When this car came out, I remember reading about a guy in Texas who bought two of them so he could leave the hardtop off of one so that he wouldn't have to keep taking the top off and on depending on what he felt like driving that day.
When I was 13 this was the car that made me want to learn all the technical language of what was meant by DOHC, 5-valve per/cylinder, Brembo cross drilled rotors, and so forth meant. This car commanded respect and there was no way I could talk about its technological marvel without knowing what it meant. For me, this was the 1st "supercar" I ever heard of.
I don't know many people that were that age in that era. And didn't obsess over the Lamborghini countach first, and well before the f50 was introduced. the f50 was an odd car that didn't get allot of praise. people didn't like the way it looked. And it made no sense that Ferrari made there halo car slower,.heavier , and a worse overall performer compared to the car it replaced.the f40. now that was a car worth learning about.. And its still considered the best super car ever made by allot of people
+1czelaya Same here. I was 10 yrs old when the F50 debuted and was completely obsessed. Me and couple friends all bought the Maisto/Bburago 1/18 scale model which I still have to this day. Prior to that, I was obsessed with the Countach, Viper and F40. But the design of the F50 blew me away....loved it!
every kid had this machine as a poster on their wall. in 1995 I was 13 and yes this was the car that moved me in the supercar tunnel. along with the 1998 Ferrari maranello
ErwinSchrodinger64 The 97' Vette and it's new transaxle did it for me. Looking back that car set the standard for affordable performance, everyone has been catching up since
@@idonjohnson6999 I actually agree even today when talking about the classic era of Ferrari supercars. F40 gets all the attention, followed by 288GTO, then the Enzo, and bringing up the rear is the F50
5 valves per cylinder V12. The guy who dials in the cams earns his money for sure! I can't even begin to think what it would be like to build an engine like that. Awesome car!
yah! it does man,just look at the laferrari,it looks so bland and has got a very sophisticated body work,whereas the ferrari f50 looks damn natural and has got amore simple and clean design
i think you should shut your fucking mouth. you'll never get to his level. he owned like 10 ferrari's. he can wear the suit if he wants to. plus he was driving it on track anyway? was he supposed to wear a suit and loafers? grow up
It's these cars that I wish were as common as 911s, so that we could see them on the road all the time. I think this is one of the best looking cars of all time, along with 2005 Ford GT and 930 coupe. It is just so pretty it shouldn't be so exclusive, everyone deserves to see it.
You can only choose one (not for investment, for driving/owning): Porsche 959 Bugatti EB110 Ferrari F50 Jaguar XJ220 I’m a Porsche guy but I’d probably take the F50 (I want them all!)
The F50 was my first dream car as a kid and it still is today. It's just absolutely gorgeous and amazing with that spectacular design and the F1 car derived V12 engine. A true Ferrari masterpiece.
That engine sound is pure joy and glory, an unbelievable machine that had 0-62mph acceleration figures not far off what today's supercars are capable of achieving, and considering it did this without the help of ESP and traction control systems.
1995 Is Ferraris finest year in my eyes! The F355 is actually my favorite fallowed by the F50 and the 456GT. If I could get these 3 cars I wouldn't drive anything else EVER!
They're both amazing in different ways. The F50 is much more refined than the F40 which almost looks like a kit car. The engine in the F50 is amazing though
The last of the true analog Ferraris that were considered real driver commitment demanding supercars. I would always take a McLaren F1 over this and any Ferrari.... long live Honda/McLaren , the Ayrton Senna days. The only Ferrari V12 to ever have 60 valves is the F50. I would definitely have this though in my collection.
They would be wrong. Around a race track, even today's supercars are struggling to produce the performance this thing accomplished. Some may accelerate faster, some might have a higher top speed, some might corner better. But very few cars produced in the last 20 plus years can do all three better than this car. When people described this as a road lead Formula 1 car, it wasn't that much of a stretch.
old Ferraris are my favourite cars ,especially the f50,back then they used very sleek,simple and clean design,but the new ferraris have lost such features and are getting really sophisticated styling and bland body work which i hate,i always liked the old ferraris and keep loving the old ones
if you're a Racing Game Developer and you get the Ferrari Licence, make sure you have the F50 in your Game, otherwise it's a wasted opportunity (excluding Special Racing Series' Games though the F50 would be an amazing easteregg)
The F50 is a beautiful & refined supercar, however the F40 is faster, more agile and would absolutely walk away from the F50 on track. The exhaust note of the F50 is pure automotive music!
Imagine having this 4million dollar car and you try to impress your new girlfriend. You pull up next to 2022 mustang gt500 and, get annihilated by a 100k Ford. 🤣 Embarrassing
The current 06 would chew this up on a race track. I think the Corvette Grand Sport would likely beat it too considering it's super close to the current top Ferrari.
Clearanceman2 Just because brand/model "x" is faster, doesn't make it a "drivers car". Or fun, for that matter. Fast is fun, yes, but "easy speed" is just that. It proves nothing about about you or the vehicle. No sense of accomplishment or reward for REAL skill and (calculated) risk. Just look at all the ass hats on the road with incredibly capable vehicles that only use "fast", (mostly in a straight line), to exploit other people. Professionals get those #'s you're talking about. If you drove the both cars... I think you would change your mind
That's such a hyperbole statement. Ferraris will always have a soul. If you would drive any of the modern Ferraris then I guarantee you would love them just as much. The thrill and the driving excellence of Ferrari will always remain.
I love how every fool without hesitation parrots some old wives tale that Ferrari never let anyone performance test this car yet here is motherfucking PBS testing it and announcing the power specs like it was a Civic or any other car.
+Mr. White what does that have to do with Ferrari keeping the specs a secret according to most everyone who wrote about it ever? Ferrari also supposedly forbade private owners to allow it to be tested and yet here we are, motorweek of all people.
1995 - 1997 New $500,000 Now in 2020 they sell for $3 million dollars ( When you can find one on the block ) If i could have bought one new it would be worth $250,000 Because i would have drove the living shit out of it.. The ones that sell for $3 Million dollars are the ones with 5,000 miles or less on the odometer ( Which is basically all of them )
I cringe when that novice was messing with the shifter!! I couldn’t imagine this car NOT having a reverse lockout. I double clutch every car I put into reverse or first! every time..
I must say this car is aging nicely. Over 20 years and still looks modern. Beautiful shapes never go out of style.
Looked outdated then.....STILL looks outdated now.....FAR from stylistic beauty.
Looks outdated. Unlike the F40, that looks so much better and has aged damn well.
Pininfarina is underrated
@@Techjunkiero f40 has less design, for me the 50 is a piece of art
Adri *is THE
I agree!
When this car came out, I remember reading about a guy in Texas who bought two of them so he could leave the hardtop off of one so that he wouldn't have to keep taking the top off and on depending on what he felt like driving that day.
LOL, that guy is a boss!
juncho1977 anyone who can afford a 1/2 million dollar supercar can afford at least 2
That is a fine American and living legend
They both are worth 5 times more their sticker price today on top of that.
Don’t mess with Texas.
When I was 13 this was the car that made me want to learn all the technical language of what was meant by DOHC, 5-valve per/cylinder, Brembo cross drilled rotors, and so forth meant. This car commanded respect and there was no way I could talk about its technological marvel without knowing what it meant. For me, this was the 1st "supercar" I ever heard of.
I don't know many people that were that age in that era. And didn't obsess over the Lamborghini countach first, and well before the f50 was introduced.
the f50 was an odd car that didn't get allot of praise. people didn't like the way it looked. And it made no sense that Ferrari made there halo car slower,.heavier , and a worse overall performer compared to the car it replaced.the f40. now that was a car worth learning about.. And its still considered the best super car ever made by allot of people
+1czelaya Same here. I was 10 yrs old when the F50 debuted and was completely obsessed. Me and couple friends all bought the Maisto/Bburago 1/18 scale model which I still have to this day. Prior to that, I was obsessed with the Countach, Viper and F40. But the design of the F50 blew me away....loved it!
+Mike Labonte F50 is the most iconic 90's supercar...I definitely wouldn't say it wasn't praised.
every kid had this machine as a poster on their wall. in 1995 I was 13 and yes this was the car that moved me in the supercar tunnel. along with the 1998 Ferrari maranello
ErwinSchrodinger64 The 97' Vette and it's new transaxle did it for me. Looking back that car set the standard for affordable performance, everyone has been catching up since
i always preferred the F50 over the F40..just love the way it sounds and looks.
I think the F50 looks better as well. I think it suffered by comparison to the McLaren F1.
I love both
F40 was a tube chassis Light af
I love the F40 but I would take the V12 over a turbo V8 every time.
@@Breal1969 f50 still weighs basically the same
Was my dream car after I played Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
Same here. Until i saw the F40 :)
I'll take an F50 over an F40 anyday, though I like both cars.
Mmm, that NFS version of it was unbeatable :D
hell yes!!!!
It was mine after Need for speed high stakes!
F50 is so underrated...love the hardtop.
Andrei KVLR Agreed! Underrated by whom?
@@YK-fj5bj F40 fanboys
Definitely not an underrated car. Lol
@@1967buickriviera I wrote that 6 years ago.
@@idonjohnson6999 I actually agree even today when talking about the classic era of Ferrari supercars. F40 gets all the attention, followed by 288GTO, then the Enzo, and bringing up the rear is the F50
If the F50 came out in 2019 it would look totally modern. Those rims are nice.
Love the f50. One of the best sounding cars of all time
5 valves per cylinder V12. The guy who dials in the cams earns his money for sure! I can't even begin to think what it would be like to build an engine like that. Awesome car!
The sound... What an amazing sound!
Benny Caiola was Horacio Pagani’s most dedicated client since the beginning, hence the Huayra BC being named after him
oh yeah, Italian really meant business when it comes to the lamborghinis and Ferraris
Better looking than the La Ferrari.
yah! it does man,just look at the laferrari,it looks so bland and has got a very sophisticated body work,whereas the ferrari f50 looks damn natural and has got amore simple and clean design
Absolutely wrong
@@craig221 , you have no taste on cars, you millennial!
MOTOR HAWK car n truck enthusiast he’s right though
@@snipeatyou ,who ! kjz28 or alex!
The window operation is so hardcore!
Just glad he’s not saying “Testarossa” in this one. That made me grind my teeth.
@0:44 the owner, Benny Caiola, is the guy for whom the 2016 Pagani Huayra BC is named.
wow cool, still seems like a douchebag, an old fart wearing the ferrari racesuit, grow up man you arent a race car driver.
i think you should shut your fucking mouth. you'll never get to his level. he owned like 10 ferrari's. he can wear the suit if he wants to. plus he was driving it on track anyway? was he supposed to wear a suit and loafers? grow up
interesting!
Anthony as Dominic Toretto once said to a young Brian O’Connor, “Smoke him”
@@Spartan168 if that was MY car, I’d be wearing that racing suit 24 hours a day
It's these cars that I wish were as common as 911s, so that we could see them on the road all the time. I think this is one of the best looking cars of all time, along with 2005 Ford GT and 930 coupe. It is just so pretty it shouldn't be so exclusive, everyone deserves to see it.
One of my favorites! loved this car in NFS2 and Hot Pursuit 2.
Same here. The NFS-Edition was green and slightly faster.
You can only choose one (not for investment, for driving/owning):
Porsche 959
Bugatti EB110
Ferrari F50
Jaguar XJ220
I’m a Porsche guy but I’d probably take the F50 (I want them all!)
Porsche fanboy here and the F50 is in my top 5 all time favorite cars. I’d 100% take the F50.
Tho I prefer the F40, this is also an amazing car.
Thst sound is insane, can you imagine this on straight pipes? Jesus
What about him?
The F50 was my first dream car as a kid and it still is today. It's just absolutely gorgeous and amazing with that spectacular design and the F1 car derived V12 engine. A true Ferrari masterpiece.
That engine sound is pure joy and glory, an unbelievable machine that had 0-62mph acceleration figures not far off what today's supercars are capable of achieving, and considering it did this without the help of ESP and traction control systems.
Because it isn't saddled with 1000 extra pounds of useless "safety" crap
$487,000 in 1995 USD is approximately $782,000 in 2017 USD.
FisheeC3 I'm not mistaking collectors of paying upwards of over million dollars for these cars today.
Get your numbers right. The Enzo was $600k msrp in 2003.
FisheeC3 technically it would’ve been a good investment, but damn what an entry price
Get your numbers right. The Enzo was $645,725 in 2002. @@cedb7115
In 2019 it’s just a few dollars shy of $820,000
Cuando los autos eran para verdaderos pilotos, Motor Grande, transmisión manual, sin eléctronica ni pantallitas de celular 💪💪🇲🇽🇲🇽
Hot Pursuit 2 baby!
1995 Is Ferraris finest year in my eyes! The F355 is actually my favorite fallowed by the F50 and the 456GT. If I could get these 3 cars I wouldn't drive anything else EVER!
I much prefer this over the F40
It's nice because is a newer model, but I prefer the F40.
Big Lou shame we never got an F60
They're both amazing in different ways. The F50 is much more refined than the F40 which almost looks like a kit car. The engine in the F50 is amazing though
+Colin Donovan wasnt the f60 the enzo concept? they just called it the enzo
Michael Alingod I guess. One time when I tried to look up images of an F60, most of the pics that came up were the Enzo
Make no mistake, when this car was new, it was a serious bit of kit.
This car ages really well.
A Ferrari F50 is 10x cooler than a Ferrari Enzo. I thought it then and I still believe it now.
Still think this is one of the best looking Ferraris ever, and its almost never talked about. I freaking love MW retro.
Wow! This is an old nostalgic video and I love it!
Such a beautiful machine
My favorite Ferrari. I'll take this over an F40 any day.
Push start, nice! Still killer fast by today's standards.
2.2 million plus today, good investment at the time
Never imagined it'd look so good in orange.
(I'm aware it's likely the video quality making it look that way before someone replies).
3.7 sec is still hard to beat today!
This and the F40 are the last great Ferrari's.
“Huge 18 inch Magnesium wheels”. Lolol.
I dunno, I feel like 18 is still pretty big
This was my favorite Hot Wheels car, growing up 😎
3:49 - trippy!
I prefer this car over the Ferrari F40. The Ferrari F50 is one of my favorite cars in Need for Speed II.
This car's engine with the F40's body would be my dream combination
Though the successor of the F40, it was a step backwards in terms of performance. I think the F50 was gorgeous, though.
Always thought the F50 was pretty sweet. Nice 0-60, look, and sound. Sweet arse ride B)
A racecar for the street. Exclusive, expensive, and beautiful!
what more could you want from a ferrari? its pure ferrari both on paper and in person
Jesus these go for 2-3 million dollars now? Had no idea there were just 55 in the US
Beautiful machine
Put straight pipes on this and you have arrived in heaven
You get the old guy dressed up as a f1 driver for free lol aswell:) with that
In the US they adored it, when you hear them, and we in Europe were very disappointed about this car. It's just how you sell it.
Why disappointed?
F40 is my favorite since it was turbo......I'm a sucker for turbos
Mike Hundredson 50 valves sounds better
My favorite car of all time
I exactly as old as this car! My birth year in a car!
The last of the true analog Ferraris that were considered real driver commitment demanding supercars. I would always take a McLaren F1 over this and any Ferrari.... long live Honda/McLaren , the Ayrton Senna days. The only Ferrari V12 to ever have 60 valves is the F50. I would definitely have this though in my collection.
That 487K price buys you 770K today. The equivalent La Ferrari is 1.4M.
A California T is 200K and can accelerate from 0 to 60 in 3.3 seconds.
Stefan Unson, 0-60 is the most overrated performance test number there is. No one driving an F50 actually cares about its 0-60 time
someone is going to point out that their turbo honda mod build is just as fast for 30 times less cash
* GT-R fanboy
They would be wrong.
Around a race track, even today's supercars are struggling to produce the performance this thing accomplished. Some may accelerate faster, some might have a higher top speed, some might corner better. But very few cars produced in the last 20 plus years can do all three better than this car.
When people described this as a road lead Formula 1 car, it wasn't that much of a stretch.
40 times bruh
What year was this filmed in?
old Ferraris are my favourite cars ,especially the f50,back then they used very sleek,simple and clean design,but the new ferraris have lost such features and are getting really sophisticated styling and bland body work which i hate,i always liked the old ferraris and keep loving the old ones
Lol... I remember this car was in the game need for speed back in the playstation 1 days..
I like the sharp edges of the F-50.
*Best Car Ever Made.*
McLaren F1, Hold My beer
2:16-2:20 - Was that Chip Foose in the driver's seat?
+TBird100636
I think it was his twin brother Chocolate Foose lol.
TBird100636 maybe?
I think the main reason people have learned to hate this car is because of Jeremy Clarkson. But I do agree with him on the F40
Im not a Ferrari fanboy. But I would like to drive one. Looks fun
I guess the racing suit made the rich owner actually feel like a race car driver, somehow the car wasn't enough. 😂
GOD it sounds amazing...
if you're a Racing Game Developer and you get the Ferrari Licence, make sure you have the F50 in your Game, otherwise it's a wasted opportunity (excluding Special Racing Series' Games though the F50 would be an amazing easteregg)
I love the ferrari f50 in yellow!!!!
The man the Pagani Huayra BC was named after! Benny Caiola!
The F50 is a beautiful & refined supercar, however the F40 is faster, more agile and would absolutely walk away from the F50 on track. The exhaust note of the F50 is pure automotive music!
It’s crazy to think the an 60k RS3 is faster to sixty now than this F50. Even crazier is the fact a base corvette is almost a second faster to sixty.
f50 xx is awesome
wait... 5 valves per cylinder!??!?!
_60 VALVES!?!?!?_
Yup. It sounds glorious 🤗
Imagine having this 4million dollar car and you try to impress your new girlfriend. You pull up next to 2022 mustang gt500 and, get annihilated by a 100k Ford. 🤣 Embarrassing
$500,000 then. Now worth over $3,000,000.
I laught so bad when I saw the price back then... :D :D. Now it's worth Millions and luck to have one.
Cara isso sim é carro esportivo da vontade de dirigir um desse 😁👍
My favorite Ferrari
The current 06 would chew this up on a race track. I think the Corvette Grand Sport would likely beat it too considering it's super close to the current top Ferrari.
Clearanceman2 Just because brand/model "x" is faster, doesn't make it a "drivers car". Or fun, for that matter. Fast is fun, yes, but "easy speed" is just that. It proves nothing about about you or the vehicle. No sense of accomplishment or reward for REAL skill and (calculated) risk. Just look at all the ass hats on the road with incredibly capable vehicles that only use "fast", (mostly in a straight line), to exploit other people. Professionals get those #'s you're talking about. If you drove the both cars... I think you would change your mind
Lol were was your 06 when this Ferrari was made? Was it even an 01 back then?
forgot to mention some models that were set to 750hps
Can I guys do a f50 vs a fast ass stock diablo.
Thanks :))))
Why can't newer Ferraris have weight savings like this ?
Demented Brute Blame all the safety features that is a must have for new cars today
Mac Dee and creature comfort. Sound insulation, heavy electronically controlled seats, etc.
Was that chip foose?
Back when ferrari still had a soul.
That's such a hyperbole statement. Ferraris will always have a soul. If you would drive any of the modern Ferraris then I guarantee you would love them just as much. The thrill and the driving excellence of Ferrari will always remain.
Poconos international raceway is only like 20miles from my house
worth $$$$$$ now. If it was a F40
No more manual stick shift.....😥
Only 350 foot pounds? I know it's a bit old now but still for an exotic with a v12
That's what I said. My LS460 has 370 lb/ft.
V12’s have lots of tiny parts and scream, they sound like a Honda at full gallop just 3x the moving parts lol
Thought I was looking at a new Vette🤔.......hmmmm.....makes me wonder😉
I love how every fool without hesitation parrots some old wives tale that Ferrari never let anyone performance test this car yet here is motherfucking PBS testing it and announcing the power specs like it was a Civic or any other car.
+ellomirza
They clearly mentioned it has a private owner, you fucking dullard.
+Mr. White what does that have to do with Ferrari keeping the specs a secret according to most everyone who wrote about it ever? Ferrari also supposedly forbade private owners to allow it to be tested and yet here we are, motorweek of all people.
Best Ferrari ever!!!!!
1995 - 1997 New $500,000 Now in 2020 they sell for $3 million dollars ( When you can find one on the block ) If i could have bought one new it would be worth $250,000 Because i would have drove the living shit out of it.. The ones that sell for $3 Million dollars are the ones with 5,000 miles or less on the odometer ( Which is basically all of them )
Proper flatbed technique
"only one (Ferrari) supercar"
288 GTO and F40 have entered the chat.
Push start...wow👌
datz mah favorite car ever!
I cringe when that novice was messing with the shifter!! I couldn’t imagine this car NOT having a reverse lockout. I double clutch every car I put into reverse or first! every time..
what if we swap this with a modern formulae 1 engine? Or why not the la ferrari's engine? I swear this would win against most cars!!!