The Ferrari 348 Has The Weirdest Seatbelts You've Ever Seen, Among Other Quirks

While arguing that the Ferrari 348 deserves a little more respect, Doug DeMuro takes a look at the car's stranger features, of which there are many...
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It’s getting harder and harder to bag a relatively inexpensive mid-engined Ferrari. 360 Modena prices have long since bottomed out and made their way back up again, while the likes of the 355 and the 308/328 have experienced fairly shocking increases in value over the last few years.

So if you want a low-cost, mid-engined car from Maranello, chances are it’s going to have to be a 348. But the 348 is a poor excuse of a Ferrari, isn’t it? That’s certainly a common perception, but Doug DeMuro reckons the late 80s/early 90s supercar doesn’t deserve its shoddy reputation.

What’s more, it’s laden with odd and amusing quirks, including some properly bizarre seat belts, a frunk that’s front-hinged (making it difficult to load anything in), and a hilarious-sounding horn. Because what use is an old Italian sports car without character?

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Hawkoga

Still not convinced it’s worth $60k. I’ll take a Porsche 996 instead.

08/30/2017 - 15:35 |
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Rather take a new Cayman or something neat

08/30/2017 - 15:49 |
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Darth Imperius/Anthony🇭🇷

In reply to by Hawkoga

for 60k? you can get a 997 for that cash

08/30/2017 - 16:31 |
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I’ve been in a 348TS for a ride, they’re still a Ferrari through and through

08/30/2017 - 17:10 |
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I rather use this money to buy a Ford Mustang GT350…

08/31/2017 - 03:26 |
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Olivier (CT's grammar commie)

Doug seems to have a passion about being constantly in contradiction with car guys. I bet his next video is going to be “Here’s why the Mondial is the best Ferrari”…

I mean:

  • “Here’s why the Aztek is good”
  • “Here’s why the 996 is the best 911”
  • “Here’s why the Type R is not cool”
  • “Here’s why the NSX 2017 is the best car of the decade”
  • “Here’s why the R63 AMG is so good”

I feel like his next car’s going to be a Prius so he can talk about its quirks and features and HOW IT HAS A LITTLE TREE IN THE CENTER SCREEN

08/30/2017 - 15:52 |
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But the NSX is good tho…both of them

08/30/2017 - 17:04 |
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The 996 IS the best 911 though, it took the 911 out of the 70s and into the 21st century

08/30/2017 - 17:08 |
24 | 4

Clickbait, my friend. Articles that can drum up a negative connotation will spark more people to engage in arguments/discussions in the comments, and people are more likely to click on something to argue against than they are to agree with it. For example, if you’re a fan of the Type R, you’ve looked at so much stuff on the Type R that when you see an article or video titled “Here’s why the Type R is the best” you won’t care, but if it says “Here’s why the Type R is not cool” you’ll be like “what!? That’s not right! I must go in here and defend it!”. It’s pandering to the keyboard warriors to generate engagement

08/30/2017 - 20:06 |
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NSX is good

08/30/2017 - 21:20 |
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The Mondial is great, as well as the R63, and NSX 2017. I saw your comments about price, well Road & Track agreed with Doug as well and named it the performance car of the year.

09/06/2017 - 20:42 |
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TheBagel

He not picks at things in race cars where it’s like it’s a race car it’s not meant to have that for the price

08/30/2017 - 20:00 |
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Griffin Mackenzie

The mercury tracer has a similar seatbelt system

08/31/2017 - 00:14 |
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Q1994vH

In Europe it has normal seat belts. Only in the US it has these weird ones because of their weird rules… :P

08/31/2017 - 12:39 |
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Mopar Club

Make sure to go to auto trader

08/31/2017 - 16:22 |
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