FERRARI F355
Model Ferrari F355 GTS
Engine 3496cc V8 (900), dohc, 40v
Max power 280kW @ 8250rpm
Max torque 363Nm @ 6000rpm
Transmission 6-speed manual
Weight 1440kg
0-100km/h 4.7sec (claimed)
Price $275,000 (1995), from $180,000 now
TIME CAN move slowly at Maranello. Every decision within Ferrari’s hallowed headquarters requires a Janus-like focus on the future with a deferential nod to the past. Models morph gently across generations and it’s often only with the benefit of hindsight that genuinely pivotal models can be identified. The Ferrari F355 is one such car.
At the time of its introduction in 1994, it promised to be little more than a fairly extensive refresh of the much-maligned 348. It was, in fact, a changing of the guard. Before the F355, V8 Ferraris had a certain place in the hierarchy. They provided a taster of the excitement and charisma of the senior 12-cylinder supercars at a
