Ferrari F50

[carmaster]

What do ya'll think of it?? Do you love it, Hate it??
I personally think its the best car ever made.

[igor@af]

here's a pic of the beauty:


I love it too


Note to carmaster:
Remember, you can post pics here

[Dylan_Michael]

I hate it. I think its ugly as sin (no offense) and feel that its one of the most overrated supercars ever.

[RacingManiac]

I don't like F50, personally I don't think it's so great. But I love F50 GT, a bigger wing changes everything(I am a racecar aero freak....)

[Scott85]

Don't really like it either. I'd prefer an F40 over the F50.

[carmaster]

I think this is the most beatiful Picture of the F50:

[JD@af]

Never seen a single harsh word uttered in the general vicinity of the F50, but it seems not to be too popular around here.

I used to like the F40 better than it, but in time I grew to like the F50 better. I am a big fan of the F50. But, neither of these cars is high on my list of Ferraris that I would get. Believe it or not, top dog for me would be the good old F355. Why you ask? To me, the differences in performance capabilities of contemporary Ferraris are so slight, that it is all about the appearance. And I think no car captures the Ferrari look as well as the 355.

It has a little more compact look, like a street car, unlike the F40 and F50, which look more like track cars. Call me old-fashioned, but I like a street car that sticks to its street car looks.

I do like this rear view of the F50 very much.

[MikAnchovy]

I like it, but I don't think it's much of an improvement over the F40. Don't get me wrong though, I'd take one if offered

[texan]

well here's my perspective...

The F50 is no match for the pure race worthiness of the F40. Case in point; my first siting of an F40. This was back in '89 (I think) at Laguna Seca raceway, where I was watching the GTO/GTU class cars compete. For those who are not familiar with that series, it contained purpose built road race cars, and Audi's Quattro racers were usually the fastest. At this race there was a surprise entry; a brand new, bone stock F40. The only modifications made to the car were slicks, other than that it was factory fresh with less than 200 miles on the odometer. It was really a joke among the racers and announcers, who quickly pronounced the owners idiots for bringing a new road car to a real race.

Stunned drivers and announcers simply marveled at the car as it was allowed to compete, and compete it did. With a very good professional driver at the helm (can't remember his name), he took the lead right off and contuinued to run away from the other cars. For over 90% of the race, the stock F40 led the way, with the Audi's only gaining ground as it lost tire adhesion due to excessive wear (remember, the suspension setup hadn't even been tweaked for this type of duty). The car ended up coming in 3rd behind the two Audi's if I remember right, and after the race it's all anyone was talking about. Every driver interviewed spoke of his amazement at the speed of this "street" car, and how he wasn't looking forward to when it got sorted out as a racer (as though it wasn't sorted out when it left the factory).

I've never heard or seen anything like that from the F50. The F40 is capable of over 600hp with aftermarket support, something the NA F50 can't lay claim to. The F40 is also (arguably) a more beautiful and timeless design, being shaped by an artist's hands as much as the wind tunnel. Ask Michael Shumacher, Nigell Mansell, or anyone who had the priveledge to hussle it around a race track which was the best supercar ever, and I bet they'll blurt out F40 without even thinking on it. Without taking anything away from the F50, it will never truly match up to the original Ferrari supercar, the unbeatable F40. But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong .

Pic of an F40 GTE waiting around for track time...


Is anyone going to argue about which is better looking now?

[Seb928S@af]

I don't like the ferrari F50. I don't like ferrari that much but I think like the 355 or the 360 look better IMO.

[igor@af]

i've never seen a pic of F40 from that angle.
I think i like it more than F50...

[carmaster]

Yeah that 355 Spyder is magnificent, thats my second favorite Ferrari.

[HeavyRightFOOT]

Yea I agree the F40 is probably the best supercar ever! The F50 is also great but doesn't live up to the legendary F40.

[RacingManiac]

I think I have a picture of that weekend at Laguna Seca, I'll upload it some time....I got it somewhere on the net and was wondering what's that F40 doing there....

[RacingManiac]

Let me try....