Floyd Mayweather is a stranger to no one. Thanks to an undefeated record of 49 – 0, Mayweather will always be remembered as one of the greatest professional boxers the world has ever seen. And with great status come great, great perks.
The latest perk in Floyd Mayweather’s life is the expenditure of just about $2.5 million on the first example of one of the most intriguing cars ever made. Dubbed kode57, the red-painted supercar with reverse-hinged scissor doors is the sweat and blood of acclaimed car and industrial designer Ken Okuyama.
Okuyama is a former asset of Pininfarina, the company that designs the body shells for the best name in the business for a living - Ferrari. The Japanese designer is the mastermind behind million-dollar projects such as the awe-inspiring Ferrari Enzo, as well as the overseer for cars such as the Ferrari P4/5, the 599, and the Maserati Quattroporte. Although unconfirmed by Okuyama, the kode57 is probably built on a Ferrari 599 GTB chassis.
This assumption comes from the displacement of the engine and the get-up-and-go available at the press of the loud pedal. Under the hood of this outlandish four-wheeled art form, you’ll find a freely aspirated 6.0-liter V12 with 611 horsepower and 448 lb-ft of torque, a.k.a 599 GTB figures.
The transmission is an electrohydraulic automated manual with six ratios, exactly the same setup as you’ll find in the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Coincidence? I think not. But then again, the 599 is a perfect building block for this crazy contraption bestowed with an even crazier name.
Okuyama highlights that the engine and suspension “can be tuned to suit the owner's tastes thanks to a collaboration with German specialist Novitec Rosso.” If the tuning company can pull off the same stunt it did with the 599 GTB Fiorano, then the Novitec Race Bi-Compressor package can hike the V12’s output up to a mind-boggling 836 horsepower (848 PS).
These said, what do you make of the unearthly kode57?
Okuyama is a former asset of Pininfarina, the company that designs the body shells for the best name in the business for a living - Ferrari. The Japanese designer is the mastermind behind million-dollar projects such as the awe-inspiring Ferrari Enzo, as well as the overseer for cars such as the Ferrari P4/5, the 599, and the Maserati Quattroporte. Although unconfirmed by Okuyama, the kode57 is probably built on a Ferrari 599 GTB chassis.
This assumption comes from the displacement of the engine and the get-up-and-go available at the press of the loud pedal. Under the hood of this outlandish four-wheeled art form, you’ll find a freely aspirated 6.0-liter V12 with 611 horsepower and 448 lb-ft of torque, a.k.a 599 GTB figures.
The transmission is an electrohydraulic automated manual with six ratios, exactly the same setup as you’ll find in the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Coincidence? I think not. But then again, the 599 is a perfect building block for this crazy contraption bestowed with an even crazier name.
Okuyama highlights that the engine and suspension “can be tuned to suit the owner's tastes thanks to a collaboration with German specialist Novitec Rosso.” If the tuning company can pull off the same stunt it did with the 599 GTB Fiorano, then the Novitec Race Bi-Compressor package can hike the V12’s output up to a mind-boggling 836 horsepower (848 PS).
These said, what do you make of the unearthly kode57?