Brooom Brooom - Didn't want to give it back! (Ferrari F355)

Member Name: Dave_London

Product:	Ferrari F355
Date:	06/07/00 (373 review reads)
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Advantages: Style, Power and Exclusivity

Disadvantages: Lack of downforce

I was fortunate enough to go on one of those "Ferrari Experience" days at the Thruxton circuit very recently. To be honest I wasn't too sure what to expect, visually the 355 is superb, the car exudes presence, class and quality.

Entering the car via the massive Coupe door you are presented with a very wide drivers seat and nice relaxed drivers position. Considering the price tag the interior is more focused on the functional side rather than luxury which was a bit of a let down compared with the exterior.

Starting the car and fliping the throttle rewards you with a very bassy thump thump reminicent of a Harley Davidson - you can feel that this car is something very special.

Driving off, and around the first corner the car exudes power and confidence but to be honest i was somewhat disappointed that it didn't seem quite the wild animal that i had believed it to be.

As the driver you have total control on the road, if you hit that throttle the car is there before you can think it, in this masterpiece of engineering speeds seem warped - you feel that you are doing 50 around a corner when in actual fact you are doing closer to 80.

The only disappointing thing about the cars performance is the downforce element - you have 380bhp on the rear two weels and if you hit that throttle harder than intended the car just doesn't have the traction to grip the road.

In summary I was expecting a wild animal, I got a Thoroughbread race horse.

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