The F40 weighs of 1 100 kg and has power output of 478 HP (352 kW) at 7000 rpm. 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) in 3.8 seconds (while the track only version came in at 3.2 seconds), with 0–160 km/h (0–99 mph) in 7.6 seconds and 0–200 km/h (0–120 mph) in 11 seconds.
The F40 was the first road legal production car to break the 200 mph (320 km/h) barrier. From its introduction in 1987 until 1989 its only competitors were the Porsche 959 and the 1988 Lamborghini Countach[citation needed] (it was later overtaken by the Lamborghini Diablo[3]), it held the record as the world’s fastest production car, with a top speed of 201.4 mph (324 km/h). During the 2006 Bonneville Speed Week, Amir Rosenbaum of Spectre Performance managed to take his F40 with small boost and air intake modifications to 226 miles per hour (364 km/h).
For more supercar videos visit: www.evo.co.uk Evo magazine’s Chris Harris celebrates the Cult of the Turbo with a video shot in Wales of the four best turbocharged supercars: Ferrari F40 v Porsche GT2 RS v Noble M600 v Jaguar XJ220
The ultimate Ferrari vs Lamborghini competition is here, using some of my best videos i took during the years to make a comparison between two of the greatest supercars brand in the world. In the video you can see some of the best, fastest and expensive italian horses and bulls racing in the streets and on the track (such as Imola, Misano and Monza) making some serious noise! Enzo Ferrari and Ferruccio Lamborghini are two persons i really admire for what they did, they realised their dreams and totally changed the market of the sport car and this is a tribute for they! In the video you will see the following cars: – Ferrari – Enzo FXX Evoluzione California 599 GTB Fiorano 599 GTO 458 Italia F50 F40 F430 F430 GT2 430 Scuderia 430 Challenge 360 Modena 360 Challenge Stradale 355 Berlinetta 348 – Lamborghini – Reventon Roadster Murcielago LP670-4 Superveloce Murcielago LP640 Murcielago Gallardo SE Gallardo GT3 Reiter Engineering Gallardo Superleggera Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni Gallardo LP560-4 Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera Diablo VT 6.0 Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole Marchettino Facebook page: www.facebook.com Who you think is the winner of this epic race?
Todd Cooperider’s 60-hour Ferrari F40 detail job – Click above for high-res image gallery
Detailing an uber-rare exotic like a Ferrari F40 isn’t exactly like slathering your Corolla with Dawn dish detergent in your driveway. Restoring the paint on a Prancing Horse of that caliber requires equal parts chemistry, experience and patience. Need proof? Look no further than detailing guru Todd Cooperider’s 60-hour job on a 3,500-mile F40. The 43-year-old Cooperider has been obsessed with bringing out the best in paint since he was a kid, but turned to professional detailing just three years ago. Since then, he’s become the go-to-guy for owners of exotic metal of various vintage, make, model and flavor. He even had the honor of being named one of AutoWeek’s top 9 detailers in the U.S last year.
For most of us, getting anywhere near one of the world’s most legendary supercars with a power tool is a recipe for the kind of disaster that’s funny later but expensive now. But Cooperider’s extensive experience allowed him to tackle the big-bad Ferrari with all of the weapons in his arsenal without fret. Even with so few miles, the paint had suffered the effects of 20 years of occasional enjoyment, and as such, multiple scratches and blemishes were present all over the car. Cooperider worked out which polishing compound, pad and sealant to use with this particular car and set to work.
Follow the jump to see how he did it…
2009 Concorso Italiano – Click above for high-res image gallery
There’s something special about seeing a supercar in person, and it’s a once in a lifetime event to see several in the same place. It’s for that reason we’re big fans of supercar reunions. Last year, as part of the Monterey Classic Car Week festivities, Concorso Italiano hosted a Ferrari 288 GTO reunion as part of the car’s 25th anniversary, and an incredible fifteen examples showed up, making it the largest gathering ever.
Concorso plans to outdo itself this year with another Ferrari reunion, this time with the F40. More than a dozen owners have already signed on to bring their cars, and we fully expect plenty more to be on hand come August 13th. In fact, the event organizers hope to have more than 40 examples in attendance. The F40′s project director, Leonardo Fioravanti, is also scheduled to make an appearance.
If you’re a big fan of the F40 or even just Italian supercars in general, then start making your plans to be in Monterey in a little over four months. Until then, take a look at what you missed out on last year in the galleries below.
Now this is what we call a closing bonus. If you have $4.4 million to drop on a new home in Malibu, we highly recommend this gem. Not only does it net you 6,000 square feet of living space on a half-acre lot with expansive ocean views, but the homeowner is throwing in his Ferrari F40 to sweeten the deal.
The house features five bedrooms, five bathrooms and enough garage space to park 13 cars, one of which will be the aforementioned mint-condition F40. The car, valued at approximately $750,000, has under 800 miles on the odometer, and most of you will remember that the Ferrari F40 was the first street-legal production car capable of exceeding the 200-mph mark. It’s an icon, and we can’t think of a better housewarming gift. The catch? In order to secure the car, the home must be purchased before June 30, 2010. Get your checkbooks out.
