We Can't Stop Staring At This Modernised Ferrari F40
Retro is big business for OEMs right now. This is the year that Mercedes launched an all-new G-Class which looks damn near identical to the one that’s been made since the 1970s, Porsche remade ‘Moby Dick’ using a 911 GT2 RS, and Ferrari visually referenced multiple cars from its history with the SP1 and SP2.
But what if Ferrari decided to build an homage to what might just be its most celebrated supercar? How might that look?
We’re talking, of course, about the F40, which designer Samir Sadikhov - whose CV includes work for Rezvani and Lamborghini - has digitally created a modern interpretation of. We must say, the results are spectacular. The F40’s key design details - the side intakes, the big rectangular rear wing, the triple exhaust - are all here, but brought bang up to date.
Sadikhov worked on the project for over a year, and even did some design work for the reimagined F40’s monocoque platform. “As a petroldhead and a car designer I wanted to keep the spirit of the Ferrari F40 icon,” he told us via email.
There are many more images than the ones we’ve posted here which are available on Sadikhov’s website, which we thoroughly recommend you go and investigate.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
Looks wonderful. I have one issue though, it seems overstyled unlike the simple, elegant F40.
looks at a Pagani, looks back at this
One could call it refined as easily as one could call it overstyled… supercars are interesting…
Would be neat to see some of the more bonkers examples given the simplification effect… a Bauhaus supercar haha
Agreed. I think one of the reasons why the F40 has so much hype compared to the F50 (which many say is actually the better drivers’ car) is because of its simple, clean styling versus its slightly cartoonish successor.
Agreed
Maybe some rich guy can commission this as a special one off that will eventually get flipped and passed around for millions each
F40 was designed for aero, not flamboyancy. I respect the effort tho.
So was the Senna. And most people wouldn’t call it beautiful.
As long as they’re interesting to look at, I can’t complain.
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Thanks
Was here when it was 2 minutes old… thanks anyway
Looks horrible. The front end looks like a duck billed platypus
That is what you call a Ferrari
What type of engine
Oh my lord…
Fails no nut November
Wait… you got this far???
ehhhhhh….
no thanks
Why is the exhaust the headset port from an xbox 360 controller??
I don’t like it personally. Too angular and crazy, the original was angular in a different way. I think it looks too much like a GTA Lamborghini creation like Terzo Millennio