Ferrari 550 Gets BMW V8 to Become Drift Machine

Drifting has really gained popularity in the last few years, becoming an important automotive discipline. This is a great thing - after all, what’s not to like at driving a car sideways all the time? However, countersteer fans aren’t quite used to seeing vehicles using Italian “creme de la creme” badges in action. However, there are certain examples that come to show the contrary.

Let’s take the subject of this piece of news, for example. We are talking a bout a Ferrari 550 Maranello that has been turned into a proper drifting machine, as driftworks reports via Jalopnik.

The Swedish specialist from SVK Customs, a team that seems to know no limits in terms of automotive mutations, started the project by ditching the vehicle’s V12 engine (they’ll probably strap it to a pair of roller-skates in the future).

The Ferrari engine was replaced with a BMW V8 heart. The latter was chosen as it was seen as the right candidate for a modification process that will allow the vehicle to deliver over 1,000 hp.

The list of other tech modifications includes custom suspension, steering (the driver will be able to enjoy a maximum steering angle of 55 degrees) components, as well as AP racing airjacks, just to name a few.

All this drifting tech is wrapped in a custom carbon fiber body. A widebody, we mean. The company uses a complex fabrication process to make sure that the result is worthy of the Prancing Horse’s name. Let’s hope that no wall will come to disagree.

Our say: This is the story of a Grand Tourer becoming a Grand Drifter - awesome!