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A lot of supercar enthusiasts can proudly say that the greatest car from this manufacturer's history is the F40. The F40 can be easily claimed as the most iconic and most ferocious supercars of all time and the maker's of it knew it would be from the very beginning.

At the time, the management team was brainstorming why their sales were declining compared to it's competitors. Some of their engineers got together and used the Group B rally class as a their testing grounds to hone future production cars in hopes to relight the flame in their fans. With the small team of engineers working together outside of their regular hours to develop something extraordinary and wow their audience, the 288 GTO road car was developed and soon after, the race car 288 GTO Evoluzione. Unfortunately, at the end of completion, the FIA cancelled Group B, which put an end to the team's rally inspirations. Now, they were left with five 288 Evoluzione's but no where to race them, thus, the manufacturer decided to sell the cars. However, engineer; Nicola Materazzi, convinced the team that he could turn that car into a mighty supercar that was road-ready. Race car driver and entrepreneur; Enzo, hitting the age of 88 years old, looked at this idea as a celebration of 40 years of the manufacturer and a memory of his final legacy.

Now, with a full sized engineering team on board with Materazzi's idea, the 288 GTO Evoluzione became reborn into the full production model F40. With their knowledge and sourcing of advanced materials such as early use of carbon fiber and bonded Kevlar panels, all the comfort and convenience considerations were out the door. They used ultra-lightweight bucket seats made of cloth, felt wrapped dash and very plain designs besides a few switches and gauges and pull-cords to open the door. The featherweight supercar weighed in at around 3,000 pounds which was fairly light for that supercar era. It's mid-mounted 2.9L twin turbo V8 was capable of 471 hp and 426 lb-ft of torque, while managed by a five-speed manual transmission.

The exterior styling of this car with it's downturned nose, large rear wing, and enormous output is absolutely timeless and will go down in history as one of the best supercars of all time.