Ferrari F355 GTS Manual - One Take 

1:17 I guess the owner said: "who needs a stupid radio when I've the best sounding V8 ever made?"

Almost nothing sounds better than a Ferrari V8... I love the F355 so much.

This brings me back to my Needforspeed days as a little kid back in the 90s. Nostalgia intensifies whenever I see an F355 or Diablo.

Awesome One Take! I can say with certainty that the 355 is one of the best sounding cars ever produced. It is such a special car. This is why i love my '99 355. Glad to hear you loved driving it!

Rosso Corsa red? check Beige leather? check Gated shifter? check Scud badges? check Quality aftermarket full exhaust? check No radio? check This is a real Ferrari

Best sounding V8 ever made. Would anyone else agree? :)

I finished watching this one take right after the 600 hp M4 godamn sometimes progress isnt really progress

My '95 F355 Berlinetta has been fantastic. It really comes to life above 130mph. That car is driving bliss. My major cost me $13,000. Maintenance things replaced include both slow down sensors ($500ea) and tires.

I've put 13K miles on my F1 GTS in 3 years of ownership. Yeah, if you are lucky enough to have the means to own one, you definitely want to drive it and not just look at it in the garage. I regularly have owners of every other FCar model compliment the sound (I also have a Capristo). Cool when guys with new quarter-million-dollar models are envious of the sound of my '98. :)

F355, M5 E60, Lexus LFA ... hall of fame of engine sound

The moment he passed that Porsche i will remember for a long time.

I have chills just listening to this exhaust. Hard to believe this is 7 years old I remember watching when it was uploaded. This car made such a lasting impression on me. Thanks again to the owner for sharing such an awesome car.

I wish Ferrari or Lamborghini would make en enthusiast edition car. V8/V10 and comes with a modern gated manual.

I wanted this car so bad since I was a teenager.

Easily one of the best sounding cars ever made.

Very few better sounding ferraris

Thanks Eddie for sharing your beautiful ride.

This is quite possibly my favorite One-Take. I don't think I've heard a more beautiful, mechanically sounding car. I was astonished and listened more than once purely for the appreciation of the driving experience. Keep up the good work man!

I had the chance to drive one of these for 1,5 hours once, the GTS like this one, but roof off on a sunny day. Highway, back roads and tunnels. Absolutely spectacular. Easy to drive, also on cruising speed. Surprisingly comfortable and it really fits life a glove. Best birthday gift I ever had, those 1,5 hours have been an experience I will cherish for ever...

Every car needs a radio. Canyon carving, listening to the exhaust is great. Sitting in traffic, or hours on the interstate, you need something else. Great video, Matt.

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One of the best Fezzas ever. Although I prefer the V12s, this is one of the best V8s. Proper manual gearbox.

Pretty soon we will never have sounds like this ever again sadly...

One of my all-time favorites...looks and sounds beautiful.

Freaking Awesome! I was thinking just the same -- that early 2000s F1 sound; its a symphony. Glad you made a reference to it, what an amazing sound, it really never gets old.

Greaaaaat, now I'm going to have to spend even more money to get a F355 GTB because of this video. Dammit Matt. Btw, the 355/360 V8 sounds this good because A. it has 5 valves per cylinder and B. the firing order is 1-5-3-7-4-8-2-6 The F430 had only 4 valves per cylinder, as did the 348.

I love the clicking sound when you shift! Amazing exhaust note as well.

OH MY GOD THE SOUND COMING OUT OF THAT ENGINE. OH MY GOD.

I love the sound of the gearbox going into gear and the v8 screaming in between " click waaaaa click waaaaaa click waaaaa" love it

one of the prettiest car that Ferrari has every build. I can argue that all day.

Matt, thank-you for this. Honestly I don't know where else on the internet we could find such a REAL driver's review of the 355 on great roads, really making the engine sing. This video to me is the apex of your one-take series. Bravo!

Christ buddy, i seriously get a natural high and my body fills with butterflies and my skins tickles with goosebumps watching this video, listening to the engines sound track as i feel your joy enter my mind and heart while drive and talk about this this car! I did a track day with a ferrari 458 and i cant tell you wjat that experince meant to me, i am a mechanic and a HUGE car guy and that was the single most exhilarating experience of my entire life(39 yrs old TODAY!). I highly recommend if you are at all a car enthusiast that you go rent one of the supercar rental lap days at your local trackday where you can drive any Supercar of your choice on a track for several laps, it's an incredible experience and will rish adrenaline into your body like no other experience can.i drove that car balls to the wall and i could hardly walk when i got out i was shaking so bad. anyone that says race car drivers aren't top tier athletes has never experienced a race car on a track. To drive a car to that pro level of ability for hours on end takes incredible endurance! I could go on all day about this lol, mr smoking tire, u are one lucky man with my dream job!

That sound is epic! Right up there for me with the LFA.

Hey Matt... you'd better watch yourself. These things are addictive!! I worked in sales in the Ferrari store in SF in the early '90s and you just couldn't get enough seat time... ever!! The tactile feel is addictive and the sound is like none other! We took several cars to Laguna Seca for the Monterey Historics one year and I was assigned to (it was my job... Honestly!!) to take a 348 GTC down there for the weekend "for exposure." I'm not sure whether sales ever increased because of my efforts but I certainly tried to do more than my fair share to "show the flag." The purchase price can be steep and that maintenance is a killer... but the sound of one of those V8s winding out to about 7500 RPM can make you forget everything else... at least for a little while.

This has to be one of my favourite Ferrari videos. Because it's the engine I grew up loving as a child (Goldeneye springs to mind), and 355 videos on youtube are mostly crap, with only short snippets or fly bys or stuff. This is a really nice driving sound video. Just need Matt to shut up and let us hear that glorious engine

That was amazing, Matt. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. The sound is jaw-dropping! And I've always been in love with every part of the way that car looks.

Matt I have a 97 355 Berlinetta manual box 6 speed. It has some MUST replace parts. full exhaust because the stocks eventually melt. I went cat delete 3105 tubis.Also the heads need work. They usedSHIT bronze valve guides so I had full head work done. expect to replace things.THEY ARE A MUST!!!! I offered if you wanted to drive my 15,000 mile 355 with well over 400hp.I offeredto let you drive quite a few cars in my collection. up to you.

Don't make cars like that any longer. No replacement for manual. Sorry. Even the best dual clutches are just not the same driving experience. Love it!

the smoking tire is one of the FEW RU-vid channels I allow to push me notifications onto my phone. this one I could've listened to and I would've been happy. Truly one of the best content creators out there.

My favorite car of all time. This is the best video of this car iv'e ever seen, I have watched it so many times. Thank you!

This car is actually on ebay right now - 1996 Ferrari 355 GTS BIN $115,000 the mod list is the same.

This is the best sounding Ferrari ever made. Nothing even comes close.

The 355 is beautifully understated. Styling that is subtle, well proportioned refined and elegant with a powertrain that was engineered to entertain.

I really like that someone kept high-flow cats instead of de-cating the whole exhaust. Sounds brilliant as it is.

This gives the Lexus Lfa's exhaust note a run for its money. gotta love the gated shifter also

One of the prettiest and best sounding Ferraris.

That was 17 minutes of pure auditory bliss.

Best Video yet. Thanks again and keep it up Matt!

The 355 has been undervalued for too long. It's an amazing and unique driving experience that is an assault on all of your senses. Maintenance isn't that bad when you average it out annually and especially if you're able to do the basic maintenance yourself. A driven and well maintained car is likely to cost less in the long run as stated in the video. I've owned much faster cars but my 355 will go to the grave with me. Timeless looks with a true F1 exhaust note...can't be matched!

"As we all know, cars that shoot fire are better than cars that don't shoot fire." Agree.

You just know that dude in the 993 slowed down on purpose so he could hear you open the taps to pass him. Love these cars. That exhaust sound gives me goose bumps every time.

That's top 3 best-sounding cars I've ever heard. Thanks, Matt! :D

I can't believe people have the sacrilege to compare modern Ferrari engine noises to this car. Pu-Lease! The 355 (THREE *FIVE FIVE* btw, not THREE FIFTY FIVE, there is no correlation between the 5's) will forever be one of, if not THE best sounding Ferrari V8 engine of all time. Jam your 360 and 430 up your backside. The ONLY thing that comes even remotely close of channeling that old staccato screaming wail, is a 458 GT3 race car. Obviously the FXX sounds insane, but even more obviously that's not a V8.

Now that's a real car.

That was one best vids I have seen and heard for a long while! Thanks for the upload, greetings from Belgium!

The best one take so far! Love it

That SOUND. I'm gonna need a minute.

I watch this video quiet often just to hear the sound of this car. It's so euphoric just listening to it, its relaxing. Every time i listen to it i can literally feel my brain releasing endorphin's, its almost better than sex.

Thanks for the ride dude, that was awesome!

Great Ferrari, one of my childhood dreams. And a great show, keep going, Matt!

Lol I'm on Autotrader looking at F355. Dear Santa

"Telling me you need a radio, Bull Shit!" Best line in the whole video.

That sound is just heaven. I love the older Ferrari like this one because they were so much more raw than they are today. Don't get me wrong I'd still love to have a modern day Ferrari too but these have a character to them that the newer cars just don't have.

This is one hero I would love to meet. I remember as a 10 year old I saw a car like this one, and I was such a fan that I went and gave it a hug. These are legendary cars that I believe will never lose their magic. I thoroughly enjoyed this one! Thanks Matt!

Cars that shoot fire are better.... confirmed ...

Holy mother of screaming cars, this sounds awesome Oo

One of you're best videos Matt, awesome job! Love your one takes as always! 👌🏾

The One Takes are fantastic, so much learned. Pls keep up producing them.

Matt, do the maintenance yourself. It's a 90s car. It can't be that difficult to get the motor out. It was basically hand built so most all the bolts should be accessible. I bet it's easier to work on than a mr2. There are probably lists of parts from Napa that will work too. Iirc, there is a list on the Lamborghini forum if parts from Napa/autozone that are direct replacements. (Like Lamborghini sourced the part from an alternator from a Ford Explorer, added a bracket and bolted it up. then they sell the same alternator for $600. you can get a Explorer alternator, swap the bracket, and have the exact same part, not close to the same part, not a part that will work in place of the lambo part, but exactly the same part, because Lamborghini shops at Ford too...). Ferrari must do the same thing, especially in the 90s. there is a list of parts somewhere...

Automatic 😐 Manual 😍

The orchestral exhaust tones at aggressive throttle inputs are just perfect....

Also my favorite Ferrari of all time-Ferrari of Greenwich used to have a bunch back in 95-97ish when I used drive up post road with my mom.. Although this 355 video is great, to this day, I still think your 355 challenge twin turbo video is the best so far. Nice job.

OMG! Might even sound better than my old 360 with Capristo Twinsound. It has more of a screaming sound. Love it! Beautiful car and looks very well kept.

3:19 - sounds like he is going 150, but it's really around 35-45 lol

Matt, you are nailing this review with every detail... They are amazing cars. I was fortunate enough to buy mine in early 2012 for $47k. It's still in progress with regard to modifications, but hopefully it will be back on the road soon. Yes, mine is a driver. I just helped a friend get his back running, and it's an amazingly rewarding drive. Thanks for doing this one!!! I will get you that ride in my gated 6 speed spider when I get done (health problems slowed my progress) but you will get the opportunity to drive it. Well done review sir!

Matt I just bought two shirts because your channel is awesome. Love seeing the one-takes. It was awesome watching the video of you and Larry Chen chase cars and take pictures!

Matt where did you get those tracks on the wall?! They look awesome.

Manual makes everything better. Very unfortunate all companies are using dual clutch/paddles.

Awesome car. Awesome One-Take. Great video Matt All the things I hoped you would say about the 355, you said. You have confirmed how amazing I thought the car is. It is aging so well.

Many great videos but this was outstanding. What a great sound! Schumacher era Ferrari F1. Thanks Matt

You remind me of Clarkson 20 years ago when he drove one. He had to have one.

Thank God no F1 gearbox.

It's amazing that what is basically an evolution of one of Ferraris worst cars (348) became one of their absolute best. Such a pretty car, amazing engine note, and a manual gearbox. A classic.

I first discovered the F355 with "Need For Speed 2 SE" when I was a kid. After that I discovered that Pininfarina designed it. The F355 is so beautiful that it made me start drawing cars, and went on to teach myself designing cars during middle school and highschool. This car's design is just magnificent. It never got old, it traveled through time and stayed so attractive.

One of my fav cars EVER. Those wheels could be better though

hey Matt i don't know if ur much of a truck guy but you should test out some more trucks off-road every once and a while

Matt, this is brilliant! My bucketlist prancing horse for the best part of the last decade. Thank you for the music from the best sounding V8 of all times! (If only I can my my XF V8 sound anything like this ;))

Listening to the sound of this car ...even on my laptop's built-in speakers at half volume...still gives me goosebumps!

could you imagine driving this in 1996?

Nice car, what´s the retail on one of those?

A fun video, congrats and thanks. A few observations from a long time F355 owner / mechanic: * The engine has a Formula 1 sound because it is the engine that Ferrari used for 1993 era Formula 1 racing seasons; just converted over to street use. For example, that's why the valve guides are sintered iron, not a more conventional alloy like silicone-aluminum-bronze. * The shrinking leather on the dash is really only a problem of deferred maintenance ... a twice yearly application of a Pebble Beach quality leather conditioner like Leatherique will stop or eliminate the shrinkage. * The car needs regular maintenance, gotta' pay to play, but it's worth it. * the road used in the video was perfect for the demo; the car isn't meant for city traffic, although it will handle that without overheating or doing anything embarrassing. The engine was built to rev ....... works best in the 4000 to 8000 RPM range ... the redline is 8600 RPM .... engine was designed to easily go to 10,000 RPM. Our host was upshifting way too early, missed a lot of the fun. Let it sing. It's the flat crankshaft that gives it voice.

The exhaust note is a symphony as the RPM's increase. Omg. Wonderful.

That f*cking sound. Uggggghhhh... *drool*

I hate modern ferrari's... they are flashy useless boring and pretty overhyped... But old ones with a manual gearbox and a better exhaust ?... Dayum so fucking good. how can you hate this ferrari with these mods?

Great video bud! This has always been up there as a dream car. Haha, I loved that you could help yourself chase down the Porsche!

So amazing. I have loved the F355 since I first saw one in the mid 90's. Still unsurpassed for me. The best looking Ferrari ever, and one of the best sounding.

That sound! Fuck turbo :p

jeremy clarkson had one

Thanks Matt, been waiting for this one! Still a dream car of mine.

That sound has purified my soul again