Ferrari LaFerrari Review

The name means The Ferrari, and the company meant it. LaFerrari was Ferrari's first hybrid and the first Ferrari since the 1973 Dino 308 GT4 not styled by Pininfarina, in effect ending a partnership that began in 1951; every new Ferrari since has come from the in-house Centro Stile. It arrived at the 2013 Geneva show in the same year as McLaren's P1 and Porsche's 918, the three cars that defined the hybrid hypercar. Ferrari built 499 coupes at more than a million euros each, $1,416,362 in America, plus a 500th in 2016 that sold at auction for $7 million for earthquake relief, and 210 open Apertas.

At its heart is the F140 V12 at 6.3 liters, making 789 hp at 9,000 rpm on its own, joined by a 161 hp electric motor in a system Ferrari calls HY-KERS after the Formula One device it descends from, for 950 hp and 664 lb-ft combined through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The motor is there for bursts of extra thrust. Rory Byrne, the Formula One designer, drew the carbon tub, which Ferrari says is 27 percent stiffer in torsion than its predecessor's. Ferrari quotes 0 to 62 mph in under three seconds, more than 217 mph and a Fiorano lap of 1:19.70.

The hybrid system is also what makes ownership nervous. Owners have reported being told not to leave the car standing or let its batteries go flat, and when one owner's battery failed, Ferrari quoted €180,000 for a replacement pack; EV Clinic in Croatia repaired it cell by cell instead. The coupe was also recalled over a fuel tank coating that could lead to a fire, and for headrests and an airbag. The seat is fixed to the tub and the pedal box moves instead. The EPA rates it at 14 mpg combined. Auction results have run past $8.6 million, a record for the coupe set at RM Sotheby's Monterey sale in August 2026.

LaFerrari takes the Enzo's idea to its limit: an enormous naturally aspirated V12, now sharpened by an electric motor, in a body that looks as extreme as it is. It is less pure than an F40, more fragile than an Enzo, and a liability for an owner who does not drive it. It is also the fullest demonstration of what Ferrari could do in 2013, and the market has treated it that way.