To celebrate their 40th anniversary Ferrari unleashed the F40, a car that is routinely considered one of the all time great supercars ever made. It started out life as a development of the 288 GTO and was penned by the famous design house Pininfarina. The F40’s low slung body screams performance with a huge rear wing and big side air intakes. Known for its go-kart like abilities, the Ferrari F40 is a light car tipping the scales at just 1,320 kg (2,910 lbs). This was achieved through the use of composite body panels and only fitting the absolutely minimum necessary gear.
Unlike other Ferraris of the time a V12 engine was not used, instead a twin turbocharged 2.9L V8 was the choice, which turned out to be the perfect companion for the light weight stiff chassis. That chassis consisted of a composite central section and steel tubular space frames on either end supporting the suspension. This provided a good rigidity to weight ratio, with the chassis being rated to handle around 600 – 650 hp.
