1990 Ferrari F40 - Jay Leno's Garage

hisses 300 - 400 and then. you are using brakes like the 360 ​​of the Aventa, a new type of Wow, we also triumph in drug trends and in the wheels we have a mint, we are spinning wheels so that they are bigger like the state ones or bigger, they are going to be really powerful, wow, that's the problem. So, but all the Ferrari parts and that should be ready in six months. I have to show you that car it's going to be amazing, it's a hot rod and you know something a lot of people will say, you're amazing in English, you can do it.

In six months that will really be yes, they like to take their time, that's right, good idea now I love that closed shifter, here we go, Monica is much better than you, where is she? this car this car is as good as you and it can make you better, I mean, even like the p1 or the 918, surely the la

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can do all those things without you, almost yes, you know, this is what it needs you, it needs you. working everything and doing it correctly just the fun of the bad mood this shifter closed when it engages you know it feels like the gears of a clock they all come together really well you know I don't find it that noisy in this car I have one conversation, well, the Ferrari prides itself on sound and the engine does yes, and it's kind of a high pitched sound, so you know, whatever complaints anyone had about Freud, could you lead this talk?

Could you say, oh my God, this? That's what it's about. I remember when Gordon Mary Sona came out he complained that the design technology, especially the chassis, wasn't particularly modern or up to date, but that's fine, yeah, I mean, that's fine with me, it's certainly a lot better. that anything you can do, I mean, it feels strong, it doesn't feel like it flexes, maybe it does it to the limit, but if you don't take the Scots and live on the streets, you're already dead, you know that, and everyone knows the third white man. people buy these less involved cards, the more involved the better you know, while Porsches revert to manual transmissions on a limited basis.

I'd love to see Ferrari, McLaren and Lamborghini do it too for the sheer excitement. He likes to drive and he likes it. to move the gears by hand, yeah, I think they're going to consider it, maybe especially here, you say that, so there's a history of that there, so you know, after the 288 GTO, right, and that was in 1985 and then they develop because they are afraid. I wanted this group to race and they developed it, so Ferrari developed this 288 GTO Evolution prototype that's super light, weighs like 2,000 pounds with 650 horsepower and then they ended up canceling that race because it was too dangerous and so on.

Enzo kept these five prototypes, which I'm going to do again, that was in 1886 and then really, with that idea that you want, Enzo wanted to use that technology to develop the best road car that we have, of course, to he, it's the f40 and and then the technology came, in '87 they developed the important thing, so you can see, yeah, how that happened. The best cars have always been one man's vision, whether it's the Duesenberg brothers, whether it's Henry Ford or the Model T. It was Packard with the v12, you know, the v12 package was what gave Ferrari the inspiration to make their feet 12 did you know that?

And he was so impressed with that pre-WWI Packard 12 yes, that was the engine that really impressed him. I know he wanted to make his, even if they had a small displacement, less than 2 liters, there would be 12, that were smooth as the backrest and you know a lot of cars like this feel too big for the road, this doesn't feel too big for a nice two lane road like this, even though it's a wide car, it's much wider than a Porsche Turbo, it's about the same size. I think it's a little wider and looks beautiful down the road.

Oh, it has such a nice guttural howl. I know it really is, but I like that exhaust that's there, yeah, and this is a car that you'll still be able to fix in 25 or 30 years because I'm sure it would have some computer diagnostics, but yeah, but I mean it's . it's still basically the last of the old school, you know, I mean, that's what I love, this is my favorite Ferrari so far, a beautiful operation or what's okay, it's okay to say that this is your favorite Ferrari by far. I'm so glad I gave him that, oh. yeah, this is really to go, you know, the real test for me is fun to drive at normal speeds.

No, I don't get bored driving horrible, it leaves a scar on a two lane highway at 50 to 60 miles an hour, you know, I'm glad. to get there fast it's a lot of fun you're moving the gearbox you make the engine make the sounds or you don't want what it wants it's late you know that's really awesome hey that's a new idea Jay why don't we do it? many car companies make a car that we can control, yes, well, you know, many people now don't want to drive a car, some people want to use a car for everyday purposes.

I mean, this is perfect, this is a car. you go out and have fun and do a big circle then you go back to the

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right now you go to a restaurant you go to a club yeah I was talking about a lot of young people and you know they've been successful there they know they want to buy cars and they have no idea how to drive a shifter yeah, yeah, I have no idea, you know, get it, they don't know why it's so cool and yeah, it's interesting when you're not 40, I just have to blow. passing by a camera car and then waiting for the guy to show up, this really has the feel of the spirit of the 60 Ferraris of Friday 1960, the 275 gtb, all that, whether it's the gear shift or whatever, but with somewhat modern technology, the twin turbos and the v8 I mean, it's really, this is my favorite Ferrari that I've driven so far, it's really impressive, this is the latest model of v8 turbos and then it met, well, yeah, but already You know if someone didn't know.

If you told someone it was for the v12 I don't think they would know it's so smooth and so powerful yeah so the turbine is just a beautiful beautiful engine and it's so amazing it weighs less than three liters that's what It's amazing all over the world. of that, let's go get a slice, so you're looking for prey like the night, yeah, yeah, just proved that your competition makes everyone better, you know, I mean, the best thing Ferrari did was McLaren made them, You know, put their nose to the grindstone and do it. the la

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because they didn't know what the p1 was going to be so they had to build it, that's why I like that Ferrari always builds the latest of whatever they're trying to build, that was the cool thing that happened with Ferrari, he's on top, Dude, there's a sudden effort well, to Italy, France, lessor, new type of v12 running engine, so I'm doing this thing called Taylor Bay, which is kind of I wonder how much I call Taylor Made, there was a LeMay program and They are inventing it inspired. for my little 250 competition, so it'll be like a twin car like a modern car with the well, you know, that probably seems fine.

I'm going to take a look at the air conditioning, you know, it wouldn't have a soul. I don't have any problems, but I have to say that this is the most exciting Ferrari I have ever driven. I hope we have the opportunity to convey to you how exciting it is to drive this car. I realize that most people who watch these videos never do. I've even seen one of these, let alone driven one, so I hope I was able to convey how exciting it was, how visceral it was. I mean, it has this kind of quiet, it's smooth and then it has all kinds of temperament when you put your foot down. it literally takes off and explodes but it feels like a real car you know Enzo didn't really care about street cars he was a race car guy and his last car out the door was this one and he wanted to be the best Ferrari in 90 years, so God bless him, that's pretty amazing, so let's fix the air conditioning and he will drive home in nice cool comfort, well, I sweat a lot, thanks for the guest who joined, Oh yes yes.