Mary Anny
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Back in my days as a real Italian student,
I remember how special was to use the word "biturbo" everytime you wanted to emphasize how fast was a vehicle. You know that there was even a Maserati model with that name!
I also perfectly remember one day driving my blue Piaggio Sì just behind an F40 in Rome. It scared me to death with those flames and the that crazy roar!
A Belgian F40 driven as it should be.
Please put your speakers at max and don't forget to put in your earplugs. This F40 is fitted with a Tube exhaust. ...
We wish LOL.
Apparently a racing driver, but rest assured ! This was filmed in Germany at the Autobahn ;-) .... lolol
Most probably!
I think in the Brussels region, obviously they mentioned it was done in Germany.
Ca pourrait aussi être ..
.. sur l'autoroute Roi Beaudoin aves un jolie 'Prince Albert' dans le XXXXX ;-)
The F40 ..
.. is equipped with Japanese turbo's (IHI). This is a high revving turbo engine and with a nice exhaust they can scream as well. Not the high pitch as a .. let's say 9000 or 9500 rpm GT3 or F12.
Yes, the 288 GTO before it, too…
Otherwise the specific power outputs wouldn’t fly back then 🤷🏻♂️
1:18?
Got quite a large collection of 1:18 cars in the meantime. In need of unpacking at some point 😉
Back in my days as a real Italian student,
I remember how special was to use the word "biturbo" everytime you wanted to emphasize how fast was a vehicle. You know that there was even a Maserati model with that name! I also perfectly remember one day driving my blue Piaggio Sì just behind an F40 in...
Those sounds give me a warm
and fuzzy feeling deep inside. I absolutely love it! Now if I could only manage to get behind the wheel of one or something just as crazy 😁.
Glad to see this machine being used like it should be. Hopefully there are no animals on the road!
The constable would stop me right away and tell me I'm crazy if I did this in USA. And he'd be right!
What's funny (or sad) is that a Tesla Model 3 is faster. Significantly.
But the F40 is magic.
Not sad.
They are completely different means of transportation. And not so sure a Model 3 (Performance) will be faster, I only had 3 'races' against a Model 3 (alway standard models I presume). One with the 280 hp Megane at a red light and he couldn't keep up, twi...
I probably used to be some kind of Stig.
But the past few years my fame has tamed down
Certainly different cars... But my point is the performance of an F40 is no longer "exotic". For example...
According to Google: F40: 0–60 mph: 4.1 seconds Model 3: 0–60 mph: 4.0 seconds The "Performance" Model 3 is 0–60 mph is 2.8 seconds. My point is the f40 was a SUPER expensive car (still is). A Model 3 is a very affordable car and it specs as well or bette...
Well, you can say the same about quartz and mechanical watches. Both give the time, the quartz being super more accurate, and much less expensive. ;)
But do you think this is the point? These old cars are like the difference between Guy Savoye and Mac Donald. They delight you, while the EV just transport you...
I did address that... But more and more I wonder what leg these classic really have to stand on.
What I mean to say that, for example, the interior of an F40 isn't really nice. The ride is hard and loud. When it came out the big "wow" was speed and certainly looks. Speed is no longer impressive so we are left with looks. I guess, for me, the differen...
I understand your point as well ... until ...
.... you try an f40 ;-) ... and then you will say it might not have any comfort compared to the Tesla but at 50 mph it feels ten times faster than the Tesla at top speed. And we're not even talking about the sound, vibrations etc.
Maybe. I'll certainly never a car to top speed so I guess I'll never know.
I've never been in an F40 but I have driven an Aventador and, thought it was much cooler looking and certainly more of a head turner, it felt sluggish and heavy after driving an EV. ICE is just old tech now - Like a prop plane vs jet.
And on the note the of cool, new cars...
Well... Just aren't as cool as they once were: ...
Nice sound but what’s wrong with the car’s suspension? 🧐
It’s hopping like a go kart, as if the wheels were bolted to the car as opposed to suspended? Have seen quite some supercars driven also on bumpy roads but never jumping up and down like that 🤷🏻♂️
GoPro ..
.. set at wide angle view, on a stick .... gives you these strange movements.
That makes sense 👍🏻
Otherwise the F40 should have gone to one place only - a garage 😉😂