The V12 is as beautiful in the city than it is on the track.
The Ferrari F50 is often overlooked in favor of its F40 predecessor. Londoners are now paying attention to this supercar from the 90s, or, rather, requesting it through the sounds emanating from its straight pipes.
YouTuber The TFJJ was able to ride along in the Argento Nurburgring F50. It’s easy to breathe through the Tubi decatted exhaust and you can easily identify the 4.8-liter V12 Formula 1 roots. The sound echoes off the buildings as it passes. This is because the engine block is directly derived form the Ferrari 641 race car. Alain Prost finished second in the 1990 F1 Driver’s Championship. The Ferrari team took third overall.
The F50, as its name implies, is the direct successor to the F40 which was first introduced on the market in 1987. The F50, which was limited to 349 units worldwide is a rare machine. This is made even more difficult by the Argento Nurburgring Silver paint. This particular F50 was one of only four models to be given that beautiful paintwork. The Ferrari driver is not moving fast due to traffic and the F50 still sounds like Prost driving down Monaco’s long straight.
The F50 isn’t loved as much by everyone as the F40. Jeremy Clarkson called it a disaster (though he is known for his blustering so you should take a lot of his criticisms with a grain salt). Contemporary reviewers focus on the Ferrari’s understeer at its limit and the engine’s direct-to–chassis mounting which destroys any sense of cabin refinement. Tiff Needell and other admir the supercar. Regardless of what anyone thinks, this Ferrari F50 still knows how draw a crowd.