Paul discusses May’s car of the month - Ferrari F40
The Ferrari F40 (Type F120) is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car engineered by Nicola Materazzi with styling by Pininfarina. It was built from 1987 until 1992, with the LM and GTE race car versions continuing production until 1994 and 1996 respectively. As the successor to the 288 GTO (also engineered by Materazzi), it was designed to celebrate Ferrari's 40th anniversary and was the last Ferrari automobile personally approved by Enzo Ferrari. At the time it was Ferrari's fastest, most powerful, and most expensive car for sale.
The car debuted with a planned production total of four hundred units and a factory suggested retail price of approximately US$400,000 (fivefold the price of its predecessor, the 288 GTO) in 1987 ($1,030,000 today). One of those that belonged to the Formula One driver Nigel Mansell was sold for the then record of f1 million in 1990, a record that stood into the 2010s.A total of 1,311 to 1,315 cars were manufactured.
Power came from an enlarged, high-revving 2,936 cc (2.9 L) version of the 288 GO's IHI four-stroke 90 degrees twin turbocharged and intercooled V8 engine generating a peak power output of 471 hp; 352 kW at 7,000 rpm and 577 N:m of torque at 4,000 rpm as stated by the manufacturer. Gearing, torque curves, and actual power output differed among the cars.
Come and check it out at the Highlands Museum!
20 май 2024
