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Buyers Guide - Ferrari 360
The Ferrari 360 was introduced in 1999 and sold through 2004 before replaced by F430. It represented a slight departure from the design of the F355 with open headlights, more swooping lines, different silhouettes, and a more modern interior.
Limited Edition Ferraris
Today we will concentrate on five such models that represent the Holy Grail amongst the Ferrari fans. All those cars were constructed for a specific reason and occupy the same supercar category, but they all have distinctive characters, different technology, and designs.
Iconic Ferraris of the 1980s
By 1980, Ferrari was a well-established and globally recognizable sports car brand of the highest order. After the glorious '60s, the company bravely entered the '70s only to be hit by recession and oil crisis like the rest of the industry.
Owning a Ferrari Testarossa
They will never again make supercars like they did in the 1980s. The Ferrari Testarossa was Ferrari’s answer to the Lamborghini Countach, and what an aswer it was! Powered by a mid-engined, 4.9 litre flat 12, and a dog-legged manual transmission, the Testarossa is pure 1980s Ferrari and an absolute blast to drive. An experience like no other supercar of its time or now.
1970s Supercars
The quest for ever-higher levels of performance has propelled the auto industry forward for more than a century, but the supercar as we know it in 2020 is a relatively recent creation. It’s not all about flat-out speed or horsepower; Panache is an important ingredient in the constitution of the modern supercar’s character. From scissor doors to unabashedly wedge-shaped designs, it all started in the 1970s.
Buyers Guide - Ferrari Testarossa
Thankfully, Ferrari Testarossa is not one of those cars. Its handling characteristics, composed driving dynamics, thrilling performance, and decent equipment make it more than capable of keeping with modern traffic and still providing a lot of driving excitement at prohibited speeds.
Buyers Guide - Ferrari 308
It is no secret that Enzo Ferrari was very reluctant to accept that his thoroughbred cars should be powered by anything rather than high-revving V12 engines.
1980s Supercars
Outlandish, concept-like styling characterized the supercars of the 1970s. Carmakers took pride in pushing the boundaries of design. In the 1980s, supercars were primarily defined by unbelievable speed made possible by technological progress.