Neon, Synth, And Horsepower: Five Star Performance Cars From The 1980s

September 17, 2018

Ferrari F40

While emissions restrictions were biting into American power, Europe was running away with a huge advantage. One of the fruits of this time? The Ferrari F40. The last Ferrari personally approved by old man Enzo, the F40 is a powerhouse in a large, monstrously bespoilered body. At the time, it was Ferrari’s most powerful car, produced to mark their 40th anniversary in 1987, with an MSRP to match at $400K. It’s a race car that is somehow road legal. Rear visibility is shoddy, the car flexes like a kart, and driving it at speed can feel like certain death is just inches away.

All that being said, it’s an incredible car. These flaws that I’ve listed take nothing away from how raw and exciting a car it is. Acceleration was blistering, taking 3.7 seconds to hit 60 mph. The top speed was 201 mph. It’s a car that doesn’t give a damn about anything other than the pleasure of driving at terrifying speeds. The cabin is bare and spartan, with the interior door panels made of plain, uncoated carbon fiber. It stands shoulder to shoulder with the McLaren F1 as a car that has the aesthetics and spartan nature of a fighter jet’s cockpit. When you’re traveling at 200 inside it, it damn sure feels like one too.

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