2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3

Ferrari (opens in a new tab) describes the Daytona SP3 as the second car in its limited-edition Icona series, a homage to the mid-rear-engined V-12 sports prototypes that built the marque's racing reputation, with a mid-rear naturally aspirated V-12 that is the most powerful internal combustion engine Ferrari has built and adopts the architecture and capacity of the 812 Competizione engine. Car and Driver (opens in a new tab) puts the output at 829 horsepower from 6.5 liters, revving to 9,500 rpm with 514 pound-feet, routed to the rear wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, and says the car is built on the bones of the LaFerrari Aperta.

The monocoque tub and body panels are carbon fiber, with a claimed dry weight of 3,275 pounds, and Car and Driver expects 60 mph in under three seconds and 100 mph in under six on the way to a claimed 211-mph top speed. The carbon-fiber roof panel is removable but cannot be stored in the car, and there is essentially no luggage space beyond a shallow tray in the front for a tool kit and a fabric roof.

Car and Driver says the SP3 returns with no changes for 2025 as production continues to fulfill orders for the 599 examples, which are already spoken for by an exclusive group of collectors known to Ferrari, and quotes a $2.2 million starting price. Its 2024 review (opens in a new tab) adds that 499 of the 599 were sold to owners who had already bought an earlier Icona-series car.

NHTSA lists no recall campaigns and no owner complaints for the 2025 Daytona SP3, and Is My Car Cooked (opens in a new tab) likewise shows none on record. A record of zero on a car built in a run of 599 says little about reliability. EPA rates it 12 mpg city, 16 highway and 13 combined, about $5,950 a year in fuel.

The 2025 Lamborghini Revuelto, a plug-in V-12 hybrid, is rated by EPA at 12 mpg combined and about $6,450 a year in fuel against the SP3's 13 and $5,950, and sends power to all four wheels where the SP3 drives only the rear.