Ferrari F40 - Everything You Need To Know | Up to Speed

Enzo Ferrari long had a dream, and it was to build the greatest race cars of all time. Ferrari succeeded at this on many race circuits, and wanted to do it for Group B as well. They never got the chance. The F40 had its roots in racing, but was built to be driven on the streets of the real world. It’s the ultimate street legal race car, and has carried the mantle of what’s possible when great car companies like Ferrari distill their successful designs into one ultimate driving machine.

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[Donut]

CORRECTION: The F40's engine really made 471 HP, not 278. Sorry we messed that up!

[Cody]

The F40. elegant, fast, brutal. truly Enzo's last gift to the world.


Oh, and it has POP-UP HEADLIGHTS :D

[nandakrishnakesavapuram]

“A big go-kart with a plastic body around it” actually sounds amazing

[aristosachaion_]

Enzo would be proud and smug as hell knowing what a lasting impression his final project left us with.

[pierbicchi]

“The poster was almost certainly on your wall as a kid” it still is

[TheDudeAbides]

8:03 literally gave me goosebumps and made my heart start beating faster

[jippyflapthorp]

When my friend yelled "Ferrari f40!" when I was a child, it would make me run faster. It was the 80's, and I was a dork.

The End

[joshcc]

The F40 was my favorite car not becuase it was becuase








IT HAD POP UP

[CirocObama.]

It is also considered to be one of the best looking cars ever made

[UpshallGames]

Anybody else rewatch the clip at 1:05 like 10 times LMAO

[mwpros]

The V8 just putting out 278 hp?
I think something got mixed up
It did over 450hp
Besides that great up too speed

[gremlincc]

This is the up to speed I didn’t know I needed. Thanks Pumps @donut

[flakey]

*OUTSIDE OF ITALY*
ferraris can smell pizza, and when they do, they get an extra 100hp

[JohnDoe-fili]

8:12
>(FERRARI ARCHIVE FOOTAGE)
My sides

[manowar]

Now you guys gotta do the Porsche 959.
Just make sure you guys get the engine figures right.😂

[latinleon]

F40 *o* it has always been my favorite car of all time. Had it in hotwheels used it in cruisin' USA and in every racing game I ever could. Glad you made a video for it. Thanks.

[ahmednazmy]

0:27 that sound is the definition of eargasm

[idriveslo]

The F40 is such an incredible car, I'd love to own one sometime during my lifetime.

[therealpofo]

Still is the Ultimate Ferrari in my eyes.

[Camride]

Love the "Ferrari Archive Footage", lol.