Room for a little one? The Ferrari which holds EIGHT people and plenty of Christmas presents



With Christmas days away and presents still to buy for all your family and friends, sometimes a regular estate is just not big enough for all the bags.

Which may explain why these last-minute shoppers arrived at Harrods driving something a little more spacious than the usual.

Shoppers in upmarket Knightsbridge, London, looked on in disbelief yesterday afternoon when two men pulled up at Harrods in this outrageous stretched Ferrari.

Roomy: The modified Ferrari turned heads outside Harrods yesterday

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The one-off Ferrari is the fastest limousine in the world, capable of reaching speeds of up to 166mph

It was created by cutting a regular Ferrari 360 Modena in half and adding some seats in the middle

The car cost £200,000 to make and is estimated now to be worth a quarter of a million pounds

Making the vehicle was not without its problems.When engineers cut the Ferrari, they hacked through a pipe which controlled the power steering, causing red liquid to leak over the floor so it looked like the car was bleeding

Despite being the longest Ferrari in the world, the car is just 150kg (23.6st) heavier than the usual – the equivalent to two extra passengers

At six metres, or 20ft, the car is also the longest Ferrari in the world, seating eight passengers

With no bay in the area suitable for a vehicle of such length, the car simply stopped on double yellow lines at the front of the store.

The limousine is a one-off, made by a developer in the UK by cutting a regular Ferrari 360 Modena in half and adding some seats in the middle.

It is the fastest limousine in the world, capable of reaching speeds of up to 166mph and is estimated to cost as much as £250,000.

It is likely the car was not owned by the male driver but hired specially for the occasion from an elite hire company.

The limo was designed by Dan Cawley, a Manchester-based businessman who owns hire company Style Limousines.

Mr Cawley, who has sold the car to another rental company, told the Mail: 'Every boy wants to get into a Ferrari, this was a way for people to be able to do that with seven mates. It's the biggest and craziest vehicle you can get. We made it because we wanted to create the ultimate Ferrari experience.'

He added: 'There's room for eight people – so you can get plenty of shopping bags in there.'

Video: See the limo turning in a tight spot...