One-Off Edo Ferrari 575 GTS Is Awesome!

We know that we use the word awesome a lot – and God help us, sometimes in vain – and we do apologize for that. But if there is one case where it’s completely warranted to use that word, it is in describing this one-off Edo Ferrari 575 GTS. Another word would be confusing, but in a good way.

You see, Ferrari themselves did make an open-top version of the 550 Maranello back in 2001 and they called it the Barchetta. The 550 was then replaced by the similar-looking but more advanced 575, on which Edo Competition’s 575 GTS is based. But they never made a convertible version of that. They only made a limited-run SuperAmerica version with a rotating hardtop.

So yes, Edo Ferrari 575 GTS is probably a Barchetta with 575 engine and running gear. The 5.4 liter 65 degree V12 engine in the 575 makes 515 horsepower and 588 lb-ft of torque – compared to the 550’s 485 hp and 420 lb-ft – and it sends all of it to the rear wheels via an electro-actuated paddle-shift transaxle transmission.

The technicalities aside, it is the styling where Edo Ferrari 575 GTS really comes into its own and flaunts its “one-off” badge. The wide body Ferrari features custom bumpers and fenders along with an aggressive vented bonnet, a large rear diffuser and a custom interior with Alcantara bucket seats and a top-notch audio system, apparently. This car is hardly a rival for the coachbuilt Ferraris made by Pininfarina, but it’s a very interesting proposition nonetheless.