There are cars that announce themselves and there are cars that don't need to. In 1987, Ferrari built something . It wasn't interested in . It was interested in . Its roots were not born in a . The F40 grew from a much more idea. A 2.9 L V8, twin , and 478 . But the real trick wasn't simply power. It was how Ferrari turned into . 478 horsepower in a car weighing barely more than 1100 kg. So Ferrari attacked the other side of the , weight. Steel at its , materials around it, Kevlar reinforcing fives, and then there was the . The F40 didn't hide its . And then you had to drive it. No luxury. No . Almost nothing you didn't need. Even the door handle was replaced by a simple . And then came the number that changed the game, 200 mph. In 1987, that wasn't . Enzo Ferrari's masterpiece. It was his production Ferrari. A machine stripped of everything , leaving only the . Enzo Ferrari would not be there for long. The Ferrari F40. Not built to be . Not built to be . Built to be .