Ferrari racing cars have traditionally been painted bright red in a shade known as Rosso Corsa, often referred to as “Ferrari Red”.
However, the trend now is for silver and grey, with bright custom colors and a growing number of matt choices, even at Ferrari.
Ferrari has revealed the first pictures of its new hero car, the 488 Spider – presented in a light silvery blue instead of Rosso Corsa. (There currently is confusion as to whether this new model is a “spider or a “spyder”.)
A blue Ferrari.
According to the Ferrari agent Herbert Appleroth in Australia, “We have seen a big shift to white and black, and there is also a large trend to specific matt colours. Red is still strong but not like it was. Rosso Corsa is now about 35 percent of our cars. Traditionally the V8 sports cars have been very strong in red. The California was the first model that changed a lot, with metallics. Grey, or different tones of silver, are more popular in the V12 cars, the F12 and FF. People are going more conservative with the GT models and being a bit more brave, and going away from red, in the sports cars. We’re now seeing 65 percent of our cars in grey or silver.”
The new Ferrari has the 4.9 liter V8 and the factory claims a zero to 100 km/h time of 3.0 seconds. While the acceleration figures may be fast, delivery of the new Ferrari is currently out to 18 months.
