The Ferrari F40 Drive Test | Martin Brundle's Supercars

Way back in 2003, Martin Brundle produced a DVD with the Fifth Gear team, called Martin Brundle's Supercars. In this clip, Martin test drives the Ferrari F40.
#MartinBrundle #FifthGear
For more fantastic car reviews, shoot-outs and all your favourite Fifth Gear moments, subscribe to our Official Channel: goo.gl/IPXAgl
Check out our website for the latest car videos and news from around the web: fifthgear.tv/

[@Frazer777]

I seriously question the mentality that finds a way to favour a Fiat Punto over a Ferrari F40. '...On next week's show we look at the downside of winning the £150,000,000

[@BillY2KFRC]

This DVD was the first time I ever heard speedbumps referred to as "sleeping policemen" and I still enjoying calling them that. :)

[@dariohabijanec4511]

I haven't heard that saying for years until I read your comment! Sleeping Policemen haha wicked

[@umbertino6]

"For 200,000£..." Good old times

[@umbertino6]

@@AGboi7 It is, considering Ferraris' value has been booming only in these past years.

[@nelsonclub7722]

Yep 2 Mil now

[@abcdecghijklmn]

@@nelsonclub7722 no way?

[@737Adventures]

@@AGboi7 its not even that. People started to realise that they could make a serious return with investing classic and modern hypercars. Hence why so many classics collect dust in a garage and are driven maybe once a year a best. For instance, a zonda 7.3s had an asking price of around £280k back in 2001/2002. now you'd need several million, thanks to collectors wanting one offs or special editions.

[@Mpayne1472]

@@nelsonclub7722 £1.2 mill

[@MarcSob22]

The best car ever made!!

[@kienfung3045]

Had a F40 poster when i was a kid, together with a purple Diablo SE30, Grey Jag XJ220 and a Bleu Bugatti EB110 poster and some other cars.

[@PerpetualTiredness]

I was just thinking of the Bugatti EB110 because I was thinking of cars that were exceptions to rules and the 110 has 5 valves per cylinder when usually cars have an even number of valves per cylinder.

[@faizanshahid1880]

I had the same poster when I was a kid as well

[@jonasschiefer626]

Have the lego f40, haha

[@markfox1545]

A supercar for everyday use - there can only be Porsche.

[@aydankhaliq2967]

Bruh, that's the same like the top gear episode.

[@ryuhayashi97]

Just Drive it like a maniac, if it's wrecked simply call Mors Mutual Insurance to patch it up

[@Lee_1971]

who else cringed when they heard that scraping sound?

[@bwxmoto]

Still one of the best looking cars ever made

[@abcdecghijklmn]

Mediiiics!!!

[@Cloxxki]

How much faster might it be on modern track focused rubber vs original boots it was supplied with in the 80's?

[@daren42]

It's been far too long since Brundle did something like this. More please! I wonder who the woman driving the other Fiat was

[@Mpayne1472]

No thanks. He’s boring

[@daren42]

@@Mpayne1472 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kF60h6OtpqajkNk

[@peterh225]

Nice dialy for driving to the Aldi supermarket😂

[@TrulyUniqueOne]

The greatest supercar. The one I would have over any other 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@4039byrne]

Wow I'm sure someone thinking about buying an f40 was thinking "maybe I should buy a Punto instead " 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@LOTPOR0402]

It's not about that .Most buying F40 s are buying as investmants .And 95% of people can not afford an F40 .Some can not even afford a new punto

[@veemacks7255]

I love the description of the brake pedal ... "not just somewhere to park your foot on the way to an accident".

[@nyc863]

“not just somewhere to rest your foot on the way to an accident”

[@nelsonclub7722]

I'm pretty sure that car belongs (belonged) to Nick Mason

[@paulthomson9709]

No this isn't nick Masons f40

[@Mpayne1472]

@@paulthomson9709 yes it is

[@Mpayne1472]

Still does

[@machoman5356]

Brilliant they made the window go completely up and down! What's the mark up🤌

[@joe5boost]

leater seats? sultan car ?

[@Mpayne1472]

Nick Masons All sultan cars are RHD

[@cristinatorre6958]

is that glock is that glock

[@wraith01mg]

I remember when that show came out. Worth a watch. Especially as he nearly stuffs the mclaren f1 on the road.

[@robertsaca3512]

Who replqced the sheilds on the front clam ans why‽

[@MrAllister88]

And that Punto is driven by a woman. Crazy times.

[@MC-nc1ib]

If f40 could poop, the poop would look better than that fiat punto

[@terrynewton6200]

Martin really is a bore 😅 Luckily his insights are excellent. Who tf let bundle do this to their f40?

[@Mpayne1472]

Nick Mason

[@danial8040]

All the videos from this channel looks like they are 2 decades old!

[@Mpayne1472]

Because they are

[@buzzedo1]

Poor turning circle...new there was a reason I didn't pick a couple up.

[@insanewayne75]

I thought the poor turning circle would be a bonus for admirers. The longer it takes to turn around the longer normal people "like me" get to look at it. All ways a positive in everything

[@AchtungBaby77]

I don't have the legs of a shot putter otherwise I would've bought 3 of them.

[@LOTPOR0402]

He's right ,lots of old supercars are not easy as a daily driver .Does not matter if it's a 200 mph car or a Citroen 2cv ,you ain't getting around most towns/ cities any faster .As he has proved even slower

[@Pulsonar]

This former F1 guy drives legendary super cars and mumbles about their virtues or not like he’s got a supermarket trolley with a duff wheel 😂

[@boardertrashtv8638]

Even without the F40 I think I’d take a 5 point turn, shot putters leg & sauna any day not to drive a Punto.

[@YT90LEO]

This car reminded me of my 97 civic base model. I used to wrestle with my steering wheel to turn it around and the A/C would never work no matter how many time i get it fixed. Imagine driving that car in 40 degree celsius 🥵😩

[@insanewayne75]

So what if it's a pig to drive around cities. It's a lot more fun than a gym workout and a sauna. Plus the punto is worth a few pounds and the F40 has increased 1 million pounds in value.

[@motorfab7014]

Tutto sotto controllo anche quando guida al limite, rilassato e loquace Bravissimo Martin

[@floodythesweatswitch4899]

F40 is 2.9 litres

[@somebloke2238]

Leather seats?

[@samharper5881]

0:11 No matter how much you try, that lie will never be true. No independent test ever got the F40 over 200 mph. Only the Ferrari-funded Quattroroute magazine published a top speed over 200 mph; nobody else got it beyond 197.

[@christophruckel6862]

AMS (German car magazine) took 2 F40 to Nardo (high speed ring in Italy), both did 321 km/h which should be 200,6 mph. And Nardo is a ring, so this has even a negative impact

[@MarcSob22]

The first F40 made in 87 go above 220mp/h and 0-100 in 3,2s , the problem with the F40 was the stupid laws in the USA and the UK that limited the power of the car in cars made from the end of 87, the first 20 or 25 manufactured in 87 had more than 650hps and were even lighter the following had limited power and increased weight for that shit!

[@robertl2856]

Yes please.....i will take it 😂

[@VivaMidnight]

Congratulations! You've just purchased a twenty year old Fiat Punto!

[@AndieBlack13]

At 3:09 ...my god, what is that? That's suppose to run your windows up & down?....how does it work?, is it some kind of switch I wonder, a dial to power the window? Do tell?

[@nelsonclub7722]

It's the latest must have accessory - a manually operated non-electrically operated up and down lowery thing

[@abcdecghijklmn]

Nothing special

[@keyboarddancers7751]

1:16 Alan Partridge

[@omarsabir3272]

This was one of the worst Supercar DVD's back in the day. Martin Brundle is was so noncholant and dull when reviewing these cars. He didnt drive any of them at ten/tenths and it was really obvious in the footage, you can see and hear it in the revs. Someone like Tiff Needell drifts everything no matter how fast/expensive a car is (including F40s), Brindle drives everything at 60-70%. His comments about some of the greatest cars of all time are just weird, the way he describes the F40 on track is like its a very average sports car, not one of the maddest, most admired and praised supercars ever made. In this DVD he drove cars like the F40, McLaren F1, Diablo GT, XJ220, Murcielago and he was dull about them all. And before anyone tries to say 'hes an ex-F1 driver, roadcars feel slow after that...' - Tiff Needell was also an F1 driver and hes driven just about every supercar ever made yet hes still so exciting to watch and the feedback he gives is spot on. Unlike this guy.

[@Pulsonar]

Correct, his manner is so droll even when he commentates on F1.

[@meandi1994]

Where is Tiff??

[@grojunge2449]

I wish we could still find a lm model but NO “it’s a collectors item” now

[@Mpayne1472]

There was one for sale recently

[@lingtondaniel]

Now he's an F1 LEGEND, can't imagine F1 without him❣️

[@mayvb4926]

LOOK AT HAMILTON, ALONGSIDE VETTEL

[@rishishankarr3917]

Now, Imagine those driving the McLaren F1...

[@MarcSob22]

F40 all day easy over the F1!

[@vainxler]

2.9L V8,not 3.0.

[@nelsonclub7722]

I think you will find it's 2,936 cc (2.9 L) twin-turbocharged Tipo F120A/F120D 90° V8 which in change is 3 litres

[@silviodalessandro1708]

Brundle average as f1 driver, worse as journalist. Time for pension mate

[@ajw1045]

That's the most unpopular opinion. Rightly so, because it's a rubbish opinion mate.

[@AW_2000]

Silvio D'alessandro Couldn't be any more incorrect