One of the most unique looking Ferrari would have to be the 550 Barchetta Pininfarina. This unusual designed vehicle is equipped with an open-top V12 front engine, which is classic in a Ferrari sports car. It’s smooth exterior finish comes with a body-coloured finish. The windscreen, which is 100mm lower than the Maranello, is given a traditional barchetta-style cut.
The Ferrari Enzo was dubbed this special name as a tribute to Ferrari’s founder and in celebration of the company’s ongoing success in the Formula 1 race. The Enzo represents a modern expression of Ferrari’s obsession for technology, performance and eye-catching style. The Enzo became a great hit and was viewed as the next best supercar of 2002.
Anyone can walk from the Ferrari factory that is located in Maranello, Italy, to Ferrari’s test track in nearby Fiorano, but several light-years separate the outgoing 575 Maranello from the incoming 599GTB Fiorano. The antique front-engine V-12 two-seater that was debuted in 1996 as the 550 and then updated in 2002 as the 575 was definitely gran turismo, which means that it was heavy and it will probably be the last Ferrari ever built from steel, and slightly soft in the springs.
This Ferrari prototype is not as well known and is one-of supercar built on Testarossa for the 1993 Geneva Auto Show. Called the Formula Zagato ‘93 (FZ93), it followed a small series of curious Zagato 348s and some classic Zagato-Ferraris which were all built in exclusive numbers.
The FZ93 was created by Ercole Spada who made a return to Zagato and designed this car. Ercole was responsible for the legendary Aston Martin DB4 Zagato and more recent cars like the iconic Alfa Romeo 155. His Testarossa made no concessions to the original and featured stylistic creases, huge air intakes and pleasing curves.
The 1995 Ferrari F355 had as a basis the previous V8 engine Ferrari, the 348. The infamous Italian design studio and Ferrari traditional partner, Pininfarina, did the unusual styling for the new model. The F355 was first produced between 1995 and 1999 in nearly 12,000 units and has become one of the most popular Ferrari’s of all time.
The Ferrari F430 is Ferrari’s latest mid-engine V8-powered sports car, available as both a coupe and an open-top Spider, replacing the 360 Modena. It continues the extensive use of aluminum for the chassis, body and suspension, which began with the 360 Modena.
For the F430, Ferrari placed the rear-mounted engine as low as possible in the chassis and increased its displacement to 4.3 liters from 4.2, in order to handle increased torque. The company also tuned it to rev higher than it does in the Maseratis, because delivering power at high engine speeds is a Ferrari trademark.