We were just browsing a YouTube directory when we came across a video file of a Stretched Ferrari Limousine. Its black and its 12 cylinder engine. Its a total powerhouse exotic limousine. Check it out. Who knows, we may just get one of these one day if our boss feels like he has too much money to spend.
• The world’s fastest limousine can go from 0 to 60mph in less than six seconds
• It is made from a Ferrari 360 Modena chopped in half and stretched by 9.5ft with a section of hand-built carbon fibre
• It has a top speed of around 166mph – just 17mph less than the standard 183mph Modena
• The 20ft long car – which only seats eight people – is set to claim two Guinness World Records as the fastest limousine and the longest Ferrari.
The total cost of the project is thought to be around £200,000.
Dan, 37, who runs Style Limousines in Cheadle, Manchester, said his creation was a “supercar for the masses”.
He said: “Everyone always dreams about riding in a real Ferrari but very few people ever get the chance – but now they can, and bring friends along too.
You won’t find a mini-bar on here because it isn’t that sort of limousine. It’s about tasting a real driving experience, not just cruising past night clubs on Saturday night. In terms of performance it hardly feels any different from the original car on the road – you have to remind yourself how long it actually is when your going into a corner. And you can’t beat the look on people’s faces when you overtake them on the motorway, and the car just keeps on coming past.” Dan and Chris decided to challenge the opinion of American Exotic Limousines builders that a stretch Ferrari was impossible to build because traditional conversions use steel beams, which would make it too heavy. After consulting Ferrari engineers and drawing up detailed plans for a hi-tech carbon fibre conversion, a suitable donor car was found in January.
A £130,000 black 360 Modena with an F1 ‘paddle’ gear box – where shift levers are mounted behind the steering wheel – was bought second-hand for £55,000.
The left-hand-drive ’04 model, which had only covered 30,000 miles, was then delicately cut in half. Over the next eight months the carbon panels were designed and built. Like the original car, the V8 engine is still visible through the rear glass window. Extra crash protection bars and carbon roll over hoops have been installed for safety.
The brakes and gear box are all standard but the suspension has been uprated to cope with the added weight and to automatically raise the body while tackling speed bumps. Between each pair of seats is a 10-inch flat screen monitor which relays images from cameras mounted on the outside of the vehicle. A six speaker surround sound system and slimline DVD have also been built in. Surprisingly, the car returns an average of 15mpg on the motorway and costs only £1,800 a year to comprehensively insure for passenger carrying duties.
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