It's for "a US client", is all Ferrari can tell us. And it's at least a few million dollars.

Which immediately makes us half wonder: Will it sit well at a Florida golf course? Were they threatened with a special Ferrari tariff if they didn't build it? Was it in the same hamper of gifts alongside a Boeing 747-8 from Qatar?

But it turns out Ferrari often takes buyer requests when they're sitting around, scratching their heads on what to do next, and not just from world leaders.

And boy, are we glad they did this time. Meet the Ferrari CZ26 (true and glorious salve for the eyeballs in the wake of the four-door electric Luce sedan).

Here's what we found most fascinating about it:

The Ferrari CZ26, in "Argento Veloce". Photo: Ferrari.

1. It's an SF90 Stradale in a liquid silver suit

Underneath the fresh sheet metal lives the guts of the SF90 Stradale, Ferrari's first plug-in hybrid. That means you still get a 4-litre twin-turbo V8 hooked up to three electric motors, pumping out a casual 1,000 metric horsepower (735 kW). 0-100 km/h? The same as well, at 2.5 seconds.

The real head-turner, though, is the custom paint job: Argento Veloce, a silver finish designed to look like liquid metal, accented by hot-red Rosso Lampante highlights.

Not red - it's "Rosso Lampante". Photo: Ferrari.

2. The styling nods to '70s science fiction

Instead of the swoopy, organic curves of its other models, Ferrari's designers opted for a more wedge-like, horizontal "two-box" silhouette - said to be inspired by 1970s Italian industrial design. And not at all from looking over Lamborghini's homework.

Up front, there's a massive full-width grille hiding ultra-slim, "concealed" headlights. At the back, cantilevered taillights float over a truncated tail that looks like it was rounded off with a laser.

Mean headlights. Photo: Ferrari.

3. The wheels were sand-blasted with microscopic beads

Because regular alloy wheels are far too bourgeoisie for a multi-million-dollar one-off, Ferrari gave the CZ26 a set of gloss-black rims that underwent a "shot-peening' process. Translation: they blast the metal with microscopic beads to give it that uniquely satiny texture. 

Out back, it breathes through raw, natural-finish titanium exhaust tips. 

So many nice angles. Photo: Ferrari.

4. The interior has woven carbon-fibre and 3D-printed seats

Inside, Ferrari skipped over basic leather for a custom black technical fabric paired with seat inserts made via 3D printing (or "additive manufacturing", if that expression is more to your taste.

To top if off, the carbon-fibre trim throughout the cabin actually has tiny metallic filaments woven directly into the weave so it shimmers when the light hits it.

The interior weaves carbon-fibre throughout - real carbon-fibre. Photo: Ferrari.

5. It took two years of back-and-forth to build

This wasn't just a matter of clicking a few boxes on an online configurator, or handing over to an AI generator. Through Ferrari's "Special Projects" program, chief designer Flavio Manzoni's design team was in constant contact with the anonymous client for roughly two years.

They built full-scale clay models ("styling bucks") and ran entire aerodynamic redesigns - including re-angling the radiators and re-engineering the underbody - just to make sure this single car drove like a true factory thoroughbred.

We're not sure why it needs to be red, but we're glad it is. Photo: Ferrari.

6. Ferrari has built some truly wild client requests over the years

The Special Projects team is used to accommodating some ... unique tastes.

Eric Clapton famously had them build the SP12 EC to pay homage to the 1970s 512 BB. Real estate tycoon Peter Kalikow requested a 599 with a rotating carbon-fibre targa roof (the Superamerica 45), while another collector had them rebody a GTC4Lusso shooting brake into a strictly two-seater V12 coupe (the BR20). Going further back, the Sultan of Brunei even convinced Ferrari to build him custom 456 station wagons and sedans. 

So, if you ever find yourself with a spare few million, and a burning desire for a bespoke Prancing Horse, just pen Falvio a nice letter. Then wait two years.

We're officially sold. Photo: Ferrari.