Even though Ferrari may not have invented the concept of the supercar, it deserves credit for keeping the flame alive with a succession of these limited-run exotics dating all the way back to the 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO F40.
Now comes the Ferrari LaFerrari, the 963 hp mid-engine V-12 successor to the Enzo. Why the seemingly redundant name? Ferrari’s chairman, Luca di Montezemolo, says the car is the purest expression of Ferrari—so giving it a name that translates to just “the Ferrari” makes sense.
Made of four …