Ferrari’s new LaFerrari FXX K track-only limited special is the third of its kind from the manufacturer. Aside from it being a hybrid and faster than before, what makes it so special? Spanish F1 test driver Marc Gené, one of the few people who have driven all three FXX models, puts it into perspective.

He explains that the first Enzo-based model was quite raw and thrilling, whereas the next one, based on the front-engined 599, was more reliant on its electronics to stay on the road and/or go fast.

Now, the LaFerrari-based FXX K, which is, in his words, “the most advanced Ferrari ever built” is a big step up. It not only has a lot more power than before, but it’s also got the hybrid system on tap which we can imagine has been tuned to an even more aggressive setting than what’s been tested in the road car.

Check out the EVO video below for Gené’s full impression!

I’m sure many of you have wondered who are the people that have bought all 499 LaFerraris even before the official reveal of the hypercar.

Well, Ferrari has started presenting some of these customers lately, and this week, we get to meet Cornelia Hagmann, an Austrian-born painter and sculptor who has been living in Switzerland for many years.

Hagmann is renowned for her paintings, which are mostly of landscapes sumptuous with greenery and flowers. Her second great passion is Ferrari, and her fascination for the Italian sports cars was sparked by her late husband, Walter Hagmann, a Swiss businessman and leading Ferrari collector.

The Rosso Corsa LaFerrari you see in the photos was ordered by him as a gift for his wife. “It’s a real work of art: I could spend hours just staring at it,” Cornelia Hagmann said about her LaFerrari in an interview with The Ferrari Official Magazine.

No power boost expected

According to a recent report, Ferrari could launch an even more hardcore Evoluzione version of the FXX K model.

In the past, the Italian company has released Evoluzione versions for the FXX and the 599 XX models, so naturally the producer is considering the same upgrade for the recently unveiled FXX K. Autocar says that if the FXX K Evoluzione ever happens, we won’t see it for a number of years.

Ferrari test driver Marc Gene has told the magazine he “wouldn’t be surprised if it happens, but it won’t be in two years” and “cars like this have a life cycle of around ten years”. The hardcore modification probably won’t come with more power than the standard FXX K, as Gene comments “the XXK has 1021 bhp (722 kW), I cannot see cars of the future having more power than that”. He also says “the focus will be on efficiency and then on power-to-weight ratio”, because “weight is critical”.

“the XXK has 1021 bhp (722 kW), I cannot see cars of the future having more power than that”. He also says “the focus will be on efficiency and then on power-to-weight ratio”, because “weight is critical”.

A few days ago Ferrari welcomed renowned American sculptor Barry X Ball to its Maranello headquarters. The purpose of Ball’s visit was to explore the similarities in his approach to sculpture and Ferrari’s way of designing cars. In addition to touring the Ferrari factory, Ball spent some time in the design and modelling studios, discussing the creation process with Flavio Manzoni, Senior Vice President of Design.