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Sammy Hagar, the rock star who back in the day ranted in his famous song about not being able to drive 55 mph, recently took journalist Dan Rather for a ride in his white LaFerrari. The whole thing was recorded and the interaction is something to see, that’s for sure.
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As Hagar hit it a little bit, and honestly he was probably just barely pressing on the accelerator, Rather seemed to find the ride enjoyable. He even called the hypercar “a carnival ride.” Of course, it’s even better when you’re the driver and you can better fell all that power.
Hagar sold the LaFerrari some time after this was filmed. The hybrid hypercar out of Maranello crossed the auction block at Barrett-Jackson’s fall auction in Scottsdale, Arizona back in October, the gavel falling after the high bid of $4.25 million was placed.
That’s a big jump in value considering the Ferrari originally sold for $1.4 million. While the fact Hagar owned it might have helped, LaFerraris have appreciated in value considerably since they were released.
Rather seemed a little scared to experience riding in the hypercar with Hagar behind the wheel and who can blame him? After all, the rocker is 77-years-old and the journalist is 93, so he knows how the reflexes and such slow with age.
However, Rather also learned the brakes are just as impressive as the power an acceleration, so that seemed to calm him down some.
For his part, Hagar talked the Ferrari up, saying there was none other as advanced and that it was loaded with “all the latest and greatest” the Italian automaker has. Considering the LaFerrari was revealed in 2013 at the Geneva Motor Show, that’s a little bit of an embellishment. Sure, the hypercar is still potent and respectable, but it’s no longer cutting edge.
Still, it was enough to take Dan Rather’s breath away.
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