F40 - Euro or US Spec Poll

Euro. It also sounds much better.

 

Euro of course!!


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Yeah this is the difference between a FI Countach and a Euro DD for me.

The difference here being 250 pounds of weight and not power. They look bad with the black accents especially when put right next to each other there is just no denying. The euro cars sound way better esp the non-cat cars. If you have a chance to inspect both at the same time you will see how vastly different they are.

2 piece seats, and roll on seat belts and Im out. The Euro car is pure unadulterated race car for the road, the USA car is just that. Made for the USA and not the original ethos. Different cars to me.

 

I also own a DD........ its next to your at Dugans. Which is why I see these two cars and the USA versions in similar light. The Euro car is what gave this car its legacy and that will never be touched by a made for USA car from any manufacturer.

 

Euro. I think the front chin black piece looks terrible as do the sidemarkers on the US model. Same for the F50 for that matter except the chin is color matched and one piece bumper the orange front turn signals are ugly. Euro F40 and euro F50 look perfect.

 

BY FAR U.S. version.
The black accents make the car look meaner. I personally wouldn't buy a Euro. Not pretty to me. It just seems something is missing.

 

Ahhh...reminds me of the 512TeaAre and Joe Sackey debates...
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/is-the-usa-f-40-better-than-the-english-or-euro-f-40.185430/

Paul

 

Ask yourself this question. Would a ROW buyer ever go to the USA to purchase a USA car? Money aside. Most likely never. If they did, then I would be convinced the USA version is the one.

Obviously we Americas have to convince ourselves that our version of any european car is acceptable but the fact remains. No one in the ROW would ever go out of their way to acquire a USA specific car. Thats why the Euro cars are coming en masse here and the USA cars dont leave our shores. People realize the Euro cars are the real deal. There is similar angst among those with FI Countach vs the Euro DD equivalent. This thread seems like it might unfold in a similar fashion.....

 

LOL

All valid points.

I think a lot depends on what variant of F40 you were first exposed to and where you live.

However perhaps the best solution is to do what a client of mine has done and have one of each!

 

The weight, focus on the weight. The car was intended to be skinny. How does putting 250 pounds extra in a car not designed for it possibly make it more desirable? The look is obviously to each their own but the weight changes the whole dynamic from steering feel, acceleration, braking, corning. It affects the whole drive so I just can get behind a car that's so different than the original. Especially when its the last creation from Enzo. You dont mess with perfection....

 

I should have said 'In My Opinion"
I think that's fair to say.

 

When one is not enough.

I believe a southern gentleman once owned 3 F40s, or was it 6?

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Well, then you need :

Mint Euro
Euro with miles to drive around
Mint USA
F40 GTE
F40 GT
F40 LM
F40 Road version with LM/GTE bits.