Knowing The Ferrari F355

The Ferrari F355 has been one of the supercars that marked a new trend, exceeded 11,200 units sold worldwide, which resulted in the confirmation and approval of a great sport for much of his followers at the time. Although it must be said that this model has a detractor because industry was one of the Italian sports brand lowest cost in the market, assuming a reduction in what they call "exclusivity" by enthusiasts and owners of these vehicles and increased sales.

It was built in early 1994 to 1999, where during this period of time, apart from the initial versions Berlinetta and GTS were added Spider version, whose main characteristic was his conversion to convertible, and the F1 that it had better benefits because of a mechanical changes, assuming a price increase over previous versions. By way of detail, in 1995 also created a new version aimed at the participation only of the Ferrari Challenge, F. Challenge, which shares the same mechanical configuration as other versions with the only difference of having a racing seats and a rear spoiler.

One of the curiosities that has this mythical sport is in its nomenclature, and it does not follow the line have had their predecessors, which was to name the number of cylinders and displacement, but the F355 uses the number of valves per cylinder. Getting a 3.5L engine and 5 valves per cylinder provide their name. F355.

In terms of performance, the F355 has 380 hp, 60 more than its predecessor. Assuming a breakthrough in this field because it has become very difficult for his predecessor, the 360 ​​Modena, which only increased by 20 to reach 400 hp. Also increased its displacement from 3.4 to 3.5 liter V8 engine, 5-valve per cylinder you have. The maximum power of 8900 rpm F355 exceeded the maximum regime, coming to provide an output of 110 hp per liter in order to get in this way, the 295 km / h to reach the sport. As for your transmission is equipped with a gearbox 6-speed manual or the option of having a 6-speed semi-automatic change too.

Its aerodynamic configuration is quite attractive, remains of the plane and line sporting long, has large side air intakes, grille in the front grille and a ventilated motor is also protected by a central grid. We could say that this is one of the models still comes to mind when we recall the brand.

All this means that we can enjoy its acceleration from 0 to 100 in just 4.6 seconds, almost a luxury supercar lovers who appreciate the performance and configuration of a vehicle a few years back that still rotate the neck making those we see on the roads.