Funny, I was thinking about this exact topic the other day.In general the F40 receives very positive reviews across the board. The F50 in comparision seems to be a bit unloved. In many ways it is Ferraris forgotten supercar. Any idea why ? Opinions ?
Can I borrow the FerrariLife F50 for the weekend ?Boxer, I think you need to get behind the wheel of an F50 and then give us a good comparison after having driven both.
.
Unfortunately this is still the case. Your chances of seeing a F40 are 10x that of a F50.The F40 had fairly massive publicity when it was launched with every magazine having their view on the battle between the F40 and 959 plus the symbolic fact of being the first production car to top the 200mph. The F50 were just not seen.
Dear Comrade Vulcan,Dear Comrades,
My own view is that the F-40 would have been even more fabulous were it to have had a proper twelve cylinder engine.
With kind regards,
Vulcan
I think he meant a normally aspirated V12 in the F40, Boxer.Dear Comrade Vulcan,
It is an interesting proposal but I am not sure the resulting machina would be managable by us insignificant driving mortals. The 12 cylinder non turbo F50 already has skull crushing acceleration, strapping a pair of turbos onto it might result in Louis XVI type experience.
Sincerely,
Boxer
The F40 was built during a time when it was advantageous to capitalize not only on all the attention turbocharged F1 cars were getting but also to capitalize on Ferrari's expertise in the application of such systems.Dear Comrades,
My own view is that the F-40 would have been even more fabulous were it to have had a proper twelve cylinder engine.
With kind regards,
Vulcan
That's my contrarian opinion; the F50 seems a little unloved, but I don't know why.
I've only ever seen 3 F50's, 2 at shows and 1 at a dealers. I haven't kept count of the number of F40's I've seen, but I suspect 10X is a good bet.Unfortunately this is still the case. Your chances of seeing a F40 are 10x that of a F50.
Completely agree. And the few who did get to drive it came away very intimidated. Auto journalists are not necessarily the world greatest drivers.It is a display of the lack of talent on the part of automotive journalists that they are unable to describe the capabilities of a car with the written word, that they need to rely on mechanically generated numbers. Faulkner and Hemmingway didn't write for car magazines.