Maranello will be tapping its best customers on the shoulder to offer them an example, including a handful of Aussie VIPs who are likely to score their cars late next year.
While 25 heritage paint colours will be offered, every Manuale will be ‘Tailor Made’ and extensive interior customisation is possible. Telling the car apart from the standard version will require spotting the silver shields, pinstriped nose and discreet badgework.
Ferrari only ever sells its most special models to its most loyal clients, and there’s no chance walking into a dealership will get you a Manuale – but you’d expect pre-owned examples will come up in future years.
While the Prancing Horse will recoup some of its enormous investment costs via the circa-50 percent premium for the Manuale over the standard car, it is also looking at what other models could benefit from the by-wire system.