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BaseRSX

09-14-2004 12:47 PM

I parked next to a Ferrari Mondial T today!!

Wow, what a thrill. One of the most unique cars ever made. 4 seater, mid-engine, convertible. I don’t think there has ever been another car like it. Remember this car was in the movie "Weird Science". Anyway this one looked brand new inside and out. You see my RSX next to it. Such a beautiful car, it makes my RSX look like a piece of crap! lol

http://img84.exs.cx/img84/8539/Ferrari2.jpg
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/7102/Ferrari3.jpg
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/94/Ferrari5.jpg
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/4/Ferrari4.jpg
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/9309/Ferrari6.jpg
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/3669/Ferrari7.jpg

Ian_yamaue

09-14-2004 01:29 PM

8)
It reminds me that sequence when Al Pacino drove one like this in scent of a woman.
:D

f1legend

09-14-2004 02:17 PM

I am a Ferrari nut, but I think that the mondial has been a big mistake in Ferrari's history. It doesn't even deserve the Ferrari badge. Look at cars like the 288 GTO or also the 308, they were much better looking.

Ford Capri 2.8i

09-14-2004 02:24 PM

I had never noticed of the RSX(for instance this vehicle is not sold in Europe as fas as i know)...and it looks great.....in addition.....im a ferrari fan who likes the Mondial(for instance i remember when i was a child and i had the chance to watch a blue metallic mondial)...although naturally i prefer the 308 or the 328...this mondial looks great IMO.......thanks

adamwich

09-14-2004 02:29 PM

Thanks for the pics. I like it, well because it is a Ferrari. I wouldn't say "no thanks" if somebody gave it to me! :lol:

DeMoN

09-14-2004 02:53 PM

nice car indeed. Kinda old, bust be hard to drive...

BaseRSX

09-14-2004 02:58 PM

Some info about the Mondial. The T was made from 1989 to 1993. It has a V8 making 300bhp and weighs 3461 lbs. It was also sold in a coupe. Here is a pic of the coupe model -
http://www.qv500.com/Ferrari%20Mondial%20P4%202.jpg

There were just 1010 Mondial t Cabriolet's made, and 840 Mondial t Coupe's made.

Ford Capri 2.8i

09-14-2004 06:02 PM

It was also the first ferrari that got the semi-authomatic gearbox as an option......once ferrari was the first formula 1 team who used the sequential gearbox, ferrari staff thought to get a semi automatic gearbox option for the mondial as a marketing exhibition although the gearbox was a complete failure as far as i know..........porsche was one first brands to introduce a semi authomatic gearbox with the tiptronic also

BADMIHAI

09-14-2004 07:03 PM

The Mondial looks like crusty shit.

Quote:

it makes my RSX look like a piece of crap

That's not what makes it look like a piece of crap. :wink:

BaseRSX

09-14-2004 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dani_d_mas

I love that car! Because it's a Ferrari, because it's mid-engined, because it's a 4-seater, and because the Turbo version is quite rare to see. Thanks for the pics. However, it was a strange concept that Mondial: first, a mid-engined four-seater??? it's like the Porsche 911! I think it was a strange move in Ferrari, as the one with the Mercs CLS while having the S-Class. But... it will always be a genuine Ferrari. I think there are worse Ferraris than this one... the F512M for instance.

It has no turbo. "The lower case t in the suffix referred to a new transversely mounted gearbox, the use of which allowed the engine to be mounted lower, consequently improving both handling and weight distribution. There was also a heavily revised engine now positioned longitudinally in the chassis (all previous Mondial's having had their powerplants mounted transversely)."

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