Ferrari · 1950–present
Ferrari Mythos
The Ferrari Mythos is a mid-engine, rear wheel drive concept car based on the mechanical underpinnings of the Ferrari Testarossa. Designed by Italian design house Pininfarina and developed by automobile manufacturer Ferrari, its world premiere was at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show.
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Design
The design was implemented on the platform of the Ferrari Testarossa, which dictated the car's wedge shape and large air intake ahead of the rear wheels. The design of the Mythos later evolved into the Ferrari F40's successor, the F50. The show car is stored at the Pininfarina style center at Cambiano (Italy).
Performance
The Mythos is powered by a 4.9 L Tipo F113 B Ferrari flat-12 engine sourced from the Testarossa, the engine has a power output of 390 hp (291 kW; 395 PS) at 6,300 rpm and 354 N⋅m (261 lb⋅ft) of torque at 4,500 rpm while having a power-to-weight ratio of 308 hp per tonne. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a Testarossa sourced 5-speed manual transmission. The car utilises a helical coil suspension system with transverse arms on the front and rear. Acceleration figures of the car remain unknown but the car has a projected top speed of around 290 km/h (180 mph).
Production
Although not intended to be sold to the public, the brother of the current Sultan of Brunei, Prince Jefri Bolkiah, is known to have commissioned three Mythos, with one being red, blue for Prince Hakeem and the other being black, with the black example not being verified until late 2024.
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Specifications
- name
- Ferrari Mythos
- aka
- Ferrari P7
- Manufacturer
- Ferrari S.p.A.
- Class
- Concept car
- Layout
- Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Production
- 1989, 3 units (plus the prototype)
- Assembly
- Cambiano, Italy
- Body style
- 2-door barchetta
- Engine
- 4.9 L Tipo F113 B Flat-12
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual
- Related
- Ferrari Testarossa, Ferrari F50
- Designer
- Pietro Camardella, Lorenzo Ramaciotti at Pininfarina
- Wheelbase
- 100.4 in
- Length
- 170.7 in
- Width
- 82.7 in
- Height
- 41.9 in
- Kerb weight
- 2756 lb
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q961533CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_MythosCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1377544552 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ferrari_Mythos_concept_car_2.jpgCC BY 2.0 · Photo: Craig Howell · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.