Ferrari F40
It's from 1987, before you were born.
- Iconic generation
- 1987 Ferrari F40
- Origin
- Maranello, Italy
- Engine
- 2.9L twin-turbocharged V8
- Power
- 471 hp (478 PS)
- 0–60 mph
- approx. 3.7 sec
- Top speed
- 201 mph (324 km/h)
- Production
- 1987–1992 (1,311 built)
- Price when new
- approx. $399,150 (US)
About
As of 2026, it's 39 years old.
The F40 was Enzo Ferrari's mic drop. Built to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary, it was the last car personally unveiled by the founder before his death, and he wanted it to be brutal. No driver aids. No luxuries. Not even proper door handles, just a pull-cord. This was a road-legal race car that barely tolerated being on the road.
Strip everything away and what's left is a twin-turbocharged V8 in a featherweight carbon-and-kevlar body, with a power delivery that arrives like a light switch wired to a hand grenade. The turbos spool, the car detonates forward, and you hold on. It was the first production car to officially crack 201mph.
There's no electronic safety net, no ABS, no traction control, nothing between you and the laws of physics but your own nerve. That's exactly why enthusiasts worship it. The F40 is widely regarded as the purest, most thrilling Ferrari ever built, terrifying and intoxicating in equal measure.
Where Lamborghinis got the bedroom posters, the F40 got the reverence. Bare carbon fibre visible through the lacquered red bodywork, a huge rear wing, and a single-minded mission: go fast, scare you, and make you grin like a lunatic. It was a fitting final word from Enzo himself.
Ferrari F40 through the years
F40 unveiled
Enzo Ferrari personally reveals the company's 40th-anniversary supercar.
200mph barrier broken
The F40 becomes the first production car to officially exceed 201 mph.
Enzo's passing
The F40 stands as the last car Enzo Ferrari ever launched.
Production ramps up
Demand soars far beyond Ferrari's original estimates.
Final examples
Production ends after 1,311 cars, cementing the F40's legend.
