The Last Ever LaFerrari Raised $7m For Italy Quake Victims At Auction

If you cast your minds back to September, you might remember a piece of news about Ferrari building one more example of its LaFerrari hybrid hypercar. And not just for the sake of it: the idea was to auction the thing off to the benefit of a disaster relief fund aimed at helping victims of the devastating earthquake that hit central Italy in August.

The car went under the hammer via RM Sotheby’s at last weekend’s Ferrari Finali Mondiali in Daytona, and it’s sold for quite a sum: $7 million, and it’s all to the benefit of the National Italian American Foundation’s Earthquake Relief Fund.

Jolly excellent news I’m sure you’ll agree, but there’s a cherry on top of this feel-good cake, in that this very special LaFerrari has just become the most valuable 21st century car to ever be sold at auction.

The LaFerrari - number 500 - features an Italian flag on the bonnet, plus a special commemorative plaque on the inside. And a ruddy great 6.3-litre hybrid V12 powertrain like every other LaFerrari, obviously.