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The F40 remains one of the best, certainly one of the most charismatic of all so-called supercars, its minimalist purity has never been surpassed, and no serious collection of the marque can be complete without a unit.
It is simply one of the finest cars, of any era, that one can ever drive.
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No Ferrari road car is more closely associated with Enzo Ferrari than the F40. Built to commemorate the Italian carmaker's 40th anniversary, the F40 was, at its introduction in 1987, Ferrari's most powerful production car to that date. Its 2,936cc twin-turbocharged V8, nestled under the berlinetta coupe's roofline, produced 478bhp and 426 lb-ft (577 Nm) of torque, delivering "supercar" levels of performance: 0-100 km/h in 4.6 seconds and, more significantly, a top speed of 321 km/h.
The F40 was mechanically based on the racing version of the 288 GTO, the GTO Evoluzione, which had been built to take on Porsche's 959 in the FIA's Group B category. The F40 weighs just 2,425 pounds (1100kg), more than 500 pounds less than its supercar rival, Porsche's 959.
The F40's bodywork was designed under the direction of Leonardo Fioravanti, who also was responsible for the 288 GTO, Daytona, Dino 206 and 246 GT, 512 Berlinetta Boxer, and numerous other projects in his time both at Ferrari and later with Pininfarina.
Though the factory at first had announced that only 400 units of the F40 would be produced, the car's rising popularity between 1987-1992 resulted in 1,311 F40s, all left-hand drive and painted in Rosso Corsa.
This 1989 European-spec F40, clad in its original Rosso Corsa paint, has accumulated just over 5,500 miles (less than 9,000 kilometers) in its life and features the desirable sport seats with six-point harnesses, roll-up glass windows, and the highly prized adjustable suspension that raises the car's nose to better negotiate curbs and steep approaches. This is a superb example of the car that Enzo Ferrari promised would be "the best in the world."
The F40 remains one of the best, certainly one of the most charismatic of all so-called supercars, its minimalist purity has never been surpassed, and no serious collection of the marque can be complete without a unit. It is simply one of the finest cars, of any era, that one can ever drive.
