Correct way to say 355?

three five five

 

Technically I'd say it should really be: tre cinque cinque!

 

Here are my idiosyncrasies:

Dino 2-0-6-G-T
Dino 2-4-6-G-T-B
2-88-G-T-O
3-0-8
3-2-8
3-4-8 (said gleefully, face brightening up with joy)
3-5-5
3-60
F-40
4-30
4-5-8
F-50
5-12-T-R
5-5-0 Maranello
5-7-5
5-9-9
6-12 Scaglietti​

All the best,
Andrew.

 

is it three "o" eight.....or three zero eight?!!!!

should be zero i reckon since it's a number but pronouncing it the letter O sounds better!

 

Definitely "o". People in Europe don't tend to say "zero", that's more of an American thing.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

I don't think there is any "one" way to say some of these.

What is most common to me and my madness is:

Three-Fifty-Five although I also say Three-Five-Five about the same amount because of the British influence of evo/ top gear, etc,

The rest are based on what I have heard on TV, the movies, at dealerships and 5 trips to the factory in Maranello.

206: Two-Oh-Six
246: Two-forty-six

308: Three-Oh-Eight
328: Three-Twenty Eight
348: Three-Forty Eight

355: Three-Fifty-Five

360: Three-Sixty
430: Four-Thirty
458: Four-Five-Eight

512BBI: 5-Twelve
512TR: 5-Twelve

456: Four-Fifty-Six
550: Five-Fifty
575: Five-Seventy-Five
612: Six-Twelve
599: Five-Nine-Nine

Robb

 

Overall seems more say 3-5-5 then 3-55...

 

The OP did ask what the CORRECT way to say it is

This is it:

The tendency to say "fifty", "sixty" etc in the middle (ie. "three fifty five") is a US thing, and is perfectly fine if that's what everyone else around you says.

But it's not technically correct. After all, these are European cars.

For what it's worth, 308 should be "three oh eight", not "three zero eight" for the same reason.

In the end, who cares, but he did ask about "correct" not, "what do all your friends say"

 

....lord I haven't seen this much dribble since I read (partly) the now famous English PhD done on the word F..K !

 

......... are you for real !

 

No, I'm making it up as I go along.

But it is kind of amusing.

Having said that, when I hear "three fifty five" it's a little like fingernails down a blackboard...

 

Hey Steve, is your car a 6 speed or an f1???😜

 

Lol! 👍

 

It's pronounced "tree fiddy-five"

 

Andrew- No such thing as a 246 GTB. 246 GT and 246 GTS, but no 246 GTB.

Incidentally, the last four Ferraris had no displacement in the name. California, FF, F12, and La Ferrari. Six if you want to count the California 30 and California T.

 

I have also heard the 355 referred to as the F355.

 

Aha, thanks Taz - my veil of ignorance is slowly being lifted one little bit at a time!

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Tre cinquanta cinque

 

Three-Fifty-Five is how I've always said it and heard it said.....

Life's little problems.....got to love 'em

 

Over 12 years and 50,000 miles 3-55 has worked for me......though 3-5-5 is a nickname

 

Hmmmmm.....apparently, I do the same.

 

That's how I say them!

Yes, the correct name is Ferrari F355, Ferrari F three five five

 

If I'm not mistaken (maybe italian members can lend a hand), in italian it's called trecento cinquanta cinque, or three hundred fifty five. In Portugal we call it three-five-five.

Best regards,

Nuno.

 

355 if equipped with an automatic 6 speed F1 transmission, F355 if manual.

 

I never knew that!