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Ferrari LaFerrari - Best hypercars

One of Ferrari's most extreme machines to date, the LaFerrari brings F1 performance to the road

Ferrari itself was so impressed with this model, it decided to call it LaFerrari or ‘The Ferrari’, implying it’s the definitive car from the brand. Though with a new Ferrari F80 on the way, Maranello might be wishing it held onto the moniker for just a little longer…

Available as a coupe from 2013 and an ‘Aperta’ or spider from 2016, the £1m plus LaFerrari is the ultimate poster car of the era. And no wonder, with stunning styling wrapping up a Formula One-inspired hybrid system that mates the 6.3-litre V12 from the Ferrari F12 to an electric motor for a combined output of 950bhp.

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To illustrate what the LaFerrari is capable of, the firm says it will lap the Fiorano test track an incredible five seconds faster than the previously ‘definitive’ Ferrari Enzo. As you’d expect, the lavish use of carbon fibre technology helps keep the car’s weight down to an impressively skimpy 1,250kg, and like most of the current crop of hypercars LaFerrari has active aerodynamic panels so it doesn’t need a massive fixed rear wing like the old Ferrari F40.

What are the best hypercars ever built?

  1. McLaren F1
  2. Bugatti Chiron
  3. Mercedes-AMG ONE
  4. Koenigsegg Agera RS
  5. Pagani Huayra BC
  6. Porsche 918 Spyder
  7. GMA T.33
  8. Ferrari LaFerrari
  9. Aston Martin Valkyrie
  10. Rimac Nevera

Check out our best sports carsbest supercars and best hot hatchbacks lists...

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Antony Ingram

Antony is a freelance motoring writer with more than 15 years of experience in everything from the latest wave of hybrid and electric vehicles, to sports cars, supercars and classics. You’ll find him covering a little of everything on Auto Express.

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