1987-1992 Ferrari F40 Fast and Loud Engine Specs

As successor of 288 GTO, 1987-1992 Ferrari F40 is designed with two door coupes, real wheel drive, fast and loud mid-engine 2.9L twin-turbocharged V8 engine with 5 speed manual transmission. It delivers 475 hp and 424 lb-ft at 7000rpm as well as fuel economy of 12 mpg in city and 17 mpg in highway.

This sports car has its own superiority due to high top gear and speed that can pass everything on road. It gives please for spirit driving. The first production was 399 units only in 1987 and 1,200 total numbers in 1987-1992. It is really investment for collectors. The price started at $425,000 in 1987 but it is now worth of S$1.6 million. It combines awesome aerodynamic exterior, minimalist interior and top speed with comfort.

With weight of 500 pounds less than its competitor, Porsche 959, this car incorporates anything you need for fun driving, stylish design elements with composite body panels and great rear wing. The suspension is supported by steel tubular space frames, coil spring for great dampers and anti roll fore. Like Ferrari 458 Speciale, this racing car is still favorite one for auto enthusiasts.

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2014 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Specs with Highest Top Speed

2014 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta is considered as awesome sedan with best specs, ethereal price and highest top speed. With first drive experience, it is claimed as quicker sports car that holds several records on track. It can take 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and 131.7 mph in 11.3 s.

The braking performance is also excellent while stopping from 60 mph by taking 106 feet and 0.99 g of skid pad. It embodies 6.3-liter V-12 engine to deliver power of 729 hp and 508 lb.ft. Top speed can be reached with 211 mph at 8700 rpm, quicker compared to Chevy Corvette. The carbon-ceramic brakes is designed effectively as well as turn-in and mid-corner grip.

Finally, 2014 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta is considered as one of recommended racing cars on market although some news reported that it is not greatest sport car that Ferrari ever built. It has inferiority on the stability on handling although top speed is excellent. With the price starting at $322,638, it is still recommended sedan to buy.

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Ferrari FXX Evoluzione With Awesome Top Speed on Track

As high performance sports car in market, Ferrari FXX Evoluzione delivers awesome top speed and gear with excellent specs. By featuring V12 engine, it can deliver power of 860 hp at 9500 rpm so it can take 243mph under 40 seconds. The acceleration in 0-62 mph is 2.5 second.

This race car is launched from 2005 and production was taken until 2008-2009. Compare to previous generation, it produced more power, torque and quick gear transmission changes. Yes, the gearbox was reengineered to get reduction 20 ms/shift as well as exterior design and traction control system that make this car has better aerodynamic speed and you can plug in your iPhone smartphone.

Because it is real race car, many tests were taken including on track, involving 14 gorup test and 14 private challenges. Due to new traction control system, the drivers have 9 different settings so they can have more flexibility to modify the car’s behavior on different situation, even for non professional drivers. It is less invasive and drivers are able to monitor angle of steering and brake-pump pressure. See video of FXX Evoluzione below.



The brake system was also modified with Brembo composite ceramic material on brake pads. For 25% improvement on aerodynamic issues, front spoiler is redesigned along with rear flaps, diffuser and nolder in older to provide reengineered down force. How about the pricing? It is reported that Ferrari FXX Evoluzione was sold at $US 2,090,000 in 2006. It is definitely so expensive as well as Ferrari 458 Speciale. Top speed will be gained with top amounts of bucks, right?

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1991 Ferrari Testarossa Specs, Price and Review

You may be curious to know about 1991 Ferrari Testarossa specification, mpg and top speed before determining the price of this old car on market sale. This car was last version before the production of this predecessor were continued to models of 512 TR and F512 M from 1992 to 1996. Although there were many comparison tests taken, it did not appear in racing or tracks. Many car enthusiasts love this car’s exotic body style. It was retro culture in 1980’s as well as Ferrari 458 Speciale in nowadays.

Specifications

It embodies 12-cylinder mid-engine and five-speed manual transmission with RWD (rear-wheel drive) powertrain layout to deliver 181 mph as top speed, power of 380 bhp at 5500 rpm and torque of 354 ft.lb at 4500 rpm. For its time, Ferrari Testarossa was known for fuel economy, taking 10 mpg in city and 15 mpg in highway. This sports car can take 6.2 second for reaching 60 mph. The material uses over tubular steel and aluminum for body.

With brake size of 310 mm for rear and front sides, this sport car truly provides enough powerful braking performance due to using vented disc type, 4,942 cc of displacement and compression ratio 8.8:1. The steering uses technology of rack and pinion. The most significant improvement of this car compared to previous version is on five louvers on all doors, headlights and tail lights.

Pricing

The price of 1991 Ferrari Testarossa could be starting at $ 145,580 in US market.

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2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale Redesigned Lighter and More Powerful

2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale is designed to be louder, lighter more powerful and quicker compared to previous version although it has same engine 4.5-liter V-8 t. The weight is cut down for198 lbs with additional power of 35hp. With awesome compression ratio (14:1) with revised combustion chamber, special reengineered piston and reshaped intake runners, the engine can deliver 597 hp per liter.

Ferrari also redesigned the power-trains with new sublime chassis so the drivers can apply their own limits. You can reach 60 mph by taking 3 seconds only. The aerodynamic issues are also improved by reducing flow through radiators. There is also improvement on side-slip control and sling angle so there will be significant changes on handling, stability and traction control.

The manifold and air-box are also improved using light carbon fiber material. All features on interior are also improved with advanced telemetry system and pushbutton transmission controls. The door panels are carbon fiber. There is no confirmation on the price of 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale. The prediction is taken and state that you must spend almost $300,000 to have this sports car, more expensive than Acura NSX. All pictures in this article, including photos below are taken online from roadandtrack.com.

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