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The Eternal Classic - Top Rated Ferrari Road Cars

Posted Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008 by american

Bellissimo! The prancing horse is the ultimate symbol of Italian exotica and today stands as one of the most lusted after badges in the business.

Vijay Pattni celebrates Enzo Ferrari's birthday – who would have been 110 today – with a round up of the hottest Ferraris for sale on Auto Trader right now.


 


NO.10 Ferrari Enzo


Ferrari Enzo


It uses technology from Formula One and features some of the most advanced road-car technology – but you won’t care when you read the headline stats. 650bhp. 6-litre V12 engine. 0-60mph in 3.1 seconds. 218mph top speed.The Ferrari Enzo is the icing on a luscious Italian cake and today stands as one of the most powerful naturally-aspirated cars on the planet.Just 400 examples of this magnificent machine exist – the 400th Ferrari Enzo was famously auctioned with the money raised going to survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. 


 


NO.9  Ferrari F430


Ferrari F430


The car which motoring megamouth Jeremy Clarkson famously billed as “just about the best car I’ve ever driven” is one of the most popular Ferraris for sale on the site.The Ferrari F430 was built to replace the Ferrari 360, and – like most modern Ferraris – features technology used in the company’s Formula One cars.This amazing technology includes Ferrari’s “E-Diff”, which sends power to the wheels depending on the position of the steering wheel – and how far you have your right foot buried to the floor.


 


NO.8  Ferrari 360


Ferrari 360


The Ferrari 360 is the most popular – and readily available – Ferrari for sale on the site, with around 180 examples.The 360 ushered in a new design direction for Ferrari – gone were the famous pop-up headlights and sharp angles, replaced by swooping, curvaceous lines and classic 1960s Ferrari profiling.But there is nothing 1960s about its performance – powered by a 395bhp 3.6-litre V8, the Ferrari 360 can rocket off the line to 62mph in just 4.4 seconds.


 


NO.7  Ferrari 550 Maranello


Ferrari 550 Maranello


This V12 two-seat Grand Tourer debuted in 1996 and is a rarer Ferrari with its engine up front.Designed to cross continents at a crushing pace as opposed to tearing up the racetrack tarmac, the Ferrari 550 Maranello is powered by a 5.5-litre V12 developing 485bhp – enough to accelerate from 0-60mph in 4.2 seconds.The 5.5-litre powerplant also won the “Over 4-litre” class of the International Engine of the Year award for 2000 and 2001.


 


NO.6  Ferrari F355


Ferrari F355


Regularly billed as one of the finest driving machines ever, the stunning Ferrari F355 stands out as one of the greatest cars to roll out of the famed Maranello gates.The epitome of Ferrari – thanks to its sharp, angular lines and instantly-recognisable face – the Ferrari F355 uses a 3.5-litre V8 engine mounted in the middle, and accelerates from 0-62mph in 4.7 seconds.And with more than 11,000 units produced, the Ferrari F355 is one of the most common models in the range.


 


NO.5  Ferrari 599 GTB


Ferrari 599 GTB


The most powerful series production Ferrari, the V12 599 GTB is the replacement for the Ferrari 575 Maranello (which replaced the 550 Maranello, above).Another two-seat Grand Tourer, the Ferrari 599 GTB features the engine from the super-exclusive Ferrari Enzo – a 6-litre V12 powerhouse developing 620bhp and 448lb/ft of pulling power.The Ferrari 599 GTB showcased the company’s “F1-Trac” traction control system, with development help from Formula One champ Michael Schumacher – the system is supposed to allow a competent driver lap the Fiorano test track in Italy just one second behind Schumacher…


 


NO.4  Ferrari 308


Ferrari 308


Produced for ten years between 1975 and 1985, the Ferrari 308 found fame when it appeared on the hit 1980s television show , which starred Tom Selleck as the playboy private eye driving one of the coolest Ferraris on earth.And the Pinifarina-designed Ferrari 308 features a 3-litre V8 engine churning out 255bhp – enough to propel Magnum and his moustache from 0-60mph in just over six seconds.


 


NO.3  Ferrari Testarossa


Ferrari Testarossa


Another Ferrari which found fame on the small screen, the Ferrari Testarossa was notable for its massively wide track – it measures nearly 78-inches in width.It featured in the hit 1980s television drama Miami Vice, and houses a mid-mounted flat-twelve engine developing 380bhp.


 


NO.2  Ferrari 246 ‘Dino’


Ferrari 246 ‘Dino’


The Dino ‘brand’ was created to offer up Ferrari cars which had less than 12 cylinders.Named after Enzo Ferrari’s son – Alfredo ‘Dino’ Ferrari – the gorgeous 246 was offered as a more affordable Ferrari to compete against the Porsche 911.


 


NO.1  Ferrari F40


Ferrari F40


It was Enzo Ferrari’s final dream – create the hardest, fastest, and most powerful Ferrari ever and remind the world what the prancing horse is capable of.And so it was born – one of the most hardcore street-legal road carsInside, the engineers stripped back the luxury to save weight and fitted a monster 3-litre twin-turbo V8 engine producing 470bhp.Widely regarded as one of the finest driving machines on the planet, the Ferrari F40 was the most powerful production Ferrari of its time, and today stands as a mark of Ferrari’s towering achievements.

Tags: Eternal Classic, Ferrari, Ferrari 360, Ferrari Enzo, Ferrari F40, Road Cars

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