Quick comparison
The Ferrari F40 appeared in 1987, the LaFerrari in 2013 – 26 years later. The Ferrari F40 has a V8 engine, the LaFerrari a V12 engine. The more powerful one is the LaFerrari: 963 PS versus 478 PS. The higher top speed belongs to the LaFerrari: 350 km/h versus 324 km/h. The rarer one is the LaFerrari: 499 units versus 1311.
Ferrari F40LaFerrari
1987–1992Period2013–2018
2936 cm³ twin-turbo Tipo F120A/F120D 90° V8Engine6.3 l F140 FE V12
2936 cm³Displacement6300 cm³
478 PSPower963 PS
4.56 s0–100 km/h–
324 km/hTop speedover 350 km/h
1254 kgWeightaround 1255 kg (dry)
1311Units built499
5-speed manualTransmission7-speed dual-clutch automatic
Mid-engine, rear-wheel driveLayoutMid-engine, rear-wheel drive
2-door BerlinettaBody2-door coupé; 2-door Targa (Aperta)
Pietro Camardella under the direction of Aldo Brovarone at Pininfarina; Nicola Materazzi (Chief Engineer)DesignFerrari Design Center under Flavio Manzoni
2450 mmWheelbase2650 mm
4430 × 1970 × 1124 mmL × W × H4702 × 1992 × 1116 mm
All values come from the data sheets of the two models (sources listed there). The better value is highlighted in green wherever both data sheets give a comparable figure. Photos – Ferrari F40: Will ainsworth, CC BY-SA 3.0; LaFerrari: Axion23, CC BY 2.0. Licenses and originals: Sources & image credits.
