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STYLING
Although inspired by the stylistic language of 1960s racing cars , the Daytona SP3 is clothed in very undeniably original , modern forms . Its sculptural power celebrates and interprets the sensual volumes of sports prototypes to wholly contemporary effect . It goes without saying that a design this ambitious demanded a meticulously planned and executed strategy from Chief Design Officer Flavio Manzoni and his Styling Centre team .
EXTERIOR
From the wraparound windscreen back , the Daytona SP3 ’ s cabin looks like a dome set into a sensual sculpture with sinuous wings emerging boldly either side . The car ’ s overall balance is underscored by monolithic volumes that are a powerful articulation of the long-appreciated skills of Italian coachbuilding at its finest . The fluidity of its masses melds effortlessly with sharper surfaces , to produce the sense of effortless aesthetic balance that has long been a signature of Maranello ’ s design history .
The clean double-crested front wings are a nod to the sculptural elegance of past Ferrari sports prototypes of the likes of the 512 S , 712 Can-Am and 312 P . The shape of the wheelarches efficiently connotes the geometry of the flanks . At the front , they are structural and create a powerful link between wheel and well by not completely following the circular profile of the tyre . The rear flank swells out from the sylph-like waist giving rise to a powerful rear muscle that wraps around the front of the wheels , then tapers back towards the tail , lending a powerful dynamism to the three-quarter view .
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