MotorWeek | Retro Review: Ferrari F40

[@kjz28]

Best prediction ever: "This car's pinup poster will decorate boy's bedrooms for years to come." 20-30 years after the fact? Not too many cars accomplished that.

[@marccreter9348]

Lol John was spot on there

[@jeremydinan5766]

This and the Porsche 959 were on my wall!!

[@MarkusBoettner]

"Pin-up poster in boys' bedrooms for years to come..." And how right he was!

[@SillyPuddy2012]

Great foresight, of course boys had already had posters of the Countache and Testarossa in their rooms for years, so the F40 was a shoe-in!

[@ojingaj30]

Yeap...I was 1 of ‘em!

[@PTAldridge]

These days he would have to say boys AND girls

[@meown1988]

So, it's still been the same: F-40 is the first of the Best for ever.

[@matthewb9241]

Markus Böttner Music he sure was right....I had one on my wall for like 13 years

[@TasteTheRambo]

He almost turned those Italian cyclists into spaghetti and meatballs.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Hahahaha...lmfao!👋😂👍

[@matthewb9241]

Keith Bruner lmfao

[@rickwhite3181]

Yeah they were hollering in I talian

[@RobCamp-rmc_0]

Gabbagool

[@jackdough8164]

Eh beda bop di boop

[@south9563]

Aaand after this video we started seeing "professional driver on closed course" on videos and photographs.

[@doublevanoz]

What do you mean?

[@nobodynoone2500]

Those looked like professional cyclists. Anyway, the driver was never in an danger, the itialians were just greenscreen.

[@Psythik]

@@doublevanoz Bro it's a joke. You're supposed to laugh, not question it.

[@ShowMeTheMoneyGuy]

It's amazing how timeless that car is. It's 2018, but if you drove that car on the streets in any city, you'll get people everywhere holding up their cell phones recording it and taking pics.

[@proeyebry]

These retro reviews are the best thing on KZbin in years, Thank you Motorweek you have never let us down! Straight forward Car Information none of that Top Gear crap! Any chance a Lamborghini Countach or; I know these 2 shouldn't be in the same line, a Pontiac Fiero

[@nathanpetrohilos]

Top gear isnt a full car show, its car entertainment

[@proeyebry]

I know thats why I said Top Gear Crap!

[@proeyebry]

***** Sorry Mr. picky, should have stated best car report on youtube.

[@laweezemorton8884]

Bryan Johnson Bryan I agree. and for that I gve you a 5 second french kiss

[@Clearanceman2]

Bryan Johnson No kidding, I've watched the 15 movies I want to watch on Netfix, amazon prime and Xfinity. This is nice.

[@FRS_Heero]

haha he trolled those bikers drifting around back in '89.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

...and then the bikers keyed his door later on lol...

[@samlung2724]

And then the driver threw the bikes in the ocean.

[@shannons1886]

Sam Lung and then the bikers put a hole in his boat.

[@georgecostanza2695]

That scene where he almost drifted into the cyclists was priceless :lmao:

[@unknownunknowns]

That sort of reminds me of that GoldenEye 007 movie where they were racing and they made dominos out of the bikers.

[@thomasnew8606]

how much times have changed! haha I love the truth showed here. Sad we now have to question everything we read/hear/see because most is not showing the "full" picture

[@rodmunch69]

They need to get those sissy bikes off the road - too bad he didn't take out a few, well other than it might have dented the car.

[@coolman9i6]

And since the biker was Italian he didn’t even fucking stop it’s like nothing even happened

[@siler7]

Total jerk move.

[@seinsmeld13]

Those cyclists must have lost one in their pants!!!

[@creepinwhileyousleepin]

still probably the best looking car ever made. or maybe ever will be made. every angle of this thing is amazing.

[@topfitnessssss]

So agree!!

[@patriotsquill]

not sure I'd call it the best looking, but definitely the most purposeful looking. You can't look at the F40 and not realize instantly that you're looking at a machine that was purpose-built to put in impressive lap times.

[@TheBb6prelude]

CreepinWhileYouSleepin even the wheels are a perfect match.

[@averyvasquez8153]

F40 and the NSX

[@ConsciousRobot]

No. It looks cool for 80s though.

[@Carstuff111]

OMG!! If I had to have just one car, just one, this is THE ONE I want. Though, that said, I also love the 288 GTO. I know modern cars have surpassed the F40 for speed, acceleration, braking and so on, but, this will always be the one car I lust after the most.

[@muscleandimports]

It would be my honor to be tail-whipped by an F40..😍 Shit was funny though, indeed!

[@peterlarsen7779]

Decades later, and it's _still_ one of two Ferrari's I'd like to own... The other? The 1966-71 365GTC... 😍😍

[@tbirdboy]

Lived in Southern California for over 20 years before moving to the Central Coast. I have to say I've seen dozens of Ferraris in my day. Only have seen 3 of these on the road.

[@sgt803]

Still considered one of the worlds top supercars all these years later. To drive an F40 is bucket list wishes.

[@SubaruWRXspdManual]

I watch just about every F40 review I see. I can't get enough. The F40 and older NSX's are easily my favorite machines ever built.

[@jackdelong8634]

Still one of my favorite super cars. I had the poster, model and anything else I could afford. Thanks for the great times Motor Week!

[@ryang7720]

$260k I never thought that would sound like such a bargain. Still couldnt afford it at that price 😂

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

Lol yeah seriously I’ll take two at that price. Unfortunately even then Ferrari was picking its customers and unless you already had ten other Ferraris in your garage you weren’t getting invited to buy one of these either.

[@Besamemuchobaby]

This was the equivalent of today's 1mil. $ i think?!

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

@@Besamemuchobaby Roughly $600k.... closer to current market, but still a good deal. When the bottom fell out of the high-end vehicle market in the mid 1990s you could have found one for around $150k. Countaches and Testarossas were bargains too.

[@gmannym3]

Love these Throwback Thursday episodes. Please keep them coming. Seeing this video makes one sincerely appreciate how far we have come along in terms of automotive technology and performance.

[@MAHABO]

5:07 - Dat moment =D

[@isaacroebuck9514]

Taken out by an F40...not a bad way to go really.

[@jawa250rider5]

Ahoj Mahabo :-)

[@datsie14]

ya he just power slides them and comes out of the turn with a dab of throttle.

[@ztwntyn8]

Your comment says translate to English lmfao! Bruh hilarious!

[@JanMichaelFranklin]

Probably the best MW feature I've ever seen! Too bad this is 25 yrs old! You guys should do stuff like this more!

[@oscarp9336]

I saw one once on the Florida turnpike... it was like spotting a unicorn.

[@orbits2]

Some years back by sheer luck and being in the right place at the right time i got a ride in a Ferrari F40 red on the street and some interstate So let me give a review of my 15 minutes or so in this bad boy as a passenger. And this car this machine is a very very bad boy. I think back when it first came out the advertized 0 to 60 was 3.2 seconds I used to have a 1988 Mustang 5 liter 5 speed coup with no AC no leather no power windows no cruise control. Bought it new like that. With a good launch maybe I got 6 seconds out of it to 60. So the Mustang had some good snap to it. but I never liked the gearing that much First gear was for launch only Second gear was the speed gear Third gear was the final gear thru 60.Fourth and Fith gears were dead.The car had 300 Lbs of torque. I,m telling you this because if you think your 4 5 or 6 second car is fast well good for you and have fun with it. Back to the F40. Getting in was fairly easy.The bucket seat was comfortable The view out the windshield was ROAD. My first impression of the interior was KIT CAR.You got your 3 gauges on the dash and thats about it. The car was very quiet inside.Remember there are no exhaust pipes under your ass So we get underway and then you here the faint whine of the turbo behind your right ear. And this is all you here .You dont here no exhaust noise.All you here are the twin turbos behind your back. In fact i dont remember hardly any engine noise.Just slight turbo whine while cruising on the throttle. My old 91 MR2 was noisier inside around town. I,m runnin long here so lets get to the good part. On city streets just tooling along you here both turbos in back of you Its like stereo. Other than that the car was very quiet inside and the ride was firm but compliant. And then the moment i will never ever never forget and it is this one. The driver did a rolling start and the next thing I knew I left the seat and all 200 Lbs of me was plastered against the seat back.Seat belt on My face was distorting and it was hard to turn my head side to side as I wanted to observe the shifting. So i gave up on that and just focused ahead.Also I didnt want to risk a neck injury I didnt come back down off the seat back until he was finished shifting and we were also running out of real estate . There was no dramatics at all in this straight line run in the car itself. The front end just stayed planted down on the road. The turbo whine in my right ear was incredible loud as well as some other induction type noise. Maybe the intake vent in the door or the one just in front of the rear wheel I dont know. Outside of this machine you hear exhaust notes. Inside you hear the Ferrari machinery at work sucking air in and not exhaust notes. Thats my take on a ride in the F40

[@zacharysmith2983]

No, the 0-60 was never 3.2 second. The fastest CLAIMED time was 3.7 and Car and Driver tested it at 4.2... which is like a new Camaro SS

[@AIRDRAC]

Thanks for the description :) it's always lovely to hear about great experiences from enthusiastic people!

[@nickcaesar7650]

Zachary Smith I’m sure traction with the f40 is a huge problem. Plus it’s a manual which takes more skill to launch and drive and launch control/traction control was basically non existent back then. Based on that it’s probably not the best 0-60 but with like 500 horsepower and a 3000 curb weight it would destroy a lot of modern cars today up top. Edit: was curious so I checked F40 was tested at 11.8 quarter mile @ 124mph 2018 camaro ss 1le got 12.5 @ 115 Just for comparative purposes 2018 BMW M5 with 600 horsepower runs a 11.1 @ 126.... so quarter mile it’s about on par with a new M5. The fact it’s .7 seconds slower but traps only 2mph slower indicates some wheel spin on launch (I’m pretty sure)

[@whocares7144]

@@nickcaesar7650 thanks for that 👍

[@getchasome6230]

Only a fucking ford guy could review an f40 and somehow make it about a pos mustang. Wtf. Fuggoff mate

[@mikalvanger6895]

one of the best Ferrari ever.... my dream car as a kid

[@NJW1973]

Keep this Throwback Thursdays up! I will watch everyone of them. could you dig up episode of the road test of the Oldsmobile 350 diesel? Buick Grand National and how about T Bird turbo coupe??

[@bendavis9733]

Stayed tuned. We'll hook you up

[@Turshin]

Ben Davis I wanna see one of the Ford thunderbird supercoupe.

[@jblack5323]

The F40 has a strong place in my heart. My father gave me the laminated Pirelli F40 poster when I was a kid along with the Burago model for my 10th birthday.

[@GOBbluthagain]

EPIC throwback episode !! thanks guys

[@yanni6556]

That driver had the time of his life. Doubt anyone drives the F40 like that anymore if anyone even drives them!

[@horsepower523]

The legendary F40. First production car to break the 200 mph barrier. Pure Italian piece of art. Forza Ferrari!

[@piratepress6958]

Still a classic even in 2019!

[@PoorManMods]

my favorite ferrari of all time!

[@nathanpetrohilos]

HI POOR MAN MODS

[@ojingaj30]

count me in!

[@jtafoya88]

260k dollars? I wish they still cost that much lol today if you try to buy one is near 1,000,000 dollars. There are only a few cars as legendary as an F40 one of my favorites of all time.

[@denbeigh]

260 was a lot back then, they also didn't have the technology to justify a million dollar car.

[@jtafoya88]

dennis beighley i know there are new cars today that cost 1 million that makes sense i guess, but this F40 is decades old and today it costs 1 million, because its a Ferrari and they are rare thats why it went up in value.

[@flenny]

actually a good example goes for 2mil these days

[@orbits2]

flenny road in one once. the turbo wine in the right ear plus being plastered against the seat back as one leaves the seat is something you will never forget for the rest of your life And while you are plastered to the seat back it is very hard to turn your head side to side without risking a neck injury. The sound inside is different than what we hear outside. Inside is all turbo whine when on full boil. other wise the car is pretty quiet when just tooling around town.

[@flenny]

orbits2 same here, a friend of mine works for a car collector/ restorer who recently purchased one. To this day the car is unbelievable! Makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up at full throttle, sensory ecstasy!

[@SolamenteVees]

We towed one of these to the yard on a flat-bed tow truck back in 1996 in San Diego. The car was stored indoors and the owner confiscated the key the following day until the car was picked up weeks later.

[@BatFan1]

the first supercar i fell in love with. Still have the model car i put together from the early 90s

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU GUYS MADE MY NIGHT!!!! A TOTALLY AWESOME DAILY DRIVER!!!!

[@oldtwins]

great true supercar. even with its age few modern supercars look as good and outrun it. truly ahead of its time.

[@Porsche996driver]

Fall 1987, Southbound out of Frankfurt on the A5 Autobahn and a red whoosh down the left lane. 10 minutes later at the Esso Tankstelle in Weiterstadt. There it was. 💯

[@ojingaj30]

🤤The most beautiful Ferrari I have ever seen!! My favorite exotic car...PERIOD

[@digitalmagicAR]

I would have LOVED to have seen this back then. I started watching MW about the the end of 1989 or early 1990 so I missed this one. I remember the drift with the cyclist since they used it on the end credits.

[@moisesbeltran2612]

This car is definitely on my bucket list.

[@juancorona7935]

I would choose this car over any woman 😂😂😮😮😊

[@juancorona7935]

Facts this car the f40 and the f50 legendary

[@mindeloman]

The true romance of the F40 is it was raw and simple. No power assist on anything. A powerful engine in a light car. It's barely street legal. A car like this can never be made again.

[@ISpinUWin]

Is this the best car they have ever reviewed? I think so! Closest I got was honor of standing next to one during a dyno session. A few years ago another F40 vid inspired me to dig up my VHS and post it up.

[@jnr1989]

They reviewed the f50

[@ISpinUWin]

@@jnr1989 The F50 is awesome for sure but the F40 has my heart. Funny you bring that up however as years after I found old VHS of my F40 close encounter, I also have since posted VHS of an F50 sighting. It was twin turbo'ed! Ah the 90's! ;)

[@jnr1989]

@@ISpinUWin I would choose the f40 anyday over the f50 haha

[@SillyPuddy2012]

Pretty amazing to think there is a $60k+ Dodge sedan today that could run with the F40 in a straight line all the way to top end. But this thing blew the doors off most anything else on the road back then, and still does today truthfully.

[@adampetten5349]

What Sedan? That Sedan ain't doing a 166 mph kilometer.

[@culcune]

Growing up in L.A. in the 80s, and early 90s, I was fortunate to see one on the street at Zuma Beach in Malibu. It just drove by, but that was the only time I have ever seen one, even in L.A. As a comparison, I moved back to L.A. in Jan. 2018 up until last week, and I saw 4 Bugattis randomly driving around.

[@snakerb]

I love these throw back Thursdays

[@dzonikg]

Most iconic car off my 80s childhood

[@chrisanderson2204]

He was right about it being a poster car for years cause I was born in 2001 and I still have a poster of it

[@jcarcobaltss]

The best throw back Thursday!!!!!

[@joebrito2066]

I had the privilege of driving this car. This car was every boys dream car back in then for sure.

[@davenhla]

F40 is best Ferrari. The look, the purposeful design, the sound of that engine, sexy, pure.

[@landyachtfan79]

Forgive my ignorance, because I am not a classical music aficionado, but can someone tell me what that the piece is being played throughout the driving clips? It really sets the mood for Italy, if not the car itself.

[@christopher88719]

This car had the perfect stance with its wheels and tires. The rim size, tire size, offset, width, brake size, everything was perfect you can tell they were all designed to work together. This was an era where most performance cars had 'large' 15" wheels that were tucked way inside the wheel wells.

[@zhbvenkhoReload]

that's the best looking car of all time.

[@danielleclare2938]

Priced in the Millions now...For a steel tube chassis and racing tub. Not bad at all. Awesome old school build last of its kind.

[@michaelriley3707]

Still one of the greatest cars ever made.

[@AnthonyJSollitto]

These Throwback Thursdays are great. Any luck I can see a video of the car I was driven home in the hospital in? A 1983 BMW 528e?

[@Magnero]

Best Ferrari. Last Ferrari.

[@davidsherrick2577]

I remember when Brentwood/ Volvo / Ferrari had one in the show room... going to high school... I wished I had it today.. But I'll enjoy my 86 Alfa Romeo spider veloce champagne 5 speed

[@johnjohnmcclane1818]

I got to follow one up a twisty rural road in SW Ohio one Sunday morning in 2002. Only one I've ever seen in the flesh.

[@evorider3689]

I was in West Palm Beach in 1996, and saw one parked in the driveway of a waterfront property in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods. I was so excited that I did what was no doubt a very stupid thing to do! I parked my car on a side street nearby then snuck in the long winding driveway with my camera to get a picture of it. I was praying they did not have guard dogs, or were willing to shoot me for trespassing! I got my picture though, and still have it to this day! A used one sold for $700,000.00 at the time!

[@can2ej6]

i have a 91 civic si, do you guys have any clips of that model?

[@LocDawgd]

A. Hill Thank you for making me laugh really hard

[@fredsalfa]

+can2ej6 If you google Classic Ferraris of All Time you might find 1990s Honda Civic Si's near the top of the list as a strong competitors alongside Lamborghini and Bugatti

[@cvtt3194]

It's archived under "mediocre economy cars"

[@zerohero23677]

I have 2 of these bad boys.. right over there on the shelf.

[@kazbanasil883]

Do you guys have the full review of the toyota supra that was awesome. Keep up the good work

[@sebs1478]

im building the lego speed champion 40 (2024) so i had to watch this during the build. this is still the best Ferrari

[@mega-hb4re]

The most expensive ferrari to buy nowadays still , if you can find one.

[@STARSHIPTROOP]

If only we had a time machine to get our hands on 1 or 2 of them....yep I had a poster

[@andrewdeans6714]

I'm Italian born in 87 year this car rolled of the assembly line ❤️

[@RS-ne2lz]

Awesome, thanks for digging it up!

[@dallasbagley]

The GOAT super car right here.

[@thooke222]

I need two of these for Country driving. Thank you.

[@shawnhenry1310]

They also do a review on fingers it might bring back some old memories maybe the time when you was a child

[@eskil1u]

Love it, I would like to see some average Joe cars appearing on throwback as well.

[@nicolasmolli]

Most beatiful Ferrari at all time!

[@Wesley_C]

Aweeee, this one's my favorite super exotic car of my life.

[@matthewmelton7831]

I had no idea of this being a 3.0 litre V8 4 cam per cylinder. This is an absolute feet in itself and turning out 471 hp is mind blowing. I know you can't compare apples to oranges but to put this into perspective I owned a 1999 Ford sho with the 3.4 V8 and it only produced 240 hp. It also too had 4 valves per cylinder. Ford vs Ferrari..

[@pawsnpistons]

Its a biturbo, thats why.

[@GeeEm1313]

I saw one of these in a Toys R US parking lot in Rockville MD back in the late 80s.

[@kylesoler4139]

When you look back at it the F40's interior allmost looks like one out of a kit car.

[@jgedutis]

Sadly they missed the bicyclists

[@chasevineland1508]

What a sport car is supposed to be. It's relevant yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

[@unknownunknowns]

Today 260K buys you 500K. The equivalent is the LaFerrari and that's 1.4M.

[@unknownunknowns]

A 200K California T has a 0 to 60 time of 3.3 seconds faster than the F40.

[@ztwntyn8]

or build a ls turbo car with 1k hp....

[@ztwntyn8]

feeling your comeback so, turbo ls engine swap the Ferrari. I'm sure it's lighter.

[@incyphe]

This car actually had msrp of $400,000 for '91 model year. I don't think 260k was accurate estimate.

[@adampetten5349]

Stefan Unson but a kilometre of 21.5...slower than the F40.

[@1995RangeRover]

...one of my favorite cars!!

[@danmccarthy4700]

I don't think I've ever seen one in person.

[@ztwntyn8]

is the gated shifter for the lack inefficient syncros? I have always wondered why slow the shit this way.

[@crazyeyez1502]

Ahhhhh...... that classic F40 fishtail.

[@lancelafonde5240]

It's nice to watch a Ferrari episode and not have to see David Lee show up! Lol

[@dgerdi]

5:10 the cyclist had every reason to be „astonished“. Dangerous driving!

[@BrasspineappleProductions]

Yes! One of the baddest most awesome cars ever built! As a kid growing up in the 80's and 90's the closest I ever came to this was the infamous poster on my wall.

[@ArmySigs]

Wow, this was my first car back in the day. Not easy to learn to drive in but impressed the hell out of my school mates. Then my Dad was killed in a military coup and the car ended up as a sofa in some gangsters living room.

[@crazybear5475]

So just a little quicker than a ZR1 but triple the price. And the Vette has all the creature comforts. The ZR1 did not need to be stripped down to go to 60 in 4.3 secs.

[@de-fault_de-fault]

This video put a big stupid grin on my face (particularly that drift at 3:23). It's the same big stupid grin I had on my face as a kid when I got one in the form of one of those cheap ABS plastic toys from KMart, or pretty much any time anyone mentions the F40.

[@Red88Rex]

What a machine!

[@MrROTD]

This car is still among the fastest

[@sergiodavid5025]

El superdeportivo con mayusculas,me rio yo de los actuales,este lo tiene todo: Extremo,sin concesiones y un sonido celestial

[@craiglizt8074]

Still the best Ferrari ever, IMHO. She has aged so well.

[@DomV123]

I wonder how many people actually used those f40 bags

[@2500BC]

thank you for posting these retro reviews. Did you do the Ferrari F355 (355 F1)? That would be great to see as well.

[@saturn0660]

The best there was... The best there is.... The best there ever will be..

[@rmani81]

5 people gave this video a thumbs down. What tools.

[@priceoffreedom9030]

+rmani81 It must be the disgruntled group of bicyclists that he drifted past. Being cyclists, they probably hold the grudge to this day.

[@MrNuggetface]

The F-40 has the straight line speed of some of today's super cars. Wow.

[@leobuckey]

I think it says a lot that I'd rather have one of these than a La Ferrari.

[@Vladlll]

Can you say...best car ever!!!!