Now Ferrari's engineering skunkworks is hotly pursuing similar performance figures with its F70 supercar.
The Ferrari Enzo replacement goes on show at the 2013 Geneva motor show using the F12 Berlinetta's 6.2-litre V12 aided by an electric motor.
The F70 - the Ferrari internal code for the car and not expected to be used as a name for the production vehicle - is to be the Ferrari flagship.
So it must outdo the F12 in power and performance -- meaning it must beat the F12's 552kW and 3.2 second acceleration time.
The F70 is likely to delivery around 650kW and get the acceleration times below 3 seconds.
So what will it look like? Hopefully something like the image above – which is an artist impression rendering from Pininfarina and uses styling cues from the 430 and Enzo.
We will have to wait until March next year to see the real thing.