The Ferrari J50 is Finally Being Delivered to Owners
Back in 2016, Ferrari debuted the J50 – a 488-based styling exercise that would be available to customers in Japan only.
Now, nearly two years later, the J50 is being delivered to lucky customers. Limited to just 10 units, the J50 will be an extremely rare sight, but at least two of the vehicles were displayed at the recent Ferrari Racing Days Japan event in Fuji – a red example and a silver example. Ferrari says one of the vehicles was delivered to its new owner at the event, which we imagine is the silver example seeing as it has a number plate.
日本市場限定10台！！
Ferrari J50
日本初公開？ #FerrariRacingDaysFuji pic.twitter.com/jyeiLXel2P
— みね＠7/8TAM CGM参戦♪ (@Mine_86_LFA) June 30, 2018
A third J50 was highlighted by Ferrari’s official magazine recently as well. This example is truly unique, with a blue exterior, gold wheels, blue leather upholstery and yellow contrasting stitching and accents. The color combo is certainly not for everyone, but we actually quite like the blue over yellow look.
Presented in December of 2016, the J50 was build to commemorate Ferrari’s 50th anniversary in Japan. The unique bodywork was styled by Ferrari’s in-house designers and is similar to other recent mid-engine Ferraris such as the one-off 458 MM Speciale and the SP38 Deborah. It uses the same chassis and 690 hp 3.9-liter twin-turbo V8 engine as the 488 GTB.
Discuss this story on our Ferrari Forum.
Sam McEachern holds a diploma in journalism from St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, and has been covering the automotive industry for over 5 years. He conducts reviews and writes AutoGuide's news content. He's a die-hard motorsports fan with a passion for performance cars of all sorts.
More by Sam McEachern
Comments
Join the conversation
THAT is NOT one of Ferarrri's better styling exercises. An ugly discombobulated face....