My '95 F355 Berlinetta has been fantastic. It really comes to life above 130mph. That car is driving bliss. My major cost me $13,000. Maintenance things replaced include both slow down sensors ($500ea) and tires.
Rosso Corsa red? check Beige leather? check Gated shifter? check Scud badges? check Quality aftermarket full exhaust? check No radio? check This is a real Ferrari
Music is overrated. This ferrari and the noises it makes are amazing better than music any day. Chris Evans drives with no music to hear his car. I do the same. Prefer the sound of my 1.8 in my 01 miata,with the mechanical shifting noise of going through the gears. I don’t drive with music.
He will... I noticed that he rolled down his window to hear the Ferrari flyby... He was probably like "Oh shit... That Ferrari turned around and came back! I gotta roll down the window to hear it when he passes me!"... That would have been my reaction, at least.
Every car needs a radio. Canyon carving, listening to the exhaust is great. Sitting in traffic, or hours on the interstate, you need something else. Great video, Matt.
Freaking Awesome! I was thinking just the same -- that early 2000s F1 sound; its a symphony. Glad you made a reference to it, what an amazing sound, it really never gets old.
the smoking tire is one of the FEW TH-cam channels I allow to push me notifications onto my phone. this one I could've listened to and I would've been happy. Truly one of the best content creators out there.
This is one hero I would love to meet. I remember as a 10 year old I saw a car like this one, and I was such a fan that I went and gave it a hug. These are legendary cars that I believe will never lose their magic. I thoroughly enjoyed this one! Thanks Matt!
Hey Matt... you'd better watch yourself. These things are addictive!! I worked in sales in the Ferrari store in SF in the early '90s and you just couldn't get enough seat time... ever!! The tactile feel is addictive and the sound is like none other! We took several cars to Laguna Seca for the Monterey Historics one year and I was assigned to (it was my job... Honestly!!) to take a 348 GTC down there for the weekend "for exposure." I'm not sure whether sales ever increased because of my efforts but I certainly tried to do more than my fair share to "show the flag." The purchase price can be steep and that maintenance is a killer... but the sound of one of those V8s winding out to about 7500 RPM can make you forget everything else... at least for a little while.
One of the best Ferrari's ever made. Not the fastest, but that wasn't the point. It's the experience, the feeling that you're in something special. Stunning. My dream car.
I can't believe people have the sacrilege to compare modern Ferrari engine noises to this car. Pu-Lease! The 355 (THREE *FIVE FIVE* btw, not THREE FIFTY FIVE, there is no correlation between the 5's) will forever be one of, if not THE best sounding Ferrari V8 engine of all time. Jam your 360 and 430 up your backside. The ONLY thing that comes even remotely close of channeling that old staccato screaming wail, is a 458 GT3 race car. Obviously the FXX sounds insane, but even more obviously that's not a V8.
Pfffft. F40 as amazing as it is - literally a near perfect car - is not that good a sounding engine. It's very quiet too due to the TT. F40 GT and LM race cars sound great, but atypical to every other V8 small displacement race prep engine. NOTHING sounds like an F355 Ferrari. F50 is not even a V8!!! And doesn't even warrant discussion as superior in any discussion. They are junk collectors items. Hated in their day, and still so.
I didn't know any comparison had to be limited to the v8.. But I've heard an F40 in person and it sounds way way better than any 355.. Just my opinion.. you know a stock 355 doesn't sound like this car right? They're actually pretty quiet too
Agreed. I pilot a Capristo'd 348, and in comparison with my neighbor's F355 with an aftermarket exhaust, it is difficult at best to decide which one sounds better.
It's amazing that what is basically an evolution of one of Ferraris worst cars (348) became one of their absolute best. Such a pretty car, amazing engine note, and a manual gearbox. A classic.
You just know that dude in the 993 slowed down on purpose so he could hear you open the taps to pass him. Love these cars. That exhaust sound gives me goose bumps every time.
The F355 is one of the best looking little Berlinetta ever built with the Dino V6 and 308s/328s. The GTS is the rarest aside from the last 100 "Serie Fiorano". Total F355 production: 11165 Berlinetta: 4871 Spider: 3717 GTS: 2577
I have a 95 B as well and absolutely love it. Just to give credit where it's due, mine is stock with high flow cats, secondary cat delete and Capristo. Ran 12.6 @114 in the 1/4 so not entirely slow for a car that's over 20 years old with a 213ci engine.
Had the luck to ride along with one of these (F355 spider) when I was 8 years old. I just remember the guy driving flooring it in a tunnel. We were sitting behind some sorta hatchbak. When we dropped a gear it immediately let us pass haha. An old skool Schumacher sound for sure
Got to drive one awhile ago. Not the fastest, but certainly satisfying. What an enjoyable experience. Back when Ferrari's with real feel were so fun to drive. Oh and that sound is insane.
I hate modern ferrari's... they are flashy useless boring and pretty overhyped... But old ones with a manual gearbox and a better exhaust ?... Dayum so fucking good. how can you hate this ferrari with these mods?
Thanks for featuring a 355, my 355 has been the most reliable sports car Ive owned and its modified. More reliable than my mr2, 996 and even my gti. You're right , brakes are amazing, little to no fade even after 15 hot laps. Perhaps a Ferrari smoking tire episode is in order? Gated 348, 355, 360 all in the same day?
i own a gated 355, they arent hard to work on relative to any other sports car of the same era. ive had the engine out twice and done everything myself. a simple timing belt change on engine out only costs a few hundred dollars in parts. if your resourceful and know what your doing you can own and maintain one fairly easily. Basic maintenance parts are no more expensive than any other high end vehicle.
Damn Matt, the power of the internet! Here I am sitting somewhere in the middle of China longing for some “western civilization” reality and boom, here you are driving the price up on those F355 little gems. What an epic sound, ... I hate you, well ... sort of but thanks anyway.😜 Cheers from a big fan!
frankly a car that can reach 295kh/h it's more than you'll ever need. what a beautiful car. i wish i had bought one few years ago when they went for 40000 euros
Just watching this for the first time now and, Matt Farah, if you made a shirt that says, "Cars that shoot fire are better than cars that don't shoot fire", I would actually buy a shirt from you.
In the middle 90’s I was mowing a lawn next to a highway near Stillwater Minnesota. I had my enclosed headphones on and all of a sudden I heard what I thought was an approaching jet aircraft so I looked up to see a Ferrari in the left lane passing other cars like they were standing still.
It does sound amazing. Lovely car and great road to drive it on. I just have the window down a little to let some of the exhaust sound into the cabin when going past walls, tunnels, etc. Where the road has been cut through the hills it would sound even better
I'd love to see you drive a 550 (or even a 575). Personally I consider this one the most beautiful Ferrari yet so fingers crossed that somebody will bring theirs in.
This is still my favorite Ferrari EVER....yes their are better looking ones...but back in highschool which was like 2004(so this was still a relatively old car at the time) in computer class i would sneak and go on ebay and stare at them the WHOLE class period and never get any work done...
With that sound you dont need a radio AT ALL. It sounds like the formula 1 cars before all this downsizing turbocrap these days. It reminds me of Schumacher, Montoya , Raikkonen and Alonso battling in the early 2000s :)
Mattt, GREAT video. But Matt can you PLEASE do the F1 transmission version of one of these (i.e. F355 Electrohydraulic 'F1' manual)? I was watching an in-car video of one of these the other day and its truly amazing how far the modern SMG type transmission has come along.
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My '95 F355 Berlinetta has been fantastic. It really comes to life above 130mph. That car is driving bliss. My major cost me $13,000. Maintenance things replaced include both slow down sensors ($500ea) and tires.
I love the "slow down" sensors. They make me laugh, because the only time I've seen that light ever come on is when I was creeping along in traffic.
Got damn 500$. Good thing i have friends 😂😂.
Haha u fucking pathetic liar. Why lie online? One look at your profile and we know you're full of shit HAHAHA
I think that the last thing you'd need in a ferrari would be slow down sensors, i'd just get rid of them, reduced weight.
@Tim D ... if i wanted any lip from you ... i would have jiggled my zipper.
Best sounding V8 ever made. Would anyone else agree? :)
I prefer the 360, not as high pitched as this but not as low as the 430 and 458.
that 5valve per cylinder gives it that distinctive wail. so gorgeous, like a symphonic crescendo
+Rottensteam the 360 (Challenge Stradale) is easily as nice sounding as the 355, I would totally agree with you there!
It makes my pee pee tingle
Yes!
Rosso Corsa red? check
Beige leather? check
Gated shifter? check
Scud badges? check
Quality aftermarket full exhaust? check
No radio? check
This is a real Ferrari
Music is overrated. This ferrari and the noises it makes are amazing better than music any day. Chris Evans drives with no music to hear his car. I do the same. Prefer the sound of my 1.8 in my 01 miata,with the mechanical shifting noise of going through the gears. I don’t drive with music.
Almost nothing sounds better than a Ferrari V8... I love the F355 so much.
you gotta do a video of one now man.
Being an MR2 owner, I bet the 355, is perfection to you.
Ferrari v12 is better
+culinarymatt87 Apples and Oranges
It's my favourite Ferrari
The moment he passed that Porsche i will remember for a long time.
😂
That was glorious. I'm sure the Porsche driver will remember it too!
He will... I noticed that he rolled down his window to hear the Ferrari flyby... He was probably like "Oh shit... That Ferrari turned around and came back! I gotta roll down the window to hear it when he passes me!"... That would have been my reaction, at least.
Every car needs a radio. Canyon carving, listening to the exhaust is great. Sitting in traffic, or hours on the interstate, you need something else.
Great video, Matt.
Freaking Awesome! I was thinking just the same -- that early 2000s F1 sound; its a symphony.
Glad you made a reference to it, what an amazing sound, it really never gets old.
"Telling me you need a radio, bullshit!". - 2 thumbs up
the smoking tire is one of the FEW TH-cam channels I allow to push me notifications onto my phone. this one I could've listened to and I would've been happy. Truly one of the best content creators out there.
one of the prettiest car that Ferrari has every build. I can argue that all day.
Looks like an MR2
+Josh B which happens to be one of the best looking toyotas.
Anthony Jones I agree
Anthony Jones true
I love the clicking sound when you shift! Amazing exhaust note as well.
My favorite car of all time. This is the best video of this car iv'e ever seen, I have watched it so many times. Thank you!
This is one hero I would love to meet. I remember as a 10 year old I saw a car like this one, and I was such a fan that I went and gave it a hug. These are legendary cars that I believe will never lose their magic. I thoroughly enjoyed this one! Thanks Matt!
The exhaust note is a symphony as the RPM's increase. Omg. Wonderful.
Hey Matt... you'd better watch yourself. These things are addictive!! I worked in sales in the Ferrari store in SF in the early '90s and you just couldn't get enough seat time... ever!! The tactile feel is addictive and the sound is like none other! We took several cars to Laguna Seca for the Monterey Historics one year and I was assigned to (it was my job... Honestly!!) to take a 348 GTC down there for the weekend "for exposure." I'm not sure whether sales ever increased because of my efforts but I certainly tried to do more than my fair share to "show the flag." The purchase price can be steep and that maintenance is a killer... but the sound of one of those V8s winding out to about 7500 RPM can make you forget everything else... at least for a little while.
One of the best Ferrari's ever made. Not the fastest, but that wasn't the point. It's the experience, the feeling that you're in something special. Stunning. My dream car.
I can't believe people have the sacrilege to compare modern Ferrari engine noises to this car. Pu-Lease!
The 355 (THREE *FIVE FIVE* btw, not THREE FIFTY FIVE, there is no correlation between the 5's) will forever be one of, if not THE best sounding Ferrari V8 engine of all time. Jam your 360 and 430 up your backside.
The ONLY thing that comes even remotely close of channeling that old staccato screaming wail, is a 458 GT3 race car.
Obviously the FXX sounds insane, but even more obviously that's not a V8.
f40/f50. /thread
Pfffft. F40 as amazing as it is - literally a near perfect car - is not that good a sounding engine. It's very quiet too due to the TT.
F40 GT and LM race cars sound great, but atypical to every other V8 small displacement race prep engine. NOTHING sounds like an F355 Ferrari.
F50 is not even a V8!!! And doesn't even warrant discussion as superior in any discussion. They are junk collectors items. Hated in their day, and still so.
I didn't know any comparison had to be limited to the v8.. But I've heard an F40 in person and it sounds way way better than any 355.. Just my opinion.. you know a stock 355 doesn't sound like this car right? They're actually pretty quiet too
the 355 does sound absolutely incredible. A 348 with an aftermarket exhaust also sounds brilliant as well.
Agreed. I pilot a Capristo'd 348, and in comparison with my neighbor's F355 with an aftermarket exhaust, it is difficult at best to decide which one sounds better.
It's amazing that what is basically an evolution of one of Ferraris worst cars (348) became one of their absolute best.
Such a pretty car, amazing engine note, and a manual gearbox. A classic.
You just know that dude in the 993 slowed down on purpose so he could hear you open the taps to pass him. Love these cars. That exhaust sound gives me goose bumps every time.
that was one of the quickest 17 minute youtube vids ever and about one of my fav. cars
This gives the Lexus Lfa's exhaust note a run for its money. gotta love the gated shifter also
The F355 is one of the best looking little Berlinetta ever built with the Dino V6 and 308s/328s. The GTS is the rarest aside from the last 100 "Serie Fiorano".
Total F355 production: 11165
Berlinetta: 4871
Spider: 3717
GTS: 2577
i love the 355 series. my fav cars of all time. it would just make me happy to even sit in one.
I have a 95 B as well and absolutely love it. Just to give credit where it's due, mine is stock with high flow cats, secondary cat delete and Capristo. Ran 12.6 @114 in the 1/4 so not entirely slow for a car that's over 20 years old with a 213ci engine.
Best Video yet. Thanks again and keep it up Matt!
This has been my dream Ferrari ever since I was a child.
mine too. want a white one really bad.
The sound of that v8 screaming gives me chills
Had the luck to ride along with one of these (F355 spider) when I was 8 years old. I just remember the guy driving flooring it in a tunnel. We were sitting behind some sorta hatchbak. When we dropped a gear it immediately let us pass haha. An old skool Schumacher sound for sure
This is the happiest I've ever seen Matt
Got to drive one awhile ago. Not the fastest, but certainly satisfying. What an enjoyable experience. Back when Ferrari's with real feel were so fun to drive.
Oh and that sound is insane.
If ferrari decides to put out a manual car in a limited series right now, it would go up in value sooooo quickly.
Such a beautiful car! To me, one of the best Ferrari has ever built, nothing like those new Italia or 458 and stuff like that
Such a cool sounding vehicle! Loving that engine sound!
Holy mother of screaming cars, this sounds awesome Oo
My dream Ferrari since I had 8 years old, the sound is amazing
I hate modern ferrari's... they are flashy useless boring and pretty overhyped... But old ones with a manual gearbox and a better exhaust ?... Dayum so fucking good. how can you hate this ferrari with these mods?
Wow. That noise is intoxicating even through my crummy computer speakers. You are a lucky, lucky man.
Thanks for featuring a 355, my 355 has been the most reliable sports car Ive owned and its modified. More reliable than my mr2, 996 and even my gti. You're right , brakes are amazing, little to no fade even after 15 hot laps. Perhaps a Ferrari smoking tire episode is in order? Gated 348, 355, 360 all in the same day?
Thank God no F1 gearbox.
Love the "clicking" sound of the gated shifter🇮🇹
Good gravy. Always considered the 355 the best sounding v8 Ferrari, but this might be the best sounding 355 exhaust setup I've heard. Yowza.
Great video. I wish I never sold mine. You definitely make me want to go buy one. Keep the videos coming.
one of the only few channels i disable adblock for!
Loved the video, but honestly it makes me really regret selling mine. I had a 6spd convertible with a Tubi exhaust and the sound is just INCREDIBLE!
Some owners are probably camera shy, but i really like when owners ride along and can talk about their cars..
Everyone in the world loves the 360/458 this is my favorite by a wide margin. Still affordable if you play your cards right.
i own a gated 355, they arent hard to work on relative to any other sports car of the same era. ive had the engine out twice and done everything myself. a simple timing belt change on engine out only costs a few hundred dollars in parts. if your resourceful and know what your doing you can own and maintain one fairly easily. Basic maintenance parts are no more expensive than any other high end vehicle.
if parts wasn't so expensive, i'd own one of those bad boys! great video Matt
That was one best vids I have seen and heard for a long while! Thanks for the upload, greetings from Belgium!
Damn Matt, the power of the internet! Here I am sitting somewhere in the middle of China longing for some “western civilization” reality and boom, here you are driving the price up on those F355 little gems. What an epic sound, ... I hate you, well ... sort of but thanks anyway.😜 Cheers from a big fan!
You can’t not smile when you hear that symphony.
Been waiting for this review since the NSX, good shit.
4:46 I just love mid-engined Ferreris, they're the best really.
That f*cking sound. Uggggghhhh... *drool*
That exhaust sound gave me a woody! Who needs a radio with that exhaust note?!
i saw it fully twice, it felt like time machine back to the 90'.
frankly a car that can reach 295kh/h it's more than you'll ever need. what a beautiful car. i wish i had bought one few years ago when they went for 40000 euros
Toni Capristo sure knows how to create a good exhaust for italian cars! Love the video Matt! If only you could get your hands on a manual 550/575.
Just watching this for the first time now and, Matt Farah, if you made a shirt that says, "Cars that shoot fire are better than cars that don't shoot fire", I would actually buy a shirt from you.
My favorite Ferrari, and it sounds bananas 👏🏾🔥
Matt where did you get those tracks on the wall?! They look awesome.
Linear edge is the name of the company
What about those sunglasses? Where can I order it?
+MllG0 Dillon Optics
Thanks
I was thinking the exact same thing!
How is it possible for a V8 to sound so good... Props to you Ferrari. The things I'd do to drive this car lol
Fuck me, that engine sounds about as good as it gets!
I used to have 3 F355s, made by HotWheels :)
In the middle 90’s I was mowing a lawn next to a highway near Stillwater Minnesota. I had my enclosed headphones on and all of a sudden I heard what I thought was an approaching jet aircraft so I looked up to see a Ferrari in the left lane passing other cars like they were standing still.
Probably my favorite Ferrari, ever
Taking the stereo out did nothing wrong to this car. The sounds it makes are the best music to my ears.
This might be my favorite One Take yet... "Holiday roooOooooOooad..."
Ferrari at 17
you dick...thought that was a real bug lmao
Different guy lol
Lol
This video was quite a treat.
Thanks Matt, been waiting for this one! Still a dream car of mine.
That engine bay is frighteningly clean.
2nd fastest Farah after Mo
It does sound amazing. Lovely car and great road to drive it on. I just have the window down a little to let some of the exhaust sound into the cabin when going past walls, tunnels, etc. Where the road has been cut through the hills it would sound even better
Top 5 best sounding V8's ever made
Still one of my dream cars simply for the F1 sound alone!
11:37 "Holiday roa-oooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh'd". 😂 All you need is a young Christie Brinkley to top it all off, and your in heaven.
WOW! The sound of that engine!
I'd love to see you drive a 550 (or even a 575). Personally I consider this one the most beautiful Ferrari yet so fingers crossed that somebody will bring theirs in.
2:35 Such an amazing sound!!
Great video bud! This has always been up there as a dream car. Haha, I loved that you could help yourself chase down the Porsche!
That engine and exhaust note!!!
Awesome car. Matt your videos only keep getting better!
OH dear god that exhaust note.
generally not a Ferrari fan. For whatever reason they don't appeal to me. This car is special. I dig it.
355 with capristo exhaust...the best sounding car ever
this and the 360 are the best looking cars they ever made .
Miss my '95 GTS now. I never noted much flex with the roof panel off (and yes, sound is 10x better).
Best sounding One Take ever.
Gated shifters need to come back. They're so beautiful just to sit and look at
Dat shift click tho.... DAAYYUMMM that exahaust.
This is still my favorite Ferrari EVER....yes their are better looking ones...but back in highschool which was like 2004(so this was still a relatively old car at the time) in computer class i would sneak and go on ebay and stare at them the WHOLE class period and never get any work done...
Matt you need to get your hands on an LFA!!! THAT ENGINE JUST SHOUTS F1
With that sound you dont need a radio AT ALL.
It sounds like the formula 1 cars before all this downsizing turbocrap these days.
It reminds me of Schumacher, Montoya , Raikkonen and Alonso battling in the early 2000s :)
Love this car, right up there with the F40 that were my dream cars as a kid. Anyone remember the yellow one from "The Rock"? ;)
Ohhh, that just sounded heavenly.
Now this is a very cool video, keep reviewing the classics!
that Ferrari sounds glorious
Very nice car and beautiful roads
Mattt, GREAT video.
But Matt can you PLEASE do the F1 transmission version of one of these (i.e. F355 Electrohydraulic 'F1' manual)? I was watching an in-car video of one of these the other day and its truly amazing how far the modern SMG type transmission has come along.
this sounds better than the 430 and 488 l just watch you drive ,that wail from this one is awesome ,now to compare it to a 360 ;)