--- title: "Looks Like Ferrari Will Drop a Road Version of the 499P" date: "2024-06-24" modified: "2024-06-24" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail.md" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/looks-like-ferrari-will-drop-a-road-version-of-the-499p" categories: - "Ferrari News" - "News" - "News by Brand" --- # Looks Like Ferrari Will Drop a Road Version of the 499P ![Image of a supposed invitation to a Ferrari vehicle reveal event with the Ferrari Vision GT imposed over top.]() *\@ferraricollectoraus via Instagram, Ferrari\* Plenty of people own [Ferraris](), but how many of them get a keepsake invitation in a shiny Rosso Scuderia box when the Italian automaker has a new halo car to share? This is how Maranello distinguishes between its customers and its *friends*. Most of us will never be either, but thankfully, at least one esteemed guest of this forthcoming launch appears to have shared the goods with the rest of the class. An Instagram user by the name of [@ferraricollectoraus]() posted a few images on Monday of a box supposedly sent from the manufacturer, with the caption "If you know you know, count down is on!" A few commenters also claim to have seen the yet-to-be-unveiled car themselves (or have spoken to Ferrari employees who have), with one mentioning that it incorporates technology supposedly derived from the company's [two-time Le Mans-winning 499P](). Here's where things get interesting. Two of the pictures obviously show a stylized silhouette of the car's profile, and as soon as I saw it, my mind went to the [Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo](). That concept was developed for the sim racing franchise of the same name and unveiled in late 2022, months before the [499P]() first hit the track. It wasn't real, of course, but in Ferrari's headcanon, the Vision GT used the same engine as the prototype racer: a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 engine with hybrid assistance. ![]() *An image of the post, just in case it gets taken down for one reason or another. *Instagram** Anyone who put away the Saturday before last watching the world's greatest race knows that the 499P runs in Le Mans' Hypercar class. And while that category [doesn't necessarily have a road car homologation requirement](), as it was initially planned to years before these cars began competing, the idea of a roadgoing spin on the 499P is what we in the industry call a *winner*. It also may explain [that camouflaged mule seen milling about]() last year. Consider the obvious appeal there, as well as this unnamed project's stylistic similarities to the earlier made-for-*Gran Turismo* design. Plus, the very suggestion that this pie-in-the-sky concept would've been powered by an engine just like the race car's, and it's not too hard to reach the conclusion that we're looking at a Le Mans-inspired machine Ferrari's favorite clients can own. Just like the [Mercedes CLK-GTR](), [Porsche 911 GT1](), or [McLaren F1 LM](), except not legally mandated by motorsport. This one would be just for fun. That's my two cents, anyway. We won't know any of this until Ferrari introduces this thing. According to a comment left by the account that posted these pictures in the first place, that may happen on October 13. June seems awfully early to ask folks to block out their calendars for a party, but I suppose when such an occasion only [comes around every, say, 11 years](), ample notice is appreciated. *Got tips? Send ’em over to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() ## More - [First Ferrari Hot Wheels in Over a Decade Include F40 Competizione, 499P, SF90]() - [Ferrari 499P Hypercar Sounds Like a Spaceship on Sebring Pole Lap]() - [Ferrari Will Reveal Something Big Tomorrow, And It Looks Like a LaFerrari Successor]() - [The Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo Is a 1,000-HP Hybrid Race Car for the Digital World]() - [GT7’s New Update Celebrates Le Mans With Four Long-Awaited Hypercars]() - [2024 Le Mans 24: Ferrari Wins Back-to-Back, Nearly Runs Out of Fuel Doing It]() - [2023 Le Mans 24: Ferrari Takes Historic Win, America Steals the Show]() - [WEC’s Biggest Prototype Class Since the ’90s Teases a New Le Mans Golden Era]()