{"id":38215,"date":"2025-05-02T14:50:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/?p=38215"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:53:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:53:38","slug":"ferrari-and-if-the-2025-surprise-was-a-manual-gearbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/en\/ferrari\/ferrari-et-si-la-surprise-2025-cetait-une-boite-manuelle\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari: what if the 2025 surprise was a manual gearbox?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While Ferrari<\/a> plans to present six new models in 2025<\/a>including the 296 Speciale already unveiled<\/a>a rumour is starting to stir up the purists: what if one of the five remaining models was equipped with a manual gearbox? <\/strong>A hypothesis that seemed unthinkable until recently, but could well become reality with a surprise supercar: the Ferrari SP4, potentially from the Icona range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Ferrari SP4 to pay tribute to the F40?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If the rumors are to be believed, the SP4 is designed as a tribute to the legendary Ferrari F40, launched in 1987. A legendary model in terms of design, radicalism and raw philosophy, the F40 has never been replaced in the minds of fans (even by the F50 and F80). And to pay tribute, Ferrari may well rely on an old-fashioned recipe: neo-retro design, pure performance, and above all... manual gearbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the well-informed Instagram account @iliasabawi, a prototype based on the SF90 has been spotted testing on the Fiorano circuit, with a manual gearbox. The prototype in question is said to have tinted windows to hide the gearshift paddles, and the instagrammer recognized the distinctive sound of the manual clutch. A return to basics which, according to the account, is motivated by growing demand from Ferrari customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A publication shared by Ilias Abawi (@iliasabawi)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n