40 White paint was mixed specifically for this car, its cool tone highlighting the body in direct sun while quietly referencing the Kevlar weave inside. The Ferrari script on the engine cover is rendered in negative to reveal carbon, the caps for fuel and charging are brushed aluminum, and the model-specific wheels blend brushed metal on the diamond-cut faces with black spokes. It is intimate, obsessive design.