Hey, wait a minute – we thought you couldn't actually purchase the Ferrari FXX, let alone take one out to cavort on the streets of Switzerland. The way it was originally explained, people with 2.5 million dollars to dispose of could purchase the privelege to plant their hindquarters in the driver's seat for Maranello-sanctioned track events. You've got to have some serious juice to get an FXX to begin with, and then to get it legalized for use in Switzerland takes even more pull. When we say "crazy rich" we don't mean nutty with lots of money. "Crazy rich" in this instance means Scrooge McDuck style swimming in dubloons. Looking in the background of these pictures, you can see lesser vehicles fleeing for their lives. The FXX is keeping a particularly close eye on a tasty Fiat at one point. What's apparently going down in the photos is an FXX getting legally tagged for street driving after being gone over by inspectors in Zurich. The price of the inspection and tags was reportedly around $250,000, a mere ten percent of the initial cost. With an FXX as your personal car, you won't have to worry about blending in, and we must say it's refreshing to see a Ferrari in a color besides Rosso Corsa.
Thanks for the tip, catgirlshyla!
[Source: Final Gear, Photo: Iwan]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
DriverG @ Oct 30th 2007 10:37AM
Switzerland is probably the worst place in Euorpe to own a fast car. Their speed-enforcement is draconian, to say the least. One can only think this guy lives near the German border.
zach @ Oct 30th 2007 10:41AM
I agree... seems an odd place to go through this much trouble.
As I was reading this all i could think about are all the times Jeremy Clarkson is reduced nearly to tears when he drives through Switzerland in one of the TG "races".
Menice @ Oct 30th 2007 10:52AM
yea it's here... they told me it wasnt arriving until next week. well, i have to go pick up Mrs. Swiss Miss and hit some twisty mountain roads... yodel-ay-he-hoo!
kyle @ Oct 30th 2007 11:11AM
That's a Fiero kit car.
In all seriousness, the pictures are of it coming out of the back of a truck and in a garage with what look to be mechanics around it. There are no plates on it, so why do you think it's street-legal?
frondeur @ Oct 30th 2007 11:15AM
Following the completion of the FXX project, which is happening soon, or has already happened (FXX evo [read FXX V2.0] being revealed by ferrari recently) FXX owners may take their cars home.
The intention was to give the owners the ability to take their cars to track days at their leisure, but if someone wants to federalize their car for the road, more power to them.
as for the question of "why in Switzerland?" Many racing drivers and celebrities live in Switzerland, due to its dedication to personal privacy.
Evotec @ Oct 30th 2007 11:40AM
Im from switzerland and i never heard about this story until now...
I have the luck that im near the german border ,o i can use the Autobahns and "black-forrest-road" on weekends.
Paul M. Watson @ Oct 30th 2007 11:43AM
If by refreshing you mean ruined, then yes.
Derek @ Oct 30th 2007 11:56AM
I guess the Swiss must have the best roads in the world if this guy expects that pretty nose to stay attached to the car for more than a few miles...
Still, the old saying "it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow" comes to mind. I think driving this car on the street for anything more than the trip to the racetrack would be an extreme exercise in frustration! Like living with the worlds hottest supermodel - only she's taken a vow of chastity...
howard @ Oct 30th 2007 12:19PM
Did you notice the A/C, one small square window opening at 200 mph. 2.5 million and the windows don't roll down, no real A/C and I'll bet the back up lights don't work! I'm only kidding, Yes I'd love to have that beast setting in MY driveway WITH OR WITHOUT the SUPER MODEL AND SHE CAN KEEP HER CHASTITY BELT!
ugg.tryptophan @ Oct 30th 2007 2:18PM
quad post madness!!!!
Menice @ Oct 30th 2007 2:20PM
YES
we noticed
:)
Matt @ Dec 28th 2007 3:48AM
taillights? spot for plates?