Ferrari 360 Modena

Ferrari 360 Modena

Manufacturer Ferrari
Parent company Fiat Group
Production 1999–2005
Predecessor Ferrari F355
Successor Ferrari F430
Class Sports car
Body style(s) 2-seat Coupe
2-seat Spider
Layout Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Engine(s) 3.6 L V8
Transmission(s) 6-speed manual
6-speed 'F1' electrohydraulic shift

The Ferrari 360 is a mid-engine two-seater sports car produced from late 1999 until 2005. The 360 replaced the Ferrari F355 and was itself replaced by the fairly similar Ferrari F430. For the 360, Ferrari partnered with Alcoa to produce an entirely new all-aluminum space-frame chassis that was 40% stiffer than the 355, yet 28% lighter despite a 10% increase in overall dimensions. Along with the new frame was a new Pininfarina body styling that broke ranks with the last decade's sharp angles and flip-up headlights, replacing them with a rounded appearance that harkened to the 1960s. The new V8 engine, common to all versions, was only slightly larger and more powerful than the 355's at 3.6 litres and 300 kW (400 bhp) of power, but the lighter frame and added stiffness improved performance; the 0 to 100 km/h acceleration performance improved from 4.6 to 4.4 seconds, and in the Challenge versions it was as low as 4.0 s. An engine replacement resulted in the current V8 road model, the F430 (internally referred to as the evoluzione or evo) which came out in 2004.

Seven versions of the basic 360 were produced, three road models, three race versions & a one-off wedding present to Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo:

* Ferrari 360 Modena, a fixed roof two-door luxury sports coupe, available with a 6-speed manual or F1 electrohydraulic shift
* Ferrari 360 Spider, a convertible variant of the Modena
* Ferrari Challenge Stradale, an F1 electrohydraulic shift 360 Challenge inspired variant of a 360 Modena.

Ferrari 360 factory race cars include:

* Ferrari 360 Challenge, a 360 F1 electrohydraulic shift stripped out circuit racing variant of the 360 Modena .
* Ferrari 360 GT, a GT racing variant of the 360 challenge race cars, more extreme than a Challenge.
* Ferrari 360 GT-C, based on the 360 GT with 360 CS parts to compete in the N-GT class.

The Ferrari 360 Barchetta is a one-off wedding present from Ferrari to Ferrari's president.