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F40
At the turn of Ferrari’s 40
th
anniversary of being an active
manufacturer in the automotive
trade, the company produced
the F40 as a token of their
achievements. Designed once again
by Pininfarina, the F40 two-seater
coupe was the last ever Ferrari
design to be personally approved by
Enzo Ferrari before his unfortunate
passing in 1988. The car took
critics by surprise, with its racing
car aesthetics, futuristic design,
and the fact that it was 100 per
cent road-legal. The car featured
a five-speed manual transmission
and body-length intake vents that
assisted with cooling, alongside a
wide rear window positioned just
above the engine, framed by its
boastful and iconic rear wing. The
remarkably designed rear-engined
Produced
1987-1992
Engine Size
2936 cc
Cylinders
8
0-60 mph
3.8 secs
Top Speed
201 mph
Power Output
471 bhp
Transmission
Manual
Gears
5 Speed
Length
174.4 in (4430 mm)
Width
77.9 in (1980 mm)
Height
44.5 in (1130 mm)
Weight
2767 lb (1255 kg)
Wheelbase
96.5 in (2450 mm)
(Specifications refer to the F40
base model)
F40, with a top speed of 201 mph,
yielded 471 bhp from a 90˚ V8
engine, with a 0-60 in around four
seconds. Two years after its launch,
in 1989 the F40 was one of the
most sought-after vehicles during
the “super car boom,” with clients
willing to pay more than double the
suggested retail price in order to
get their hands on one. Ferrari left
the production period of the F40
open-ended due to its popularity,
but finally halted the production
line in 1992 after 1,315 vehicles had
been manufactured.
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