F 50
 

The F50 is THE car to own!! Man that car is stuning!

I still wonder why JC never really liked that car. It looks like a fun car to drive.

JC isn't a good enough driver to fully appreciate the F50

I like the car, I like the wheels, but the stickers and the floor carpets :drinking:

i think the car looks amazing, and its a great performer!

Lookin` at your avatar I would say that you`re biased :mrgreen: j/k

It has a V12 taken from a Ferrari F1 car, and a great chassis so I don't think it was a step backwards

I agree. He even said in the review of it that he was afraid of it and such, just too much car for him at the time I'm guessing, which isn't too unreasonable considering it's pretty hardcore.

As for it being a step backwards, I don't know where people get off believing this, because it's really just ridiculous. Everything about the car is improved over the F40, and while looks are subjective, performance certainly stands on its own.

The F50 was only some 250 lbs heavier than the F40. I'll take myself a 288 GTO before an F40 (which is ~200 lbs lighter than even the F40), and an F50 before a 288 GTO :P

Oh I think Clarkson liked the car a lot , he praised the stability and handling.

The only thing that wasn`t improved when compared to the F40 was straight line acceleration, that`s all.
But when you look at lap times around Fiorano there`s an advantage of 3 seconds (if i`am not wrong) for the F50, and when you look at the length of the track and the design you`ll see that the F50 it`s one awesome machine.

Clarkson said it was more of an track than street car , and you could easily see how the car goes around an F1 track (Suzuka) when tested by BestMotoring.

Slightly heavier than an F40, but still not assited by electronic gizmos .

And technologically was a masterpiece :

Unlike the F40 , the F50 generated downforce, it has an F1 engine block enlarged, the engine bolted directly to the chassis (F1 style, no rubber bushings), the rear suspension bolted to the gearbox for maximum rigidity, F1 style too. :P

The straight line acceleration difference between the two is fairly negligible for the most part, though the F40 does indeed have a slight edge (thanks to having more torque due to the turbos, and of course the lighter weight). Around a track is what matters though in my eyes, and the F50 is improved quite a bit in that area (as was mentioned with the Fiorano times).

Of course there will always be the die-hard F40 fans haha, and die-hard F50 fans for that matter. Personally, I do like both cars, but I give a tip of my hat to the F50 due to the sheer technical mastery of the thing. It's so much more than just a powerful engine in a lightweight car, it's a road legal showcase of Formula 1 technology and innovation, with a hell of a lot of raw performance to back it all up. Combine that with what I feel is an absolutely beautiful body, and yea, it's an amazing machine.

i've never been a huge fan of the F40 or its looks, although lately i've become to sort of like it (ive never seen 1 in the flesh tho..).
The F50 for me was always 1 of hte most amazing extravagantly looking supercars, imo its beautiful, and technologically its amazing too... for me the the F50 stands pretty far above the F40