2005 Ferrari FXX from Italy - Comments

First I should tell you that I don't own this car. In fact the owner who is a friend of mine still does not own this car, since Ferrari is not giving them right now. Only 20 of these are being made and are the best machine by Ferrari to date. Only dedicated clients will be offered to pay $1.8 million, who will by chosen by Ferrari. After that they will be invited at Ferrari's race track where they will be allowed to drive the car. At the visit they will be allowed to bring one guest and passenger...that's where I come in!

When I first saw the car, i didn't feel the rush of excitement and adrenaline I was expecting, or what I felt when I was in an Enzo for the first time. It just isn't as beautiful as an Enzo.

When the doors opened, we were strapped in, and as the doors closed I was still calm, as if I did this every day. Only when the engine started did I realize what I was in for. I had heard it from the outside too, but the growl of the engine from the inside gives a loud and clear warning.

The car is too fast. Period.

My friend, anxious to finally drive the car he paid 1.8 million dollars for, did not hesitate to slam the pedal.

I've been in an Enzo (my friend obviously had an Enzo too), and that didn't seem as fast as this.

We went straight for a while, very fast, then he cut a sharp turn. The handling was superb. Without warning he cut another sharp one. I was filled with admiration of the silver horse as only the seat belt prevented me from slamming into the side door. After the turn he again gave it a pick as I was pushed into my seat. Finally he slammed the brakes, and the car came to a standstill in a matter of seconds. The whole ride seemed to end too quickly, but had he driven more he might have seen my lunch all over his $1.8 million interior.

That was it.

As we left I looked back at the monster we had just driven, quietly sitting in the sunset, knowing it was a rare breed of just 20, knowing it had just blown away two enthusiastic individuals, knowing it had changed them forever, and knowing this was only the beginning...

Wait, hold on a second. you said your friend does not own the car, but later on you say your friend was anxious to drive the car he paid 1.8 million for. Am I missing something?!

"The car is too fast. Period."

Sounds like fun!

Yes I said my friend does not own it yet. Ferrari has not given it to him. He is selected, but it will be delivered ti him later this year after all the technicalities of Ferrari buying, and after he passes the driving tests they have for these cars. If you have any more questions please feel free to ask. Add comments!

Thank you.

Is your friend a racing car driver? Otherwise, where on this planet can you drive a car that is "too fast"? Ferraris are certainly great cars, but are they really sensible?

Hmmm. I thought the FXX is a 1-seater, so how were you both "Strapped in"??

This review is obviously only written to elicit comments, so here's another. The author uses a lot of words, but doesn't really tell us much about the car. A lot like most of these exotic reviews, really. I'm going to hop into my Saturn V rocket powered Rinspeed Mono Ego now and go to the shops. By the way, the FXX does have a second seat option.

I've done some reading up on the FXX program and just thought I'd help clarify things a little. A factory/client test program like this has never existed before. It has a mystique to it and it's brilliant PR if you ask me.

-Potential buyers needed to meet certain criteria before being able to buy the car. They were looking for absolute Ferrari devotees with real driving ability, and enough technical aptitude to be able grasp the intricacies of the FXX. This car is supposed to be a testbed for future supercars and the factory wants usable input. It wouldn't do them any good to put a bunch of rich idiots out there on a track.

-Once the buyers are chosen they are brought to Maranello for an orientation program than includes some driving courses. For the first year or so the factory keeps the car. Owners get to go to Italy and to about a dozen tracks around the world to test the cars and race each other. Once the factory has all the info they need the cars will be released to the owners. This is what the reviewer was talking about before: they drove it at the Maranello test Track, but the car has not been released yet.

Other info:

29 cars were built, and not just 20.

The cars is a 2-seater, not a single seater.

Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, and Luca Badoer also test the car periodically.

Rumors say that this car is a test-bed for the future F-60, and more enticingly, Ferrari may be planning a return to Factory Sportscar Racing after many years of only F1. The FXX does seem like an awful lot of time money and effort to put into the development of just another road car.

You Don't have the car.

I own a superamerica and this guy is telling the truth, in order to own a FXX you have to go test it out. ONLY 20 were made and that's it. and there is 2 SEATS, I think I would know, I spoke to the boss at ferrari in Australia.

When you have been selected to buy an FXX, it is the owners choice to take part in the actual testing project or not. And it is also not true that the car is being kept by the factory.

A friend of mine is the owner of a FXX and it has been delivered to him late 2005 and will not take part in the program. The car is on display at another friend's Ferrari dealership in Enschede, The Netherlands.

This is meant to be a few seconds quicker than the F50 around their test track. Would prefer the Bugatti if I ever had enough money to buy one.

Has anyone ever heard of a Selected Waiting List???

You put your name on the list stating that you want the car and have enough money to buy it. The "Boss" then goes through and chooses the owners etc... etc...