12/25/2023 0 Comments Top ferrari models![]() The 348 “has some of the best steering, possibly the best, that I have ever sat behind.” He expounded on the car’s analogue character, describing the steering as, “coming alive in my hands. The steering is simply positive and precise.Īs for the lack of power steering EVO magazine's Henry Catchpole states: Lower in the speed envelope the 348 corners brilliantly. Due it's low mass and slick aerodynamics 200km/hr comes up almost as quickly, and it will keep accelerating up to 270km/hr. 100km/hr will come up in some 5.3 seconds, however things change radically after that. Performance? In nanny state Australia, it's more than adequate, but, sure, the latest 2018 hot hatch/STi will probably leave it behind at the traffic lights. No bad for a design from a quarter century ago. The Connolly leather interior is clean, slick and still has a contemporary look. The 348 has an extremely low stance, equal to the F355 and lower than the 360, 430, 458 and 488 that followed. Dated styling? So is Michelangelo's David. Yet the 348 is more rounded than the Testarossa with door strakes that have form and function.they deliver cooling air to the engine's twin radiators. For journalistic prats to suggest Fioravanti somehow came up with a clunker in the 348 beggars belief.Ī recent UK TV show survey had the presenters shaking their heads when the results showed the Testarossa was considered by the public to be "the most beautiful Ferrari". ![]() The nose also echoes the F40, these two arguably being two of the most iconic Ferraris ever produced. Pininfarina stylist Leonardo Fioravanti (read 246 Dino, Daytona 365, 288GTO fame) drew styling cues from the legendary Ferrari Testarossa, including the iconic horizontal strakes down the side of the body. At around 4000rpm, through to the 7500rpm redline, the engine simply sings a note only a Ferrari can reach.Īs for the styling. No Detroit-like burble here, instead you get that unique Formula 1 inspired symphony that even Ludwig Van would have actually heard in his later years ( and approved of!). Not distracted by superfluous lights, buttons and gadgetry the first thing you notice when firing up a 348 is the sound. But there is however a significant up-side to the lack of modern tech: great reliability and nothing expensive to fry, replace or maintain. Sure, there was also a self diagnostic Air-conditioning system. The electronics are usefully targeted to essential systems such as ABS and twin Bosch engine computers. This places the 348 in a very different league to contemporary cars with a myriad of sensors, chips and computers. The lack of mass is also due a lack of power steering and no airbags (given the current Takata airbag fiasco, a good thing ). Weighing just 1370kg, the 348 has few excess kilograms. The 348 engine also had dry-sump oil system to prevent oil starvation at high speeds and during hard cornering. It is also the last of the analogue Ferraris. It was the final V8 mid-engine model developed by Enzo Ferrari before his death. The Ferrari 348 made its debut in September 1989 at the Frankfurt Auto Show and was deemed "Best in Show". Each new generation gaining from the next.īut when introduced in 1989 the 348 was the darling the European motor-shows and continued production with constant refinements until 1995. ![]() As was the fate of the subsequent V8's, the 430, 458 and 488. ![]() Yes, the F355 that superseded the 348 was faster still (yet remarkably, retained much of the superb body and coachwork).īut so was the fate of the F355 with the arrival of the 360. Yet, journalists constantly regurgitate the same story about it being the car having flaws and Ferrari's (then) new CEO bagging its performance. Horsepower, acceleration and top speed were all vastly improved. The Ferrari 348 by every measure was a better performing car than car it replaced, the Ferrari 328. ![]()
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