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The Speciale is Back! 880hp Lightweight 296 Unveiled
More power, more tech, much more money. Ferrari reignites the Speciale badge with outrageously fast 296 lightweight.
April 29, 2025
One of the fastest, most accessible racing cars you can buy, and for a great saving off list to boot.
The Radical SR3 XXR is a no-nonsense track car built for those who thrive on the thrill of racing. In 1,500cc guise, it has 232hp to push around a mere 620kg, resulting in a power-to-weight ratio that rivals high-end supercars. But the SR3 is about so much more than straight-line pace; it’s built to deliver blistering lap times rather than impress on a drag strip or spec sheet.
Speaking of lap times, around Anglesey, an SR3 XXR set a time of 1:06.44 — over five seconds quicker than the McLaren 750S and Porsche 992 GT3 RS, with Evo’s test driver saying, “There's a corner where you have to brake in the Porsche. In the Radical, you're changing up from fourth to fifth. It's a whole different ball game in terms of how late you can brake, how much speed you can carry, you have to kind of recalibrate everything”.
The SR3’s agility and handling is far beyond what you’ll experience from even the most hardcore road cars, with a body designed for maximum downforce and slick tyres meaning you will give up long before the car does. For anyone serious about track days or competitive racing, the SR3 XXR offers an authentic motorsport experience in an approachable, accessible way, and one very famous example has come up for sale.
Driven by our very own Jonty for his testing and his first-ever competitive race in the Radical Cup UK at Donington Park in front of the eyes of live spectators and ITV4 viewers, this car has a special place in his heart and has ignited an addiction he’d been dreaming of realising for years.
The car is finished in Rosso Red paintwork with a yellow stripe, and is ready to be personalised now its Supercar Driver branding is no more. Before you ask, the mud Jonty collected on lap one has been removed as well and the car is as good as new! It also has triple-adjustable Intrax dampers, an air jack system, carbon fibre double front dive planes and a carbon fibre dashboard.
The best part? It is eligible and ready to go racing in the Radical Cup UK, so you can live out your racing dream.
View full details here, and watch Jonty drive this very car here.
