Ferrari F50 ‘1995–1997

Production year

1995–1997

Engine type

V12

Engine name

F130A V12 4.7L

Max Speed

325 km/h

Power

513 hp

Max RPM

8750

0-100 km/h

4 sec

Torque Peak

471 Nm

Transmission

6-MT

Weight

1320 kg

Layout

Number Produced

349

Manufactured in

Italy

If someone ask me: “What is the most sexiest car ever made?” Answer is simple – Ferrari F50.

The idea for this F40 successor came from Piero Ferrari, then the company’s vice chairman. He drove an F40 to the office daily, and with Ferrari concentrating its racing focus on Formula 1, that made F1 a perfect starting point for Maranello’s highest performing new road car.

And powered by 4700cc V-12 used the 1990 Ferrari 641 F1 car’s block

The tub followed Formula 1 engineering principles. It was the central part of the car’s structure and was made entirely of lightweight carbon composites and adhesive materials.

At 513 horsepower, the Ferrari F50 was Ferrari’s most-powerful road car in 1995 year.

An “F1 car dressed as a road car” sums up the Ferrari F50.

Design

The Pininfarina styling didn’t have the raw beauty of the F40, and bore little in common with any other Ferrari model, apart from the satin black finished side indent line and traditional paired rear light treatment. It had plenty of curves, intakes and exhaust slots, and an even more radical rear wing than the F40, but the body shape was more one of aerodynamic function than aesthetic pleasure.