Legendary Cars: Ferrari 288 GTO – Auto Sportive
Enzo Ferrari he was not a light-hearted person; he was a hot-tempered man with an immense passion for racing. Building road cars was the only (or at least the best) way for him to make money and fund his team. Fortunately, he was just as successful at building cars as he was running his own team.
1984 passes and red appears at the Geneva Motor Show with the appearance of one Ferrari 308 GTB under the influence of anabolic steroids. Actually 308 GTB was leaving 288 TRP, "Homologated grand tourer" produced in 272 samples in order to comply with the Group B World Rally rules at the time. Unfortunately, the championship was canceled due to the crazy speed of the cars and the disproportionate turnout of the public at the special stages, but, fortunately, Ferrari 288 GTB roads have been produced.
Mother F40
Although home base Ferrari GTO 288 это было 308 GTB, Heavy work on the chassis completely changed the car: the gearbox was installed cantilevered behind the engine, and the car was equipped with electronic injection, derived from 1 formula (a futuristic solution at that time for a road car), the body was made of Kevlar, and the engine 8 cc V2.855 it was equipped with two IHI turbines with a pressure of 0,9 bar. WITH 400 CV for 1.160 kg weight, specific power 288 GTO it is still impressive today, as is a top speed of 305 km/h and 12,7 seconds at 400 meters from standstill. The F40 was a tough car, and the 288 GTO was even worse: turbo lag, heavy steering, and inefficient tires made the car demanding, difficult, and rough to drive; but its wild character is the most glorious and adrenaline-pumping thing you can find in a car.
of the Ferrari GTO 288 there are 3 more examplesEvolution(There were 1985 in 5), originally intended to compete in the Group B rally championship, and then converted into laboratory prototypes to test new components.
The GTO Evoluzione had a new body, more extreme in aerodynamics and similar to the Ferrari F40. The weight of the car was reduced to 940 kg, and two large turbines brought the power to 650 hp.
