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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 15:11
JAY KAY'S NEW FERRARI SCUDERIA 16M SPIDER - 3 JULY 09
Jay Kay’s new Ferrari Scuderia 16M Spider
03 July 2009
by Adrian Hearn
Ferrari-loving musician Jay Kay has been snapped with his latest supercar – a Scuderia Spider 16M.
The multi-million selling artist was photographed in Notting Hill, London with the awesome white supercar parked outside a café in the suave part of town.
Jay Kay is one of lucky few to get his hands on the fastest ever Ferrari convertible. The first deliveries were taken late last month and just 499 will ever be built.
Ferrari built the Scuderia 16M to celebrate the Italian car maker’s 16th F1 Constructors’ World Championship.
The 16M is a hardcore version of the Ferrari F430 Spider.
Ferrari has slashed weight by 80kg and fitted a roll-bar with a carbon fibre outer shell.
Power comes from a 4.3-litre V8 engine which develops 510bhp and 346lb/ft of pulling power and enables a 0-62mph time of 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 195.3mph.
On Ferrari’s Fiorano race track, the 16M lapped the track in 1 minute 26.5 seconds – faster than the legendary F40 and F50.
In the original press release for the car, Ferrari described the 16M as a model targeted towards ‘the most passionate clients; drivers who demand both exclusivity and superb driving pleasure’.
And you don’t get much more passionate than Jay Kay.
The Jamiroquai frontman is a renowned petrolhead and Ferrari aficionado having owned the following Prancing Horses:
1. Ferrari 360
2. Ferrari 550 Maranello
3. Ferrari F40
4. Ferrari F50
He also owns the ultimate Ferrari, an Enzo. Earlier this year 21-year-old chef Aaron Billington was sentenced to 20 weeks of porridge after causing nearly £10,000 damage to the Enzo.
Jay Kay is currently leading the pack of Top Gear’s Star in a Reasonably Priced Car with a time of 1 minute 45.83 seconds – just ahead of Kevin McCloud and Simon Cowell.
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