EDITION No. 52 - RELEASED 2026
MASTERPIECE COLLECTION
LIMITED 333 PIECES
From today’s perspective, it may seem hard to believe,
but in 1985 Ferrari had ambitions to compete in the World Rally Championship!
The requirement for a minimum of 200 vehicles was met with
the production of the Ferrari 288 GTO, as exactly 272 sports cars
rolled off the production line. The racy sports car was an extremely
lightweightvehicle made from fibreglass, aluminium and Kevlar, boasting
400 PS and breaking the 300 km/h barrier – which was a record at the time.
Although Rally Class B came to an abrupt end in 1986 following two fatalities,
Ferrari had by that point already developed its works
racer. Whilst the homologated 288 GTO was already a very
sporty car, the 288 GTO perfected in-house –
which was given the suffix ‘Evolutione’ – took the crown. It now boasted
a truly incredible 650 PS, and weighed
940 kg, resulting in a power-to-weight ratio of 1.61 kg/PS –
which, at the time, was close to the ideal of 1 kg/PS!
However, no one ever found out how this rally monster would have fared
against the Porsche, Lancia or Audi competition, as the Italian
works racer never competed in a race! Five examples
of the rally Ferrari, capable of speeds of almost 370 km/h, were built, but
none of them were ever used in racing conditions.
