Ferrari F40
The Ferrari F40 is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, sports car produced from 1987 to 1992. From 1987 to 1989 it was Ferrari's fastest, most powerful, and most expensive car. The car debuted with a factory suggested retail price of $400,000 although some buyers were reported to have paid as much as US$1.6 million. A total of 1,315 F40s were produced. The F40 was conceived as the successor to the 288 GTO and designed to compete with vehicles such as the Porsche 959 and Lamborghini Countach See STIGZA Car profiles on those models. Power came from an enlarged, 2.9 L version of the GTO's twin IHI turbocharged V8 developing 471 hp under 16 psi of boost. The F40 did without a catalytic converter until 1990 when US regulations made them a requirement for emissions control reasons. The F40's light weight of 2,425 lb and high power output of 471 hp at 7000 rpm gave the vehicle tremendous performance potential. Road tests have produced 0–62 mph times as low as 3.7 seconds (while the track only version came in at 3.1 seconds, with 0–100 mph in 7.7 seconds and 0–120 mph in 11 seconds giving the F40 a slight advantage in acceleration over the Porsche 959, its primary competitor at the time. The F40 was the first road legal production car to break the 200 mph barrier.
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Posted by Stigza at 10/29/2011 1:27 AM 
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