Say ‘supercar’ and the man in the street thinks of Ferrari. Eponymous founding father Enzo set up in Modena in 1929 as the Scuderia race team, and it wasn’t unitl 1947 that the first road cars appeared. Since then, virtually every model has come to define the contemporary supercar, although there have been some duds along the way too. Of every supercar manufacturer, Ferrari is surely the one with the strongest competition ties, racing as it does at the very top of the F1 contest.
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Make and model
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Year
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Price
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Engine
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0-60mph
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Top speed
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Ferrari Daytona
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1968
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£9100
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4390cc V12, 352bhp, 318lb ft
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5.5sec
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174mph
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For
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Sharky styling means it’s still one of the great Ferraris
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Against
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Miura made it look old the day it was launched
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Verdict
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Much-loved despite its old-school layout
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Never officially named the Daytona (but 365GTB/4 sounds much less glamorous), this car stuck with the front-engined V12 layout despite the revolution wrought by the Miura two years earlier
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Make and model
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Year
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Price
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Engine
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0-60mph
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Top speed
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Ferrari 365 GT4 Boxer
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1973
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£14,610
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4390cc flat 12, 360bhp, 311lb ft
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5.4sec
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175mph
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For
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Pininfarina’s styling set the look for Ferraris until well into the ’80s
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Against
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Ferrari’s answer to the Miura arrived seven years late
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Verdict
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A seminal Ferrari for styling and engineering, too often
overlooked
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Ferrari’s first mid-engined V12; good enough to stay in production for nine years and bridge the huge gap between the Sixties Daytona and the Testarossa of the Eighties
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Make and model
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Year
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Price
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Engine
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0-60mph
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Top speed
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Ferrari 288 GTO
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1984
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£59,540
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2855cc V8, 400bhp, 366lb ft
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4.9sec
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190mph
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For
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Way rarer than the F40: just 272 were made
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Against
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Nasty cabin: cheap materials and Fiat switchgear
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Verdict
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Brutal and beautiful Ferrari does Group B with predictable results
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The first of the hyper-Ferraris with its twin-blown, 2.8-litre 400bhp V8, and for some the greatest road-going Ferrari of them all. The fastest production car of its day at 189mph
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Make and model
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Year
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Price
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Engine
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0-60mph
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Top speed
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Ferrari F40
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1987
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£163,000
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2936cc V8, 478bhp, 426lb ft
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4.9sec
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201mph
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For
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Better steering than a McLaren F1, says Gordon Murray
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Against
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Hard ride and laggy engine make for an edgy drive
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Verdict
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Ferrari’s raw response to Porsche’s brainbox 959
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Enzo’s last road car, and the first production road car to claim a 200mph top speed, though it’s never been proven. Ferrari¹s 40th brithday present to itself wasn’t luxurious, but a massive 478bhp in 1235kg was some consolation
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Make and model
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Year
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Price
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Engine
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0-60mph
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Top speed
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Ferrari F50
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1995
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£342,700
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4699cc V12, 520bhp, 347lb ft
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3.7sec
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202mph
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For
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Rarity: only 349 were made, keeping values high
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Against
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Ungainly styling and little quicker than an F40
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Verdict
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Completely eclipsed by the McLaren F1
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The third hyper-Ferrari didn’t live up to the first two. Maranello threw all its F1 know-how and most of an F1 engine at its fiftieth anniversary car and somehow ended up with something slightly disappointing to drive
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Make and model
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Year
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Price
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Engine
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0-60mph
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Top speed
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Ferrari Enzo
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2002
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£217,375
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5998cc V12, 660bhp
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3.7sec
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217mph
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For
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Super-smart aero package means no wing is needed even at
217mph
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Against
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Limited colour choice
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Verdict
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Money talks: it now sells for close to double the original at
around £420,000
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Only 400 were made and you had to be invited to buy one, but we’ll forgive Ferrari its arrogance; the Enzo is a tech masterpiece and drives way better than it looks
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Make and model
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Year
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Price
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0-60mph
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Top speed
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Ferrari F430
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2004 –
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£138,625
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4308cc V8, 4823bhp, 343lb ft
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4.0sec
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196mph
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For
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Even Ferrari’s entry model is epically fast. Stunning in Scuderia form
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Against
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Preparing to move into the retirement home
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Verdict
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Junior Ferrari equals major pace. Quite an event
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It might be four years old, but the F430 is still a sublime bit of kit. It’s telling that the cheapest Ferrari now costs £140k and is knocking on the door of 200mph
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