The best supercar of all-time?
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Mat is meeting a legend!
He’s flown over to America, and he’s got his hands on the legendary Ferrari F40! It’s one of his dream cars, but the question is, will it live up to its legendary status?
Well, let’s start with the looks… And what a looker it is! Around the rear, it has an absolutely iconic shape, with round tail lights, a massive spoiler, and three exhaust outlets! You can also see into the engine bay through the lightweight plexiglass cover on the top. Along the side you have huge side vents to feed the engine, and the iconic shape continues around the front, with everyone’s favourite feature… Pop-up headlights!
Step inside, and the F40 has a truly old but classic interior. It comes equipped with wind-down windows, no steering wheel adjustments, and a couple of simple buttons for the climate controls on the dash. There’s felt lining across the dash and centre console, and the red-lined sports seats are still pretty comfortable.
When it comes to performance, the F40 is equipped with a glorious 2.9-litre twin-turbo V8 that can produce 480hp and 580Nm of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a 5-speed manual gearbox, and when it was first released it was the fastest production car in the world, with a top speed of 201mph!
Back in the day, an F40 would cost you around £160,000, but if you’re looking to buy one now you’d be hard-pressed to find one costing less than £2,000,000! So is it worth it? You’ll need to stick with Mat and see for yourself!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:21 Design
02:42 Interior
04:44 Engine
05:53 Storage
06:49 5 Annoying Things
09:10 5 Cool Things
11:28 Driving
14:30 Verdict - Auta a dopravní prostředky
The reason the F40 logo is only on one side of the spoiler is because Enzo didn't want to see the logo going backwards as the car drove forwards. A stunning piece of automotive history. Happy new year chaps 👍
but ain't the logo being on the right side going actually backwards 🤔
@@jokisensimoWatch the video again at 7:10 - the logo is on the passenger side of the car, and not on the driver's side, meaning it will go forward as the car moves forward.
Yes yes - I noted the logo from the right side of the car, so I guess the idea is logo heading to 'right' -> not to 'left' :)
Being on the right side of the car the logo itself heads like 'O' first - not the letter 'F' like it would be on the left side.
@@jokisensimo Don't tell Enzo how to built his cars.
how can it go backwards??
So much power from a 2.9L and a couple of turbos in the late 80's.
Amazing.
Wait till you see the racing versions🤣
yeah...currently they have the 2.9 v6 from alfa romeo that does about the same power and torque, so very impressive indeed.
Big turbos with big twin intercoolers.
Porsche 959 s 515 hp (2.8l)
Jaguar xj220 542 hp (3.5l)
Lotus omega 377 hp (altough everybody says that number is really conservative) (3.6l)
Etc.
There were a few certainly
Not saying the f40 ist awesome it certainly is
But its awesome Part did Not come from their futuristic tech
It was awesome because Ferrari finally build a roadcar with All Their racecar tech without any compromises to beat porsche
The ahead of its time tech had its competition
The American version is almost 200kg heavier and has less hp than the European version of the F40!! The real power is ever more than the claimed by factory A curious fact is that the first units of the F40 produced in 1987 "they speak of the first 20 to 25" have the same power as the 288 GTO EVO and are even lighter!! In tests, they exceeded 370km/h but did not pass the traffic regulations of the time, so they were modified in the units produced later!! Some of the things you said that are enoing are only in the American version, including the belts on the seats, and those uglier seats, the electronic signals too!
The F40 is an always will be a classic. Thanks for sharing Matt ❤💛💙🤎
This will always be the ultimate supercar to me. I know its not the quickest thing out there any more but I think it still looks amazing and the way its so raw and stripped out still make it a really special thing.
I can’t get over how clean that F40 looks…..almost as if it’s been sitting in a museum for the last 30 years!
F40 is now a 29 year old supercar but still going absolutely strong.
LOL! The Petersen is great. If you visit. Get the vault tickets.
Brother in law just spent 420 hours, stripping and rebuilding an F40 for a client, added a few hundred grand to its value 👍
Cause it did. These people dont even drive these cars properly just holding them hidden u der the blanket afraid its gonna lose 5 buck value per drive
37 years old ! First models came out in 1987 @@purwantiallan5089
Matt never dissapoints by reviewing such cars
*cough* "Lamborghini's new twin turbo Ferrari Killer" *cough*
@@Ryosucc25bruh i m not on ferrari side......i m talking abt rare cars that hes reviewing....and btw ferrari>>lamborghini
@@mirzasafwan3398 I meant that video where they made a video about a car that doesn't exist
Yes, brilliant. 4 short runs on the straight strip. Also, that’s not his content, it’s carwow, selling/buying leaches
uh, not seen the Chris Harris review of this car done many many years ago?
13:28 That moment it's quite emotional. I'm happy for your Mat and your successful career as a car reviewer. Thank you Carwow. Amazing car and video
The moment I saw the thumbnail, I couldn't click fast enough! I LOVE this car and was geeking out with Matt the whole time. Love how respectful he is with the cars- I see why people keep trusting him with such gems!
Dream car ❤❤❤
Hey forrest
My absolute favorite supercar of all time😍😍
Yo forrest!!!
This was on the bedroom wall in the 80s but the US federalism of this thing totally ruined the lines of it vs the euro version
@@Dr.Curly2099for me my dream supercars lineup are: F40, F50, 458 Italia, 330P4, Ford GT 2016, McLaren F1 1994, and Cadillac Cien 2002.
Fun fact. The indicator levers and wiper levers are from a Fiat Uno. My parents' Fiat Uno Turbo i.e had the same levers as in the F40.
The Fiat dealer at the time was particularly proud of this detail. :-D
🙄Controlla bene. Ti sbagli
Greets, I still have an Uno Turbo from 1984 in my garage :-*
The indicators are pretty similar but not the same...
@@thelastveightsome lambos have the same indicators as a Ford focus 🤣
Quite normal back then. My ex Aston Martin V8 Vantage has the ugliest/cheapest indicatorhandles of Ford (I think even from the first Focus or something). The side blinkers are the same of the Puma and Transit and many other details. It's funny.
@@antonwulp even normal today...the Alfa Romeo 4c got the heat control from the first Fiat Punto f.e.
Wow! What an end to the year! This channel is growing super quick! The content is amazing! ‘Basic’ concepts but less is more. Show fantastic cars, race them against each other. Different class. Keep up the great work. Happy new year!
For it's time, it was unimaginable. Love the styling and purpose. This, the McLaren F-1 and the GT40 are in a league of their own.
The 959 is probably the far more interesting and innovative car out of them all which actually gave us some of the tech we take for granted today.
Not really it was just a big twin turbo plastic go cart the 959 was the true unimaginable car it showed the world new ground breaking technology and engineering advancement what went on to define the modern super car and hyper cars we have today
@@skylined5534 The 959 is undeniably the better car overall, but for sheer thrill, excitement and pure supercar drama you cannot beat the F40.
@@JackV-tw8bw 959 was way ahead of its time with ground breaking features we nowadays take for granted, but it was just a bit too... easy to own. A bit too daily driveable. A bit too normal and uneventful. Stepping into the vehicle wasn't as much of a spectacle, it was just a thing you could do without care or fear. It lacked that emotion you get from expensive to own, unreliable death traps you're too afraid to drive apart from some very, very special occasions. 959 was special on paper, and special from engineering standpoint, but it wasn't ultimately that special to own or drive. Technically it was better than F40 in every way, but technicalities don't inspire masses as much as pure, raw emotion does.
@@TrolledBy you can get the same feeling from a classic mini with big carbs and a exhaust as what you get in a f40, you don't need to spend millions to get that knife edge raw super responsive driving experience, obviously the speed is deferent in the f40 your going 130mph in the mini it's more like 30mph but the feeling is the same, light weight no electronics and fast steering
Without even start watching the video. I already liked the video.
Totally agree. The F40 is the best supercar. No electronic stuff, a pure car.
I remembered a lot that in NFS 2015, you cant even change tires and rims on the F40.
@@purwantiallan5089 I've been a car addict since a small boy. Became a Ferrari fan when I was 8, have like 35 scale 1:18 model Ferrari's and some are rare and worth a lot. Anyways I never played NFS 2015 so....
I agree it's an amazing car, but matt was taking rubbish when he said it was far ahead of its completion, the 959 was a million times more advanced and wrote the rule book for all modern super cars including Ferrari
In front of this car, but here we must say in front of this timeless masterpiece, there is only one word to say.....WOW !
Bodywork, engine, styling, basically everything….. WOW ! When I then think that the mechanics of this car were designed by the famous engineer Nicola Materazzi, a friend of mine, who was born in the same small village of mine, in southern Italy, who unfortunately died recently, I get even more emotional !
Ragazzi, creazione fantastica , un capolavoro !
That's about the only Italian I know !
@@gregorygant4242 I would say that what you said in this case in Italian, is perfect and that's enough. 👍😉
WoW…. Seriously when you turned it on the sound was just the most beautiful sound I heard from an engine. It’s a piece of art ! Congrats you were lucky to drive this !
When this was released at the Earls Hall Motor Show in the 80’s I was like 12 , seeing this in the flesh back then is still the only time I’ve seen one , the rear end is just a sign of beauty , thanks for upload ❤❤❤
The first true super car…. 201mph… iconic looks…. and probably in pretty much every dream garage…
Beautiful.
Actualy The American version is almost 200kg heavier and has less hp than the European version of the F40!! A curious fact is that the first units of the F40 produced in 1987 "they speak of the first 20 to 25" have the same power as the 288 GTO EVO and are even lighter!! In tests, they exceeded 370km/hor more than 230mp/h but did not pass the traffic regulations of the time, so they were modified in the units produced later!! Some of the things you said that are enoing are only in the American version, including the belts on the seats, and those uglier seats, the electronic signals too!
Lamborghini miura
@@Person-cv9dj yep, and in this era the Porsche 959 was a much greater car.
@@richardharrold9736No
No the Porsche 959 was first true super car. After it was built Ferrari made the F40 to compete
My all time favourite car! Just so beautifully simple and no silly gimmicks distracting from the driving experience!
Same. The F40 is also undoubtedly Ayumu Uehara and Shioriko Mifune's Dream Supercars, along with 1998 Viper GTS-R, 1999 Toyota GTONE ROAD CAR, 1998 TVR SPEED 12, and 2009 Murcielago LP640.
I am 7 seconds into this video, and all I want to say, is Matt, congratulations on finally sitting inside one of these!! ❤
I'm lucky enough to see "a lot" of F40s while working in Monte-Carlo. Beyond the incredible look of this car, what still amazes me is the sound that it makes. There are a couple rolling around with straight pipes, goosebumps every single time.
The way mat spoke to us during driving the car felt like I was actually in the passenger seat with him. I felt like a kid in a candy store. Absolutely amazing journalism. Thank you Carwow.
My dream Ferrari. Imagine rolling around in this glorious motor? Incredible 👏🏼
Hey when is the last time Wu tang did an Album. Im a head frim way back and just got out of the scene
I've never even seen one of these yet. It is definitely on my list of cars that I really want to see.
@@snakeeyes9246 in the flesh they're underwhelming at best. They just look like plastic kit cars.
F50 much prettier and sounds much better too@@richardharrold9736
Lovely vids of old cars. Keep them coming!
Love the simplicity and the sound of that beauty! Who didn’t have a die cast model of an F40 as a kid? More videos like this please!
Model as a kid? Still have mine proudly on show.
These american versions are just annoying with this weird seatbelt contraption and these strange reflectors and rubber profiles. The european versions look cleaner and nicer. But still a very good presentation.
Man, this car is just so mesmerizing.
Thank you Mr. Matt Watson, made me feel like I was in the passenger seat. There is always fun moments in your videos, but this time felt like you were a child in your dream car.
In 2012 I had the opportunity to drive a Euro-market F40 in Japan after a photoshoot with it and a Countach, and it was by far and away the most inspirational experience of my life. Pushing that rubber plunger start button and hearing the cacophony of sounds through the steel beam/carbon superstructure was something I’ll never forget. I’ve made it my life goal to own one ever since! Such an epic car!
It contained aluminium and even Kevlar! But you used the word cacophony and that alone makes this an awesome comment
Yeah, of course you did.....
@@CadillacDriverThe video of them getting set up for a private photoshoot that I did with them together is on my channel, lol. I literally have no reason to lie and nothing to gain from it. 🤷🏼♂️
@@39PSIOnTheDaily @39PSIOnTheDaily so you were at a photoshoot, took a video of them being set up - but DIDN'T shoot video or photographic proof you took the F40 for a drive.... Seems legit.
@@CadillacDriver I do have photographic and video proof, but I never uploaded either. Do I need to display my entire life story on CZcams for you, a stranger on the internet? No, lol.
Whatever man, believe what you want. IDGAF anymore tbh. 👍🏻
Still #1 dream/iconic car….it looks and sounds the part after all these years.
Damn, you have reviewed many cars, and even a plane, but I wasn't expecting this! Awesome.
It always comes down to the F40 being my favorite car of all time. Nothing looks like it. Back in '92 I was lucky enough to see one of the 250 or so sent to North America. My friend and I would visit a Lexus/Infinity car dealership. They dealt in some exotics so you'd never know what you would see, sometimes. We were there late at night checking out a couple 993 turbos outside on the car lot. The first production year I believe. Then this red color catches my eye. It was an F40 encased in it's own showroom with lights beaming down on it. I thought I was seeing things. We went back the next day when the dealership was open and asked if we could look at it. We went back multiple times to visit that car, the staff got to know us really well. Once every few days the salesman would start it up and roll it around the car lot to keep it in check. I was able to witness that one day and listen to that engine sing. Once in a lifetime experience.
Surely still one of just a few (if not The One) most iconic and most beautiful cars ever made. Just, as Mat says, absolutely gorgeous!
Congratulations for overtaking Top Gear in the total number of followers! Quite a well deserved achievement!
Thanks Matt for reviewing my all time fav car. F40 is a beauty.
About 18 years ago my dad had an Italian client who invited us to Florence, he told us that he had a collection of Ferraris and told us that to surprise us we should wait for him on the bridge next to the "Ponte Vecchio" (Ponte Santa Trinita). He arrived with a beautiful F40, I remember that all the tourists began to gather around the Ferrari, my dad's client brought him to give my brother and I a ride around Florence in his F40. An experience that I will never forget. Beautiful car. Loved it!
The fact that Mat and his team can produce such a good quality review of a car that most likely sees for the first time in his life, all while it's so expensive and he still finds 5 annoying things about it, overwhelms me. And what genuine feeling of enthusiasm while driving it.
Looks incredible, sounds incredible, drives incredible, what an iconic piece of automotive history.
I love how its so valuable and old, but still- however owns it, allows it to be used the way it was made for
Now that was a video!
You just being you brought the buzz of that drive across
New Year and Christmas present. Thank You Matt. Happy New Year!!! Merry Christmas!!!
I never seen one with that kind of seatbelt contraption, there should be a standard 3-point belt that comes trough the hole in the seat, and the receptacle is embedded in the seat! I have videos of that too
That motorized seatbelt contraption was mandated only for US versions of these European imported supercars back in the 1980s🙂
The greatest car ever made. And i believe the best looking car ever made also, even compared to the modern cars.
The greatest SUPERcar even made, maybe. The greatest overall car ever made is probably a tie between the Honda Accord, VW Beetle, Ford Model T and the Ford Mustang. Ya gotta consider affordability, reliability, practicality, serviceability, etc along with relative performance...to earn the "greatest car ever made" title.
@@TucsonDudehaha, good point! 😅
@@TucsonDudeI used to think a car was just going from point A to point B, and on weekends to point C. That man died the moment I laid eyes on the 1979 Honda Accord.
I was 17 when this car came out and had just passed my driving test. I remember going upto Earls Court car show and they had it on display, loved it then and still love it. What a car
Big thanks Chris for your effort. Greetings from Türkiye!
f40 is definitely one of the best cars ever made
Most iconic? Absolutely. Best? No where near.
@@skylined5534what supercar have you got expert
my favourite car since I can remember! I had the matchbox version, the 1:18 Burago versions (yellow and red) and of course the obligatory wall poster - just need someone to take me out in theirs now 😂
20 years ago I had the opportunity to get a passenger ride in one of these and wow. My lasting impression of that experience was it felt like a very fast go kart. Up to this point in my life the quickest car I’d driven was a Toyota supra turbo but this was on an other level. The picture of that day hangs in my garage to this day.
I was lucky enough to get allowed to sit in one when I was 14 or 15 at the 1988 Motorshow at the Birmingham NEC. Beautiful car.
The motorized seat belt was used on North American cars in the early 1990s. Regulations required cars to have a supplemental restraint system. Those that didn’t have a driver’s side airbag in the steering wheel had this type of motorized seat belt. My mother’s Saturn SL1 had them. They were fairly uncommon. When I used to go out on a date in the Saturn with someone new, she would invariably be freaked out by the belts (and the cheapness of the car), but would laugh when I told her to imagine that we were in a rocket ship.
I really didn't get that weird NA motorised seatbelt thing. Just looks like a pain in the ass, over-complex and does EXACTLY what a standard 3 point belt does without potentially garrotting you when you first get in.
Yes, it's really a stop-gap safety regulation that only lasted a few years in North America. Basically, if your new car was manufactured after a certain date and it did not have an airbag, it was required to have a motorized seatbelt to "force" drivers to at least have an active seatbelt at all times. It was quite common across the board for US cars from the early to mid 90's Obviously, even expensive cars were impacted since the cost to re-engineer airbags into an existing design was often not worth it.
I remember having seen this feature in the nineties in a VW Corrado in Germany. This was an unsold US car and VW was selling them back in their mainland. For me this system was worst than a regular seatbelt as a lazy driver can ignore the horizontal belt and keep only the automatic transversal one.
It actually looks much larger on screen than it is in the skin. It's a sporty one indeed!😊👍
Awesome! Oh, and the thing you wondered about that slid around the window used to be a hookup for an automatic shoulder strap belt that is separate from the lap belt. I had the same in an old Chrysler Conquest/Mitsubishi Starion
You lucky (and hard-working) bastard!! Driving an F40 is a bucket-list item for me. Hope to make it happen someday!
10:22 You forgot the fact you would have had an F40 for 36 years .😂
Yes, The best super car for me by a long mile. The prices speak for themselves.
then you look up McLaren F1 prices...
@@AndrasMihalyi totally different cars.
@@snbala you totally convinced me...
@@AndrasMihalyi Then you look up Ferrari 250 GTO prices...
@@gcscr we are talking about supercars, not vintage grand tourers.
They still look absolutely amazing, I had those same seat belts in my first car a 1990 Ford Thunderbird
Saw one of the going full song down a dual carriage way once, the only time I’ve ever seen one on the road, made my hair stand on end and I’ve never forgotten it what a dream car!
One of the most subscribed car channels for a reason. Constantly providing us with top tier content
Those kinds of auto seatbelts were common in the U.S. in the late 80s and early 90s. I had an Eagle Talon TSi with those things in college, and even then in the early 2000s they felt like a silly gimmick
If I remember correctly, manufacturers could fit these *or* airbags for US regs, and the retro fit of the auto seatbelts was a lot easier (no new sensors or computers), so loads of cars got them.
That's the car that makes me definetely crazy about cars a long, long time ago. I will never forget the first time I saw it in person.
that's the best sound i ever heard about this car, it's like raw as a motorcycle. brillant machine. cool review
The F40 is undeniably beautiful, but I was always a 911 turbo fan. I’ve owned many non-turbo 911’s from the 60s to the 90s because I was always afraid of Ferrari and its reliability issues. I currently have a customer who has an 84 308 GTS with 18,000 original miles, end it always seems to need something, but it sure is beautiful to look at. Very nice to drive also. I had a 1980 911 SC, That was reliable as a swiss watch. Oil changes, brake pads and tires, that thing was fantastic and so much fun for the money. But if money was no object, I would definitely have some Ferraris in my arsenal.
Yez ze italianz are not ferry reliablen
When you drive your car do you scream sometimes
I caaaaan walk mein f...er?
I’ve always thought the 288 GTO to be a much more tantalising prospect.
Nice but a trifle staid. I'd sooner go further back in time and have an XKSS.
The respect you gave to the car and the owner was lovely, not to thrash it must have been tough
Peak supercar....pure analogue ..... beautiful
I thought Mat was lying when he said he had never driven an F40 before but he actually drove the EB110 against the F40 a while back.
That video was obviously recorded during the same session as this one!
All time favorite. You should try it in a circuit. It is still giving huge smiles to everyone who drives it.
Still my dream car and phone wallpaper! I used to see one every Sunday night! It used to join the motorway and hammer down it flames firing out the exhaust! Just perfect I’d love to just sit in one
The condition of that F40 is immaculate! Kudos to the owners, great job!
The engine sound is….wow
Not that great by Ferrari standards
Should have had the 959 to do a comparison. Both awesome machines for the time!
The 959 was more important for the future of car design but it's gets disregarded because it doesn't look the best and isn't a Ferrari unfortunately.
I hate badge snobbery in this world @@corbendavies6593
959 was a better car
@@mohamedebrahim2982Not at all
@@stefanomarchi3542
Oh come off it. We can all appreciate what an amazing, beautiful car the F40 is but the 959 is the better car out of the two and featured innovations we now take for granted.
Be realistic.
That was awesome 🙌 love to see the F40’s ❤
Literally my favourite car in the entire world. This blew my mind when it first came out.
Best car ever made! ❤ child dream for everyone of my generation!
I don't think there's a US spec car out there that looks cooler than it's euro/Japanese counterpart.... clear indicator lenses and all red rear lights are the exception
Always great to see a fellow amber-signal hater. Seems likely our numbers are dwindling lately, as the average driver IQ plummets....
My dad bought me small toy of F40(shell used to give Ferrari toys for full tank petrol I guess) when I was younger, from then my obsession with Ferrari's started and depression with f1. F40 is still my favourite car!
That engine sound is like symphony ❤
it’s an amazing car and I adore it ❤
Leave it out , overrated you must be joking
@@Dazza5007 yeah your right to be fair
What about Lamborghini miura?
He literally said F40 is the best supercar 😂
Thank you MAT for this travel back in time . The F40 was the first supercar i saw . I was 27 yo when FERRARI delivered the firsts monters . In France or in MONACO , i have always seens F40 with competition harness (belt) not classic seat belt and no passengers glass windows , only a small piece of plexiglass (plastic) .
This is the whole italian culture distiled into a machine , simply Beautiful !!!
F40 is truly a nice car
Definitely one of the greatest
The 200mph OG. Still the ultimate dream car.
I actually really like that side repeater and black strips!
13:23 That Vector W8 in the background, holy moly :O Only 19 units every produced, 2 of which being pre-production and 17 official ones.
Hi I'm famous, I'm first. And this ferrari is a beauty and always will be.
hi famous 👋😁
You're not first. You're 5th.
@@connorobeirne934 Hey be nice 😠
I actually would take a 288 GTO over the F-40.
That makes you an idiot 😂👍
Could look at it all day and I’ve always thought it looks better standing still than it does in motion!
Definitely a beautiful yet simple beast. Would love to drive one!
The McLaren f1 is the best supercar of all time with 640hp reaching 240mph in 1990s 🔥
F50>F40>F150
why ford is in there 😂
You are going to get hate for this but you are 100% correct.
i got to see this car in the museum when we went to the Porsche Rennion. The 1st ever ferrari made is sitting in the same section as that f40!... what a sight it was!
I felt the emotion of that drive through the screen! 🤤
Best supercar is easily a Golf R.
Most boring maybe 🙂
Funny how a golf will now beat a supercar. Got to love progression
Nein a german panzer
Yes! Saw one being driven around Monaco once, still looks amazing 😍
I’m geeeking right now !! I’d be just like mat, like a kid looking around , into the engine bay!😂
Imagine having these back in the day. Getting up and getting ready to go out, spraying on Drakkar Noir, start up that engine, crank up the 80's tunes and cruising on a (back then) empty road. Would've been totally tubular 0:57 😏
My dream car also! Could see Matt Tearing up whilst driving this
Great vid! Closest I ever got to one was when I was minding my own business in the early 90’s dyno’ing my Mustang. What pulls up in the middle of my session? An F40!! Not only that, but it was John Carmack’s (creator of Castle Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake etc). Anyway, a few years ago another CZcams video made me dig up and post my old VHS video of it. I love that car just as much today as I did 30years ago. Thx for the great views.
FINALLY THE BEST FERRARI IN YOUR REVIEW
Firstly saw this car about 2 years ago, and fell in love with the last real ferarri
Dream car, one of the 3 car garage question answers. Mad to think it was made in the 80’s