Ferrari’s official distributor in South Africa, Scuderia South Africa, has seen a recent change in management. Smartgrowth Investments Proprietary now owns the distributor, with André Rossouw as its new CEO, this news come with the introduction of two new Ferrari models for the local market before the close of the year.
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The company, which has branches in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town, deals in what many consider the pinnacle of supercars that are accompanied by eyewatering pricetags. Sales figures indicate a single sale in April, eight in May, and eight in July, as per Naamsa statistics.
Under the leadership of the new CEO, André Rossouw, the company plans to mark its 50th year as the official Ferrari dealer in South Africa by introducing two new models in the last quarter of 2023. These anticipated models are the Ferrari Purosangue and the Ferrari Roma Spider which were always expected to arrive locally. The estimated retail price for the Ferrari Purosangue is expected to be around R7 million or more, while the base spec of the Roma Spider sits somewhere around R6,3 million.
To provide some technical insights, the Ferrari Purosangue is equipped with a 6,5-litre V12 engine producing 533 kW of power and 715 N.m of torque. Power is sent to an all-wheel-drive system through a rear-mounted eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, allowing the car to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3,3 seconds.
Shifting gears to the Ferrari Roma Spider, it boasts a 3,9-litre twin-turbo V8 engine, generating an impressive 456 kW of power and 760 N.m of torque. This power is transferred to the rear wheels through an eight-speed dual-clutch auto, derived from the SF90 Stradale, enabling the Spider to sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in a mere 3,4 seconds and reach a top speed of over 320 km/h – recommended with the retractable top secured overhead!
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The announcement of this change in ownership comes after negotiations that began in November 2022 for the purchase of shares from the company’s previous shareholders. Looking ahead, Rossouw, with over 15 years of experience in senior management positions within the luxury sports car industry, is set to steer the distributorship into the future.
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