The 8-cylinder 478 hp twin-turbo was a derivative of the 288 GTO Evoluzione’s, but a number of innovative contents enabled the F40 to become the first production Ferrari to exceed 320 km/h.
It was June 1986 when we began designing the engine of the project F 120 A. The timeframe was also unusual, within the very short arc of 13 months, the chassis and bodywork moving ahead quickly and at the same pace as the powertrain. And the surprise at such a stylistic leap was almost shock. Indeed, the company had cloaked the development and testing of that car in unusual secrecy.
No one, except for close associates of Enzo Ferrari, had yet seen it. When the car was unveiled, a buzz passed through the room followed by thunderous applause. Ermanno Bonfiglioli, who as Head of Special Projects was responsible for supercharged engines, has not forgotten the excitement of that 21 July: "I have never experienced a presentation like that of the F40.
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