Ferrari Enzo

Ferrari reserved its own founder's name for this car, a distinction it had never granted before. Conceived as the purest translation of the company's Formula One programme into a road-going machine, the Enzo arrived in 2002 and remained in production through 2004. Ferrari built 399 for customers and added a final example that was donated to Pope John Paul II, giving a total run of 400 cars offered largely by invitation to established clients.

At its heart sits a 6.0-litre naturally aspirated V12 rated at 651 hp, sending drive to the rear wheels through an electrohydraulic paddle-shift gearbox adapted from Ferrari's grand prix cars, with no clutch pedal. The Enzo was the first road-going Ferrari fitted with carbon-ceramic brake discs, and its passenger cell is a carbon-fibre and Nomex honeycomb monocoque. A dry weight of 1,255 kg reflects that thorough use of composite materials.

Styled by Pininfarina, the Enzo broke from the softer forms of earlier Ferraris in favour of angular, aerodynamically driven surfaces and movable devices that manage downforce with speed rather than relying on large fixed wings. Contemporary reviews focused on how little the car diluted its racing hardware for street use. It has since become a pillar of Ferrari's modern flagship lineage, the direct ancestor of the later LaFerrari, and a fixture near the top of collector interest in the marque.