A large part of the contractual sponsorship deals include real drivers being available to meet and greet car buyers, automakers, and teams, even to branding or publishing special driver-related editions.
On the high end, transmissions are spoiled with some really cool rides. Imagine driving for the big names and getting a Ferrari named after you. F1 star Fernando Alonso lends his name to the F599 GTB. Times have changed, Michael Schumacher is arguably the greatest driver who has ever sat in a racing car.
Clearly, for whom and when you drive makes the difference. But what about ex-racers turned manufacturers? Some have built some great ones Supercar, and the list is almost endless if you look deep enough.
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Enzo Ferrari
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Old Man Ferrari, founder of the world famous Italian F1 Scuderia Ferrari and creator of some of the most beautiful cars we have ever seen. Before Enzo was at the helm of the famous Italian brand, he competed for the first time at the wheel of a Fiat in the 1919 Parma-Poggio di Berceto hill climb, before moving to Alfa Romeo the following year.
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Introduced in 2002, the Ferrari Enzo is a worthy homage to the brand’s founder, an uncompromising mid-engined supercar that embodies all of the manufacturer’s F1 knowledge. No turbo required, a 6-liter Tipo F140 delivers 651 horsepower via an F1-style 6-speed manual transmission and guarantees a top speed of 221 mph. We think Enzo would be appropriately proud of his beloved Ferrari’s enduring legacy.
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Tommi Mäkinen Edition
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As a thinly camouflaged racing car for the road, Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evo series remains one of the fastest rally cars of all time and dominated the WRC with four championship titles between 1996-99, largely thanks to the efforts of Finnish rally star Tommi Mäkinen.
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The heart of this all-wheel-drive dirt-slinging monster is Mitsubishi’s 4G63 2-liter turbo engine, which develops a rough 280 hp. As a result, 60 mph will be reached in 5.1 seconds, at full throttle you’ll be racing towards you the next corner at speeds of up to 143 mph
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Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss
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The late Sir Stirling Moss is often referred to as the greatest racing driver who never secured a Formula 1 driver’s title. His career spanned 66 race starts that resulted in 16 wins and 24 podiums and drove for big teams like Mercedes, Maserati, Vanwall and Lotus. Overall success might have escaped the gentleman racer, but during Moss’ F1 career he was runner-up four times and finished the season in third place three times.
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In 2008 Mercedes produced the last special edition of its SLR series, an open racing car that was inspired by the glorious racing drivers of the 1950s and paid homage to Moss’ commitment to the German manufacturer’s racing program. Under the deep-drawn bonnet, supercharged 5.4-liter V8 engines with an output of 641 hp, a far cry from the racing drivers in which Moss earned his reputation as a racing driver.
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McLaren Senna
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The very latest is the McLaren Senna, the extreme hyper sports car from the British automobile manufacturer that is geared towards the racetrack and is based on the successful 720s. Equipped in a lighter, slimmed-down form, the Senna is around 400 lbs lighter and has a more powerful version of McLaren’s M480TR engine with 789 horsepower on the barrel and a top speed of 211 mph.
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Ayrton Senna, former McLaren F1 racing driver, winner and world champion, needed no introduction and was the inspiration for McLaren’s ultimate track weapon. Tragically, Senna lost his life during the 1994 Imola Grand Prix, a loss to both F1 fans around the world and former team principal Ron Dennis.
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Shelby series 1
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The famous blue and white livery of the American Shelby racing cars, the Series 1, is just one example of the famous American sports cars that we could have chosen. Despite having an extensive catalog of great sports cars, Carroll Shelby is one of the most successful racing drivers of all time. In a short nine-year career, Shelby competed in 141 races and won silver 41 times.
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Why Series 1? Quite simply, this is from the ground up the only Shelby branded car designed from start to finish, although Venture Corporation purchased Shelby American Inc., including the rights to the design, during a limited production run of 249 Series 1s. Transmissions produced between 1998 and 2005 could specify either a naturally aspirated engine or a turbocharged 4-liter Oldsmobile V8, the latter producing 450 hp.
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Subaru Impreza RB320
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Just another Subaru Impreza? Yes and no. This is a special commemorative model that was launched in 2007 and commemorates the success of former WRC champion Richard Burns, who died in 2005. RB320 represents Richard Burns, 320 hp.
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As a special edition, this is very cautious, apart from a few RB imprints on the Impreza exterior, you would hardly notice any differences. Park it next to a standard STi and the difference becomes clear, the Bilstein chassis lowers the nose by three centimeters and gives it a meaner stance.
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Bugatti Veyron
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The EB110 of the 1990s, which revived Bugatti a second time, while a world champion, did not have the success it deserved. With the Veyron, however, the Franco-German car manufacturer has great influence. The first production car with a speed of more than 250 km / h and the fastest car in the world, period. From a technical point of view, this was the big one, 8 liters, four turbochargers and 1000 hp.
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The EB110 was named in honor of the founder Ettore Bugatti, but where does Veyron come from? In 1932, Bugatti hired a little-known test driver, engineer and later racing driver, Pierre Veyron, who clinched successive victories in the Berlin Avus race.
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Ascari KZ1
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All too briefly, the British company Ascari Cars produced a range of high-performance supercars for road and racing use. Founded in 1994, the low-volume brand ceased production in 2010. Named after the first two-time formula winner, 1st driver title in 1952/53 for Scuderia Ferrari.
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Launched in 2005, the KZ1 is perhaps the brand’s most famous model, with production limited to just 50 cars and owners being invited to the Race Resort Ascari in Spain. Aside from rarity and exclusivity, the KZ1 was a real super sports car, BMW 4.9-liter V8 engines produced 500 hp and promised a top speed of just over 200 miles per hour.
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Brabham BT62
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Another founder / racing driver special, the BT62, launched in 2018 to commemorate Sir Jack Brabham’s racing career in 1948, the popular Australian won 14 wins and 3 titles from 1,421 starts.
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Only 70 BT62 are to be produced, using a tubular chassis design with a carbon fiber body. Powered by a Ford 5.4 liter modular V8 series engine tuned to suck up 691 hp. Although designed for use on the racetrack, Brabham will build a road conversion on request.
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Pininfarina Fittipaldi EF7
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We believe the Pininfarina-style Fittipaldi AF7 has all the glory of Formula 1 inspired promotional gimmicks. The unusual production number reflects Fittipaldi’s collection of 39 F1 and Indycar victories.
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Gearheads could recognize the EF7 from the video game Gran Turismo, Pininfarina claims that the final production version will be almost identical except for a few aero tweaks. Under the hood, the specially developed 4.8-liter V8s from the Fittipaldi brand are said to deliver 600 horsepower with an expected time of 0-60 mph in three seconds.
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Jason Garbutt
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Growing up in a car-obsessed environment from an early age, generated a keen interest in everything to do with cars. primarily an F1 fan, but also an avid fan of other motorsports. Professional background who has worked closely with an established UK supercar manufacturer over the past few years.
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