RE: Gordon Ramsay's LaFerrari Aperta
Monday 5th December 2016
Having 'revealed' the existence of the pending Aperta version of LaFerrari on a certain motoring TV show, Gordon Ramsay recently took delivery of his car in Bianco Italia Ferrari with a Grigio Silverstone stripe. This car is, of course, the ultra-limited roadster variant of the already rare Ferrari hypercar, Ramsay's one of only 200 customer examples to be produced.
Gordon Ramsay's LaFerrari Aperta
Where will all that swearing get you, eh Gordon? Oh...
The $2m-plus car sold out long before it was even announced, and has the same 217mph top speed as the coupe. Other than the obvious removal of the roof, the Aperta also features a slightly different door and wing mirror design to the coupe; otherwise, they are practically identical.
Ramsay's car is one of the first to make it to the UK, and definitely the first to be seen driving in England. The car, delivered to his London home in late November, is the latest in the chef's extensive Ferrari collection, which includes the 'standard' LaFerrari, and an F12 TDF.
Discussion
TerryThomas said:
Unfortunately for your little rant you don't know me or what you're talking about.
I drive a Lamborghini. Worth about a tenth of the Aperta. It's been in London twice. Once when I collected it (I will get my next one delivered) from Lamborghini London and once when my other car, a Range Rover at the time, was in the garage, and I had to visit my sister in the City.
Both occasions were absolute nightmares. People actually blocking your progress after traffic lights had changed to green because they hadn't finished taking pictures. Running alongside you. Knocking on the windows asking me to rev it hard enough so flames come out the exhaust. Running infront of oncoming cars to get ahead of me. Being jeered at by other drivers because their progress was impeded by the idiots chasing me. The list goes on.
Maybe some people enjoy that but I detested it. People who court this attention over and over again are very different from me. That's the politest way I can put it.
I love my car and drive it a great deal. It's my pride and joy, but I will never drive it in London again.
I had an SLS for a while and got similar responses - I live and work in London. I think that if those of us fortunate enough to afford these cars allow other people to have a little bit of joy brought to their day by seeing something they don't usually get to be around then it's all good really; I never had anything but super-positive responses from people (ok, maybe not Porsche drivers!). I have no desire for personal attention in daily life, neither do I need my ego massaged, I just like nice cars (and the experience of driving them both in and out of the City). That's all.I drive a Lamborghini. Worth about a tenth of the Aperta. It's been in London twice. Once when I collected it (I will get my next one delivered) from Lamborghini London and once when my other car, a Range Rover at the time, was in the garage, and I had to visit my sister in the City.
Both occasions were absolute nightmares. People actually blocking your progress after traffic lights had changed to green because they hadn't finished taking pictures. Running alongside you. Knocking on the windows asking me to rev it hard enough so flames come out the exhaust. Running infront of oncoming cars to get ahead of me. Being jeered at by other drivers because their progress was impeded by the idiots chasing me. The list goes on.
Maybe some people enjoy that but I detested it. People who court this attention over and over again are very different from me. That's the politest way I can put it.
I love my car and drive it a great deal. It's my pride and joy, but I will never drive it in London again.
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