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The F40 Marks Ferrari’s 40th Anniversary with a Twin-Turbo Flagship

21 July 1987 — Maranello

Ferrari unveiled the F40 at Maranello’s civic centre on 21 July 1987 to mark forty years since the first Ferrari-badged car. Its 2.9-litre twin-turbo V8 produced 478 CV and its steel tubular structure was extensively combined with composite materials.

Will ainsworth — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0

Ferrari F40, the twin-turbo flagship unveiled in 1987. · Will ainsworth — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0

Automotive significance

The F40 pushed the turbocharged and lightweight ideas explored by the GTO into a more uncompromising road car. Pininfarina’s aerodynamic body, bonded Kevlar reinforcement and carbon-fibre components were paired with minimal driver assistance and a claimed 324 km/h top speed. Contemporary Road & Track reporting recorded Enzo Ferrari attending the Maranello presentation; Ferrari later described the F40 as the last road car personally commissioned and approved by him before his death in 1988.

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